(Dynamic Metrology Solutions: Duncan, SC) -- MAP stands for Metrology Annotation Pro, a software tool for rapid “ballooning” of drawings for manufacturing that can save substantial time over manual ballooning or other methods of annotating drawings. MAP opens most 2D drawing files, including Adobe PDF format to be annotated or ballooned.

After the drawing has been opened, the user can add ballooning by simply clicking the location that the balloon needs to go. A balloon is added ready for the next balloon. Once created, balloons can be moved, grouped, and aligned, have their appearance modified and even have notes added in the form of text, sound, or video. The addition of notes to individual balloons adds a new realm to simple drawing annotation. Now users can display a video instructing metrologists on how to measure a given dimension. All of these tools take far less time to implement than many other methods.

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