×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Balloon problem with a subassembly

Balloon problem with a subassembly

Balloon problem with a subassembly

(OP)
Running SW2005 SP3 I'm having a problem with adding balloons in a drawing.  I have a subassembly that some of the items show an "*" instead of the item number.  Some of the parts of the subassembly balloon just fine but others show the asterisk.  If I put the subassembly into its own drawing all of the parts balloons just fine.  Am I missing a setting or something?  I'm using the SW BOM and I have it set to show parts only.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,
mncad

RE: Balloon problem with a subassembly

Do you get the same result when you use the Auto-balloon?


Making the best use of this Forum.  FAQ559-716
How to get answers to your SW questions.  FAQ559-1091
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of.  FAQ559-520

RE: Balloon problem with a subassembly

Open your assembly, go to the part in question.  It should
say (Excluded from BOM) after the name.  
Right click- select Properties, and uncheck "exclude from
Bill of material"

RE: Balloon problem with a subassembly

(OP)
I get the same result when use the auto balloon.

mncad

RE: Balloon problem with a subassembly

(OP)
BOBcaddesign,

I have been thru all of that, none of the parts are excluded from BOM.  And the subassembly balloons just fine when I put it into its own drawing.

mncad

RE: Balloon problem with a subassembly

Do you have 2 subassemblies and trying to attach balloons to all of the parts?

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP2.0 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site

FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716

RE: Balloon problem with a subassembly

(OP)
Correct, there are a few parts and a couple of subassemblies within the top assembly and I'm trying to balloon all of them.

mncad

RE: Balloon problem with a subassembly

The assembly you are working on with it's own dwg, add 1 balloon to each subassy and 1 balloon to each part added to the subassy. Do not add balloons to parts within subassemblies. Each subassy gets it's own dwg with balloons.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP2.0 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site

FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716

RE: Balloon problem with a subassembly

(OP)
ctopher,

This is a drawing going to the customer to show them what they are purchasing and how it fits together as a complete unit, I need to be able to balloon everything in a single drawing.

mncad

RE: Balloon problem with a subassembly

Either build complete assy without subassemblies, or add balloons and type item numbers manual which will not update in BOM automatically. You will have to update BOM manually.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP2.0 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site

FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716

RE: Balloon problem with a subassembly

Right-click on your BOM and select Properties.

Next for your BOM Type select Parts only.

This will list all parts in the assembly including sub-assemblies and their parts. You should be able to balloon each item after you have done this.

Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Solidworks 2005 SP3.0

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources