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Asterix (star) appears in balloon?

Asterix (star) appears in balloon?

Asterix (star) appears in balloon?

(OP)
When I try to balloon a assembly in a drawing a "*" appears in the balloon instead of the BOM  number, I am not sure why? Does anyone know how I can fix this?

Thanks,

RE: Asterix (star) appears in balloon?

check the properties of the view, if needed check the "linked to BOM" box.

SolidWorks 2006 SP3.1
Intel Xeon 2.8GHz 2GB Ram
NVIDIA Quadro FX3000

RE: Asterix (star) appears in balloon?

(OP)
The view was linked to the bom.. some balloons in the view worked for some parts.  It was just one specific part in which the "*" was displayed.

RE: Asterix (star) appears in balloon?

Sometimes I find that the model/assembly has to be fully resolved. If the drawing loaded lightweight weird things can happen.
Sometimes it can be related to the part being ballooned being a flexible assembly?
Just thoughts,
CMX

Captain Caveman
Almex Industries,Parry Sound ON.Canada\
SW2006,SP 0.0
Intel P4 3.0 Ghz,Quadro FX500,1 Gig Ram

RE: Asterix (star) appears in balloon?

Try re-ordering the parts in the BOM to Follow assembly order. That has been known to work before.

BTW, what SW/SP version?

cheers
Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: Asterix (star) appears in balloon?

(OP)
hmmm good suggestions i'll try those things now ..

sw 2006 sp 3.1

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