The balloons in a drawing may not be following the Bill of Materials if the drawing view is not linked to the BOM. Why are the balloons in a drawing not following the Bill of Materials (BOM) numbering? Yes, it is possible by specifying the BOM which the drawing view/balloon is looking at and using the drawing view option ‘Link balloon text to specified table.’ This is valid if the BOM is contained in a different sheet as well as in the same sheet of the part drawing view. Is it possible to link a balloon attached to a drawing view of a part to a bill of materials (BOM) of an assembly that contains that part? When attaching a balloon to a component in a view (different from the view used to create the bill of materials), the balloon automatically gets the number, following the FeatureManager® tree of the configuration specified in the view. Why does a balloon attached to a general view get a number not listed in the bill of materials?

This can occur for drawings where multiple bills of materials (BOM) were previously inserted or are inserted. Why does the balloon numbering not respect the bill of materials (BOM) item numbers? This process will resolve or answer the following questions and issues:

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