Integration Preferences for Balloon Mapping

Use the Balloon Mapping property to control the transfer of balloon numbers from AutoDesk Inventor to the part list table in PLM.

The Balloon Mapping property comprises of the following options:

  • Transfer Ballooning Information
  • Field in Part List table
  • Warn for duplicate Balloon IDs
  • Warn for incorrect Ballooning
Transfer Ballooning Information:
If this check box is selected, it is possible to map ballooning information from CAD files to PLM.
Field in Part List table:
Specify the target field in PLM Part List table to which the Balloon information must be transferred. This field name must match the database field name.
Warn for duplicate Balloon IDs:
If this check box is selected, the user is alerted when two child items (of the same parent) item have the same Balloon-id.
Warn for incorrect Ballooning:
If this check box is selected, the user is alerted if the Ballooning is not properly performed for the child components (under a parent).