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Howdy,
\nI have to admit my original Balloon Note macro was quite quirky. It was the most complicated VBA project I\u2019d done at the time, so I don\u2019t feel too bad about it. I finally had a chance to try out the SolidWorks 2010 implementation – SO – I decided to rethink the whole thing. WOW \u2013 I really have to apologize, I\u2019m surprised that old code worked at all. However, if you liked the general idea found in my original Balloon Note macro, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll like this completely rebuilt version<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you have no idea what I\u2019m writing about:
\nBalloon Note is designed to add a Reference Note to an existing Item Balloon and Group them together automatically. It can add an automatically updating Quantity Text object. The result is similar to a function SolidWorks added in 2010, but, you can adjust the location of the text using the ALT + Select and drag method. The strange squiggle (QTY variable) in the text box represents the selected part quantity, until you apply the Reference Note location (Top, Right, Bottom or Left). Balloon Note uses your current document setting for the Note font height to create the Reference Note. The Links button uses a plain text file “BalloonNote_07.ini” located in the same directory as BalloonNote_07.swp to store your lists of links and symbols. The download includes two versions, BalloonNote_07.swp for SW 2007 (you could possibly change the Reference Libraries to your version) and BalloonNote.dll for SW 2010 x32.<\/p>\n

Enjoy
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