lock balloon leaders to specific feature id

[WD_9815979]

i have a big assembly with a lot of fasterners. many fasteners are the same. those share 1 bom balloon number.

some fasteners are only used in specific configurations of the model.

in this 1 view i have 1 (nut 1 = N1) lock nut that is always used . and 1 (nut 2 = N2) that is only used in configuration X

when in configuration X i need this view to have the balloon on N2. 

the balloon with the same number for N1 is already in a different view

when i have it all set up correctly in configuration X and save it it is fine when i open it

it is when i go to configuration Y that i see that the leader of the ballon from N2 has jumped to N1, the balloon itself is still on its spot so i basicly have a line running tough my view.

when i configure it back to configuration X the leader does not return to N2.

this is very annoying.

i need the balloon AND LEADER to stay with N2, and when N2 is not used i just need it to dissapear. just like the balloons do for normal parts (often only one in the assemlby, so no jumping, just disapearing)

the only workaround that i could think of, and currently using, is to use drawing program and add states with which i hide the balloon when the N2 is not used. this prevents the leader from jumping by removing the whole balloon before it gets a chance to.

this way has become to much work and sensitive to mistakes, as when 1 leader jumps it doent get fixed automaticaly.

does annyone know a way of locking the leader and balloon to a specific feature id?

[MartinHanak]

Hi,

maybe you can create several repeat region tables in your drawing and use them to display balloons for individual configurations.

[WD_9815979]

hi,

im sure this could work for smaller assemblys, but i think this will stack up fast for larger assemblys

and i imagine it would be more work then what i do now..?

thanks for your suggestion tho

[StephenW]

If you are using rpt.index and no duplicates, you can not attach a balloon to a specific item.

[WD_9815979]

hi

thats what i have it set to now. how do i need to change it to be able to attach a balloon to a specific item?

[StephenW]

I don't think there is a solution, at least not an out of the box solution. I assume you are trying to automate drawing create somewhat and I really have no experience in that area.

[WD_9815979]

hi

im not making an automate drawing create, would be usefull tho.

i just have a model that can be configured into about 100k+ different versions of the product.

something like this: Creo+Excel Automation - PTC Community

but a lot more.

based on the fact that i can use logic in pro proprogram to have parts added or not made me think creo parametric was kind of set up for this.

but in general i have a hard time finding information when i get stuck on something silly like this