The Leader Balloon path effect applied to a sample shape
Drafting

Leader Balloon

Number the components of an assembly or exploded diagram: arrowed leaders run from points on the outline out to empty circles awaiting item numbers.

FamilyDrafting
Parameters3 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 3 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Count1 to 40, default 5
  2. Balloon radius2 to 150, default 13
  3. Leader angle-90 to 90, default 22

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