MLeader

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Creates multileader entities using the current multileader style.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  mleader

menu bar:  Dimension | Multileader

toolbar:  Dimensions |

 

: mleader

Prompts you in the command bar:

Specify leader arrowhead location or [leader Landing first/Content first/Options] <Options>: Specify the location of the arrowhead or press Enter to choose an option.

A multileader entity consists of three components: a leader line with an arrowhead, a landing and the leader content (either a multiline text entity or a block).

Command Options

Option

Description

Arrowhead first

(default)

Prompts you:

Specify leader arrowhead location or [leader Landing first/Content first/Options] <Options>: (Pick a point or choose an option.)

Specify leader landing location: (Pick a point.)

If the command is terminated here, no text is associated with the multir leader entity.

The Mtext command is launched.

Leader Landing first

Prompts you:

Specify leader landing location or [leader arrowHead first/Content first/Options] <Options>:  (Pick a point or choose an option.)

Specify leader arrowhead location: (Pick a point.)

If the command is terminated here, no text is associated with the multir leader entity.

The Mtext command is launched.

Content First

Prompts you:

Specify first corner of text or [leader arrowHead first/leader Landing first/Options] <Options>: (Pick a point or choose an option.)

Specify the opposite corner: (Pick a point.)

The Mtext command is launched.

Type the text in the multiline text editor, then press the OK button or click outside the multiline text editor.

Specify leader arrowhead location: (Pick a point.)

Options

Sets overrides to the current multileader style.

Prompts you:

Enter an option [Leader type/leader lAnding/Content type/Maxpoints/First angle/Second angle/eXit options] <eXit options>:

  • Leader type: Sets the leader type: straight, spline or none.
    Prompts you:
    Select a leader type [Straight/sPline/None] <Straight>:

    Choose an option.

  • Leader landing: Specifies whether to add a leader landing or not.
    Prompts you:
    Use landing [Yes/No] <Yes>:

    Choose an option.

  • Content type: Specifies the content type of the multileader: multiline text, block or none.
    Prompts you:
    Select a content type [Block/Mtext/None] <Mtext>:

    Choose an option.

  • Maxpoints: Specifies the maximum leader line nodes.
    Prompts you:
    Enter the maximum points for leader line <2>:

    Enter a value in the command bar.

  • First angle: Constrains the first leader segment.
    Prompts you:
    Enter first angle constraint <0>:

    Type a value in the command bar.
    The angle of the first leader segment is constrained to this value or a multiple of this.

  • Second angle: Constrains the second leader segment.
    Prompts you:
    Enter second angle constraint <0>:

    Type a value in the command bar.
    The angle of the second leader segment is constrained to  this value or a multiple of this.

  • Exit options: Terminates the definition of overrides and prompts you to specify the location of the multi leader entity.

Grips Editing

 

MLeaders can be edited through grips.

  1. Select the MLeader in the drawing.
    For a single segment leader entity, four grips display: Endpoint (1), Vertex (2), Landing (3) and Text (4).
  2. Drag the grips to perform the following actions:
  3. Move the arrowhead (1)
  4. Move the landing and the mleader content (2)
  5. Edit the landing length(3)
  6. Move text (4)

Procedures

To create a multileader

Adding vertices to a leader line of a multileader

Removing vertices from a leader line of a multileader

Adding leader lines to a multileader

Removing leader lines from a multileader

Related Commands

MLeaderEdit - adds leader lines to and removes leader lines from a multileader entity.

MLeaderStyle - Creates and manages multileader styles in the Drawing Explorer dialog box.

 

Dimleader - places leaders with text, blocks, entities, or tolerances.

Leader - places leaders with text, blocks, entities, or tolerances.

QLeader - draws leaders. Lets you specify the properties of the leader through a dialog box and reuse them for a series of leaders.

 

 


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