Year 2010 - 10 years later -Is This a Joke? "balloon style"

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Year 2010 - 10 years later -Is This a Joke? "balloon style"

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Is there something I missed?
Or has SW still not found a solution even after 10 years?
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The style I created works in just one click, it is necessary to select the style again and again for each balloon.
Is this a bug?
Is it my fault?
SW still hasn't fixed this error?
I am using my own solutions for this problem. Why an existing but unusable feature has been there for years.

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I'm not sure I understand why it's a problem. As @gupta9665 said, it's easy enough to set the default in the Document Properties. Is there a reason you don't want to do that and insist on using a Style as default?
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Glenn Schroeder wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:49 pm I'm not sure I understand why it's a problem. As @gupta9665 said, it's easy enough to set the default in the Document Properties. Is there a reason you don't want to do that and insist on using a Style as default?
Hi Glenn,
I need to use multiple sizes, colors etc in a file.
Why use it manually when there is such a feature?
Due to company standards, I need to use the same styles in autocad and solid.
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Ömür Tokman wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:18 pm Hi Glenn,
I need to use multiple sizes, colors etc in a file.
Why use it manually when there is such a feature?
Due to company standards, I need to use the same styles in autocad and solid.
Then maybe I misunderstood. Do you have multiple Styles in each Drawing? And want to select which one new balloons will default to? If yes, you can select a Style as soon as you choose the Balloon tool, and all new balloons applied will use that Style as long as the command is active.

If I still don't understand what you're trying to do please explain more. I'm trying to help, not be argumentative.
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Not just balloon, everything with style.
Template will have one style.
To use different one, you can use style.
You can save all the styles in template but I had problem before and I save them out to file.
Everytime you start, style is <None> which is the default. Doesn't matter which one you used before.
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Glenn Schroeder wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:23 pm Then maybe I misunderstood. Do you have multiple Styles in each Drawing? And want to select which one new balloons will default to? If yes, you can select a Style as soon as you choose the Balloon tool, and all new balloons applied will use that Style as long as the command is active.

If I still don't understand what you're trying to do please explain more. I'm trying to help, not be argumentative.
Sorry, I couldn't explain. I'm not yet skilled enough to argue with a legend I want to visit when I come to Texas.
The problem is to re-style each balloon. (as Frederick said) a balloon and then the default NO selected. i.e. i have to re-select style for each balloon. this is frustrating. You can pick and style individual balloons, but that's pointless. I think the last style I chose should provide continuity, not change unintentionally.
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When you place the Ballon, select the required style from the dropdown (before putting first balloon) and you will have the required style for them.
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Ömür Tokman wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:35 pm Sorry, I couldn't explain. I'm not yet skilled enough to argue with a legend I want to visit when I come to Texas.
The problem is to re-style each balloon. (as Frederick said) a balloon and then the default NO selected. i.e. i have to re-select style for each balloon. this is frustrating. You can pick and style individual balloons, but that's pointless. I think the last style I chose should provide continuity, not change unintentionally.
I can think of two options, off the top of my head.

1. Open the balloon tool and select the desired Style before placing the first balloon, as Deepak and I have suggested above.

2. If you have one balloon set up the way you want, click on it to select it, Ctrl+C to copy it, then click on the component where you want the new balloon, and Ctrl+V to paste it.
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I read quickly this thread , so maybe i dont have clear picture (and my english also sucks )
Maybe format painter can help to copy this style?
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Ömür Tokman wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 4:35 pm Sorry, I couldn't explain. I'm not yet skilled enough to argue with a legend I want to visit when I come to Texas.
The problem is to re-style each balloon. (as Frederick said) a balloon and then the default NO selected. i.e. i have to re-select style for each balloon. this is frustrating. You can pick and style individual balloons, but that's pointless. I think the last style I chose should provide continuity, not change unintentionally.
Once you select style, you should be able to keep "ballooning" until you stop the command.
That's what I do.
When you start command again, you'll need to select style again. Still you can balloon multiple parts with the same style.
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I'm sorry for the late reply. I've been busy for a few days.
I click the balloon.
I'm starting to click on the parts.
when the job is done, only the balloon in the first piece I clicked fits the style. values are standard.
see attached video.

Not: Many thanks to everyone for the advice.
method that I have used for a long time.
I select all the balloons and copy the style.
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Ömür Tokman wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 7:10 am I'm sorry for the late reply. I've been busy for a few days.
I click the balloon.
I'm starting to click on the parts.
when the job is done, only the balloon in the first piece I clicked fits the style. values are standard.
see attached video.

Not: Many thanks to everyone for the advice.
method that I have used for a long time.
I select all the balloons and copy the style.
I see what you mean. That appears to be some kind of bug. I don't use Styles with Balloons, but I have a number of them in Notes that I use frequently, with different font sizes, and they never fail to use the correct one.
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