For a more complete TDP (Technical Data Package), add a jpeg picture of the part you are creating or any supplemental information under the menu item TDP/Bill of Documents. Upload all the materials for quick reference and to support any…

Under the menu item Tools/Colors, click the color palette icon next to Balloon, Complete. Then choose your color. All balloons are the color you indicated and this is your new default.

DISCUS provides a special Excel validator to ensure compliance with AS9102 Rev B.  When you export to Excel, choose AS9102 Rev B Required from the Current Validator dropdown on the export to excel dialog.  Once turned on, DISCUS will parse through…

Enter the letters to exclude, such as I, O and those letters are skipped in the grid

If your customer sends you a new revision, switch it quickly via TDP and New Revision. Check to see the differences between the two revisions and the data from the first revision stays with the balloons. Simply modify per the…

If you ballooned a print and forgot to set the tolerances, don’t despair. Set the new tolerances under Tools, then select all the characteristics and right-click to select the new tolerances. The data will populate with the revised tolerances.

Do you have a need to export your multiple results per part instead of all in one cell?  We have a solution for you.  Instead of exporting your results to the standard AS9102 Rev B template, chose the DISCUS Horizontal…

To find this option, go to the DISCUS menu item Drawing/Balloon Properties, near the bottom of the dialog enter a value like K for indicating a Key characteristic. When you flag that item as Key in the Bill of Characteristics…

You can set the colors of your balloons globally instead of the usual default green.  Access this option on the menu item Tools\Colors\Balloons Complete.

Use the text mark up feature to annotate your drawing. This gives you the ability to place text anywhere on your drawing but does not make any changes to your underlying drawing.  You can control the size, color and font…

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Use the white out function (CTRL-W) to hide the snap rectangles and balloons you created on the drawing. This helps you determine what ballooning you missed and allows you to renumber balloons for their proper sequence.

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Use our requirements or results batch edit icon function to enter data on multiple characteristics with just a few clicks.  For requirements or results, click on the rows in the BoC where you want to make data changes.  You can…

Use the Transparent Balloon option so that users can see “through” the balloon to view the underlying data.  Click on the menu item Drawing / Balloon Properties / Manually Choose Color of Balloon / HSL tab and then the Transparency…

Use the autoballoon area option to select a specific area of view for auto recognition of balloon data and set up the specific requirements, with minimal user interactions.