The appearance of a
leader is controlled by its multileader style. You can use the default
multileader style, STANDARD, or create your own multileader styles.
The multileader
style can specify formatting for landing lines, leader lines, arrowheads,
and content. For example, the STANDARD multileader style uses a
straight leader line with a closed filled arrowhead and multiline
text content.
NoteAnnotative blocks
cannot be used as either content or arrowheads in multileader objects.
Once a multileader style
has been defined, you can set it as the current multileader style
to be used when the MLEADER command is invoked.
To define a leader style
- In the Multileader Style Manager, click New.
- In the Create New Multileader Style
dialog box, specify a name for the new
multileader style.
- In the Modify Multileader
Style dialog box, Leader Format
tab, select or clear the following options:
- Type. Determines
the type of landing. You can choose a straight landing, spline landing,
or no landing.
- Color. Determines
the color of the landing.
- Linetype. Determines
the linetype of the landing.
- Lineweight.
Determines the lineweight of the landing.
- Specify a symbol and size for the multileader
arrowhead.
- On the Leader Structure tab, select or
clear the following options:
- Maximum Leader Points.
Specifies a maximum number of points for the multileader landing
line.
- First and Second Segment
Angles. Specifies the angle of the first and second points
in the landing.
- Landing - Keep Horizontal.
Attaches a horizontal landing to the multileader content.
- Set Landing Distance.
Determines the fixed distance for the multileader landing line.
- On the Content tab, specify either text
or block content for the multileader. If the multileader object
will contain text content, then select or clear the following options:
- Default Text.
Sets default text for the multileader content. A field can be inserted
here.
- Text Style.
Specifies a predefined text style for the attribute text. Currently loaded
text styles are displayed.
- Text Angle.
Specifies the rotation angle of the multileader text.
- Text Color.
Specifies the color of the multileader text.
- Paper Height.
Sets the height of the text as it will display in paper space.
- Frame Text.
Frames the multileader text content with a text box.
- Attachment.
Controls the attachment of the landing to the multileader text.
- Landing Gap.
Specifies the distance between the landing and the multileader text.
If block content is specified,
then select or clear the following options:
- Source Block.
Specifies the block used for multileader content.
- Attachment.
Specifies the way the block is attached to the multileader object.
You can attach the block by specifying the extents, the insertion point,
or the center point of the block.
- Color. Specifies
the color of the multileader block content. ByBlock is selected
by default.
- Click OK.
To apply a leader style
to an existing leader
- Select the multileader to which you want
to apply a new style.
- On the ribbon, click the Annotate tab,
Multileaders panel. Select the desired multileader style from the
drop-down list.
- To create a new style, click the Multileader
Style icon.
Commands
System Variables
