Auto-Ballooning 2D
Drawings:
Streamline Your
Inspection Planning

High QA’s Auto-Ballooning tool revolutionizes the way you handle 2D drawings. Using advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology, it automatically identifies dimensions, applies balloons, and populates the Bill of Characteristics (BoC). This innovative feature saves time, reduces manual errors, and helps to ensure your inspection process aligns with industry standards like AS9100 and APQP.

Overview

IM/360 CORE simplifies inspection planning by analyzing PDF  and TIFF drawings, extracting GD&T requirements, and jump-starting your workflow. Whether you’re working with customer-provided drawings or 
in-house designs, Auto-Ballooning adapts to your needs, offering unmatched precision and efficiency.

Key Benefits

Automated
Precision

  • Quickly and accurately balloon 2D drawings and avoid manual errors while streamlining data extraction.

Seamless
Integration

  • Automatically populate the BoC to achieve a unified quality management process.

Customizable
Settings

  • Configure ballooning preferences to meet the unique requirements of 
each drawing.

Flexible
Options

  • Use manual ballooning only when necessary for older or non-standard drawings.
Simplify and automate manufacturing quality processes with High QA software

Auto Balloon GDT & PMI

Simplify and automate manufacturing quality processes with High QA software

Auto Ballooning Preferences

Simplify the Process

With High QA’s Auto-Ballooning tool, you can:

  • Auto-balloon entire drawings or specific pages.
  • Exclude dimensions like reference dims, basic dims, or general tolerance dims.
  • Detect and balloon Surface Finishes, FlagNotes, and more using smart OCR settings.
  • Customize balloon numbering patterns and views for better organization.
Simplify and automate manufacturing quality processes with High QA software

Flag Note Detection

Simplify and automate manufacturing quality processes with High QA software

Flag Note Detection

Simplify and automate manufacturing quality processes with High QA software

Flag Note Detection

Designed for Real-World Challenges 

Auto-Ballooning addresses common issues manufacturers face when working with diverse drawings, including:

  • Optimize Time: Automatically handle the majority of dimensions while using manual tools only for exceptions.
  • Handle Complex Layouts: Advanced OCR profiles adapt to variable fonts, spacing, and formats.
  • Improve Data Accuracy: Extract title block text to populate fields like Part Number or Part Name directly.
Simplify and automate manufacturing quality processes with High QA software

Auto Ballooning 2D Drawings

Take Control with Advanced Features

  • Protected Areas: Exclude specific regions of a drawing to refine OCR results.
  • Extension Templates: Automatically apply predefined dimensional requirements for common features.
  • Views Manager: Separate drawings into manageable views, define numbering patterns, and color-code dimensions for clarity.

Discover More

Streamline your inspection planning with HighQA’s Auto-Ballooning tool. Learn how it uses OCR technology to automatically identify and balloon 2D drawings, ensuring faster and more accurate inspection processes. Schedule a demo today to explore how Auto-Ballooning can save you time and reduce errors.