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Multiple leaders on balloons!!

Multiple leaders on balloons!!

Multiple leaders on balloons!!

(OP)
I'm having a heck of a time adding multiple leaders to balloons in an assembly. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't work worth a hill of beans. It's very frustrating, any ideas why this happens??

RE: Multiple leaders on balloons!!

try zooming in and out away from the balloon and then try again.

which method are you using? are you adding a branch to the balloon? or adding a leader and then trying to attach it to the balloon?

also SW version and SP.

SW2008 Office Pro SP3.1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
2.2GHz, 2.00GB RAM
QuadroFX 3700
SpacePilot/SpaceNavigator  

RE: Multiple leaders on balloons!!

(OP)
I'm adding a leader to an already present balloon. SW 2008 SP 3.1.

RE: Multiple leaders on balloons!!

Have you tried holding down the Ctrl key, then dragging the leader arrow?

Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Jul 02, 2008)

RE: Multiple leaders on balloons!!

You can right click on the balloon's leader and select "insert new branch"

SW2008 Office Pro SP3.1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
2.2GHz, 2.00GB RAM
QuadroFX 3700
SpacePilot/SpaceNavigator  

RE: Multiple leaders on balloons!!

(OP)
I've been trying the "hold down ctrl key" and dragging but sometimes it will work but it seems as though it doesn't a lot of the time. It's very frustrating.

uGlay: I'll try the right click method you said.

RE: Multiple leaders on balloons!!

what service pack>?

SW2008 Office Pro SP3.1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
2.2GHz, 2.00GB RAM
QuadroFX 3700
SpacePilot/SpaceNavigator  

RE: Multiple leaders on balloons!!

(OP)
3.1

RE: Multiple leaders on balloons!!

Can you always create an extra leader when you drop it onto the same part the original leader is pointing to?

Are you sure the part you are trying to point the extra leader to is the same part and configuration as the original part?

cheers

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