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MLeader

Creates multileader entities using the current multileader style.

Notes: A multileader entity consists of three components: (1) a leader line with an optional arrowhead, (2) a landing line, and (3) the content, such as text or a block. Multileaders support more than one leader line per content, as shown below.

Leaders can be added, removed, and content from multiple leaders can be aligned and combined. The look of the mleader is determined by options during this command and by the MLeaderStyle command.

 

Accessing the Command

command bar: mleader
menu bar: Dimension | Multileader
ribbon: Draw | Leaders | Leaders | Multileader
toolbar: Dimensions |

: MLeader

When the draw order option is set to "Content first," prompts you in the command bar:

Specify first corner of text or [leader arrowHead first/leader Landing first/Options] <Options>: (Specify the a corner point for the text or enter an option)

Specify the opposite corner: (Specify the other corner for the mtext bounding box)

Specify leader arrowhead location: (Pick the location of the arrowhead; the rest of the leader is drawn automatically)

The prompts appear in a different order when you choose the "leader Landing first" or "leader Arrowhead first" options.

  1. Arrowhead

  2. Segment

  3. Landing

  4. Landing gap

  5. Mtext

  6. Block

 

Command Options

Option

Description

leader Arrowhead first

 

Begins drawing the multileader from the arrowhead end; prompts you:

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

  2. Specify leader landing location - (pick a point.)

  3. The program launches the Mtext command, in which you enter text.

  4. Click OK to exit the MText editor, and finish the MLeader command.

leader Landing first

Begins drawing the multileader from the landing, the short horizontal line between the content and the rest of the leader; prompts you:

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

  2. Specify leader arrowhead location - (pick a point.)

  3. The program launches the Mtext command, in which you enter text.

  4. Click OK to exit the MText editor, and finish the MLeader command.

Content First

Begins drawing the multileader from the content end. The prompts shown here are for mtext:

  1. Specify first corner of text or [leader arrowHead first/leader Landing first/Options] <Options> - (pick a point for the mtext bounding box, or choose an option.)

  2. Specify the opposite corner - (pick a point.)

  3. The program launches the Mtext command, in which you enter text; click OK to exit the MText editor, and the following prompt appears:

  4. 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> - (enter an option):

  • Leader type - sets the leader type: straight, spline or none; prompts you:
    Select a leader type [Straight/sPline/None] <Straight> - (choose an option):
    Straight - the leader is drawn from straight segments
    sPline - a spline is drawn, using the pick points as the control points 
    None     - no leader is drawn

  • leader lAnding - specifies whether to draw the leader landing, or not; prompts you:
    Use landing [Yes/No] <Yes> - (enter an option.)

  • Content type - specifies the content type of the multileader; prompts you:
    Select a content type [Block/Mtext/None] <Mtext> - (choose an option.)
    Block - uses a block; prompts you for the name of the block
    Mtext     - uses mtext; displays the MText editor
    None     - draws no content

  • Maxpoints - specifies the maximum number of bends in the leader line; prompts you:
    Enter the maximum points for leader line <2> - (enter a number between 2 and 2147483647.)

  • First angle - constrains the first leader segment; prompts you:
    Enter first angle constraint <0> - (enter an angle, such as 15
    The angle of the first leader segment is constrained to this value, or to a multiple of this angle, such as 0, 15, 30, 45, and so on. Enter 0 for unconstrained leader line.)

  • Second angle - constrains the second leader segment; prompts you:
    Enter second angle constraint <0> - (enter an angle, such as 45
    The angle of the second leader segment is also constrained to this value or a multiple of it.)

  • eXit options - exits the Options section of the command

 

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:

  • Move the arrowhead (1)
  • Move the landing and the mleader content (2)
  • Edit the landing length(3)
  • Move text (4)

 

Procedures

 

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.

BimTag - creates associative tags in generated BIM section drawings for the corresponding building entities in a 3D BIM model.

BmBalloon - creates associative balloon entities for assembly components in Model Space and for their generated views in a Paper Space layout.

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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