Access Methods
Command entry:
qleader
Summary
Customizes
the QLEADER command and sets properties for leaders and leader annotations.
The Leader Settings dialog box includes the
following tabs: Annotation, Leader
Line & Arrow, Attachment
List of Tabs
The following tabs are
displayed.
Annotation Tab (Leader
Settings Dialog Box)
Annotation Type
Sets
the leader annotation type. The type you select changes the QLEADER leader
annotation prompt.
- MText
-
Prompts you to create multiline text (mtext)
annotation.
- Copy
an Object
-
Prompts you to copy a multiline text, single-line
text, tolerance, or block reference object and connects the copy
to the end of the leader line. The copy is associated with the leader
line, meaning that if the copied object moves, the end of the leader
line moves with it. The display of the hook line depends on the
object copied.
- Tolerance
-
Displays the Tolerance dialog box, which you
can use to create a feature control frame to attach to the leader.
- Block
Reference
-
Prompts you to insert a block reference. The
block reference is inserted at an offset from the end of the leader
line and is associated to the leader line, meaning that if the block
moves, the end of the leader line moves with it. No hook line is
displayed.
- None
-
Creates a leader with no annotation.
MText Options
The options are available only when the multiline
text annotation type is selected.
- Prompt
for Width
-
Prompts you to specify the width of the multiline
text annotation.
- Always
Left Justify
-
Left-justifies the multiline text annotation,
regardless of leader location.
- Frame
Text
-
Places a frame around multiline text annotation.
Annotation Reuse
Sets options for reusing leader annotation.
- None
-
Does not reuse leader annotation.
- Reuse
Next
-
Reuses the next annotation you create for all
subsequent leaders.
- Reuse
Current
-
Reuses current annotation. This option is automatically
selected when you reuse annotation after selecting Reuse Next.
Leader Line & Arrow
Tab (Leader Settings Dialog Box)
Leader Line
-
Sets the leader line
format.
- Straight
-
Creates straight-line segments between the points
you specify.
- Spline
-
Creates a spline object using the leader points
you specify as control points.
Arrowhead
-
Defines the leader arrowhead.
The arrowheads are also available for dimension lines (DIMSTYLE command). If
you select User Arrow, a list of blocks in the drawing is displayed.
Number of Points
-
Sets the number of leader points that QLEADER
prompts you to specify before prompting for the leader annotation.
For example, if you set the points to 3, QLEADER automatically prompts
you to specify the annotation after you specify two leader points.
Set the number to one more than the number of leader segments you
want to create.
If you set the option to No Limit, QLEADER prompts
for leader points until you press Enter.
Angle Constraints
-
Sets angle constraints for the first and second
leader lines.
- First
Segment
-
Sets the angle of the first leader segment.
- Second
Segment
-
Sets the angle of the second leader segment.
Attachment Tab (Leader
Settings Dialog Box)
-
Sets
the attachment location for leader lines and multiline text annotation. This
tab is available only when Mtext is selected on the Annotation tab.
- Top
of Top Line
-
Attaches the leader line at the top of the top
multiline text line.
- Middle
of Top Line
-
Attaches the leader line at the middle of the
top multiline text line.
- Middle
of Multiline Text
-
Attaches the leader line at the middle of the
multiline text.
- Middle
of Bottom Line
-
Attaches the leader line at the middle of the
bottom multiline text line.
- Bottom
of Bottom Line
-
Attaches the leader line at the bottom of the
bottom multiline text line.
- Underline
Bottom Line
-
Underlines the bottom multiline text line.