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Add and configure a parts list and balloons in Fusion to clearly identify components in an assembly drawing.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:03
In the Fusion Drawing workspace, you can use the Parts List tool to create a parts list for a selected drawing view.
00:11
Balloons are automatically added to the associated view, and these can be edited as needed with the help of the Balloon tool.
00:18
Start with a drawing open in the Drawing workspace.
00:23
To add a parts list, from the toolbar, expand the Tables menu and select Parts List.
00:30
The Table dialog opens.
00:33
In the drawing, select the view to associate with the parts list; in this case, select the exploded view.
00:41
A parts list preview is now attached to the pointer.
00:46
In the dialog, since you selected an exploded view, you also need to specify its Structure.
00:53
First Level includes first level components only, and All Levels includes all components in an assembly.
01:01
Select First Level, and then enter a new title, if needed.
01:05
Here, leave the default.
01:08
As you move your pointer around the drawing, you see that the parts list automatically adjusts.
01:15
Find an appropriate location, and then click to place the list.
01:20
Notice that balloons are now added to the exploded view.
01:24
In this case, all the balloons are on one side, and it is not clear which objects are which.
01:30
To replace a balloon, first, select the balloon and press Delete.
01:37
Then, add a new balloon.
01:39
From the Tables group, click Balloon.
01:43
Select the edge of the object that you want to identify with the balloon, then click to place it.
01:51
Close the Balloon dialog.
01:54
To move a balloon instead of replacing it, select the balloon, then click the balloon point and drag it to the desired location.
02:04
You can also reposition the arrow point of the balloon in the same way.
02:10
For this example, the balloon for part 5 is replaced to complete the arrangement.
02:16
If your balloons are misaligned or spaced unevenly, you can line them up by selecting the Align Balloons tool.
02:25
In the drawing, select the balloons to align, then right-click and select Continue.
02:32
Specify a starting point, such as the center of one of the balloons, and then specify an endpoint.
02:39
This arranges the balloons into a straight line and equally distributes them between the two points.
Video transcript
00:03
In the Fusion Drawing workspace, you can use the Parts List tool to create a parts list for a selected drawing view.
00:11
Balloons are automatically added to the associated view, and these can be edited as needed with the help of the Balloon tool.
00:18
Start with a drawing open in the Drawing workspace.
00:23
To add a parts list, from the toolbar, expand the Tables menu and select Parts List.
00:30
The Table dialog opens.
00:33
In the drawing, select the view to associate with the parts list; in this case, select the exploded view.
00:41
A parts list preview is now attached to the pointer.
00:46
In the dialog, since you selected an exploded view, you also need to specify its Structure.
00:53
First Level includes first level components only, and All Levels includes all components in an assembly.
01:01
Select First Level, and then enter a new title, if needed.
01:05
Here, leave the default.
01:08
As you move your pointer around the drawing, you see that the parts list automatically adjusts.
01:15
Find an appropriate location, and then click to place the list.
01:20
Notice that balloons are now added to the exploded view.
01:24
In this case, all the balloons are on one side, and it is not clear which objects are which.
01:30
To replace a balloon, first, select the balloon and press Delete.
01:37
Then, add a new balloon.
01:39
From the Tables group, click Balloon.
01:43
Select the edge of the object that you want to identify with the balloon, then click to place it.
01:51
Close the Balloon dialog.
01:54
To move a balloon instead of replacing it, select the balloon, then click the balloon point and drag it to the desired location.
02:04
You can also reposition the arrow point of the balloon in the same way.
02:10
For this example, the balloon for part 5 is replaced to complete the arrangement.
02:16
If your balloons are misaligned or spaced unevenly, you can line them up by selecting the Align Balloons tool.
02:25
In the drawing, select the balloons to align, then right-click and select Continue.
02:32
Specify a starting point, such as the center of one of the balloons, and then specify an endpoint.
02:39
This arranges the balloons into a straight line and equally distributes them between the two points.
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