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[Nominzaya M.](https://www.g2.com/users/9b492143-7c26-447a-91c8-5501f0b3cbb9 "Nominzaya M.") • almost 7 years ago Undergraduate Student at Drexel Undergraduate Student at Drexel More Options - [ # What is the best way to balloon multiple items? ](/discussions/15670-what-is-the-best-way-to-balloon-multiple-items) What I have to do is click balloon, then click on the object, then right click attach balloon, and click on an object, then right click attach balloon and so on. I wish there was right click attach balloon and hold shift to balloon multiple objects in a single line. It gets tiring when attaching... 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[David C.](https://www.g2.com/users/45d6367c-01b0-4010-b2a0-55948b339cee "David C.") • almost 7 years ago Design engineer Design engineer More Options - [ # why is it still so expensive, I'd love to use this for small business or hobby ](/discussions/15114-why-is-it-still-so-expensive-i-d-love-to-use-this-for-small-business-or-hobby) Industrial design background that uses Cad to cam often. offering other software tie ins would be sexy especially in 3d printing or plasma cutting or cnc router applications [ Product and Machine Design Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/product-and-machine-design-software) * * * \<0\>0\>Upvotes * * * 1 Comment [![linkedin](/assets/social-logos/linkedin-afe65e46604a5bd5105ab9c856116204040b6b3f2b2d42562fc8071ca0c48ca0.svg "linkedin")](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&summary=Ask+Inventor+questions+and+get+answers+from+expert+users+in+our+Inventor+Discussions+section.&title=Inventor+Discussions+%7C+G2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Finventor%2Fdiscuss%3Fpage%3D2) [![twitter](/assets/social-logos/twitter-61aaec80434c71387b8f7326e480592eae71c0a65afd051d66fce9b75a9bf417.svg "twitter")](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Inventor+Discussions+%7C+G2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Finventor%2Fdiscuss%3Fpage%3D2&via=G2dotcom) [![facebook](/assets/social-logos/facebook-350d0b410d6b10debcf893050e803a8633d53561aa42807b087b8daf9be3668f.svg "facebook")](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Finventor%2Fdiscuss%3Fpage%3D2) [![gmail](/assets/social-logos/gmail-6db42f21e7c254fae201b112bef0dd15d25223a5cbb32691ce80eab43761eadf.svg "gmail")](https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=&su=Inventor+Discussions+%7C+G2&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Finventor%2Fdiscuss%3Fpage%3D2%0aAsk+Inventor+questions+and+get+answers+from+expert+users+in+our+Inventor+Discussions+section.) 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[Michael Z.](https://www.g2.com/users/609d9a51-c828-4c50-a02a-53d07a133cec "Michael Z.") • almost 7 years ago Product Development Engineer at Tompkins Robotics - A Tompkins International Company Product Development Engineer at Tompkins Robotics - A Tompkins International Company More Options - [ # Is there a good place to look for more advanced tutorials/examples for iLogic? ](/discussions/13895-is-there-a-good-place-to-look-for-more-advanced-tutorials-examples-for-ilogic) I've only just begun using iLogic, but it looks to be incredibly powerful. I've done the initial tutorial from Inventor, and I've looked up a handful of techniques online, but I'm having trouble finding a more unified source of tutorials and further examples. 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