How to Auto Balloon a large assembly and assign a reference (REF) tag to
duplicate components.
Solution
This method allows assigning of Auto Balloons from a Parts List with a
reference (REF) tag on multiple occurrences of the same component.
1. Hover the cursor over the upper left-hand corner of the Parts List to
select the Parts List, 'MouseButton3 (MB3)-->Settings'.
2. Highlight 'Parts List'.
3. Under the Callouts group, set the following:
Symbol = Divided Circle
Main Symbol Text = Callout
Reference Symbol Text = Custom
Custom Text = <T$~C!REF><N>
4. Close the Settings dialog.
5. Hover the cursor over the upper left-hand corner of the Parts List to
select the Parts List, 'MouseButton3 (MB3)-->Auto Balloon'.
6. If needed, select the desired view for the Auto Balloons.
All the components in the selected view will have an Item Balloon and, if it's
a duplicate of an existing component, the text, REF, will be displayed in the
lower half of the divided circle.
Notes and References
Hardware/Software Configuration
Platform: all
OS: n/a
OS Version: n/a
Product: NX
Application: DRAFTING
Version: V9.0
Function: TABLES
Ref: 001-7184667