Creates and manages multileader styles through the Drawing Explorer dialog box.
Accessing the Command
command bar: mleaderstyle
transparent: 'mleaderstyle
menu bar: Tools | Drawing Explorer | Multileader Styles
ribbon: Home | Settings | Drawing Explorer | Multileader Styles
Draw | Leaders | Leaders | Multileader Styles
: MLeaderStyle
Displays the Multileader Style section of the Drawing Explorer dialog box:
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Arrowhead
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Segment
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Landing
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Landing gap
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Mtext
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Block
Command Options
Option |
Description |
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Creates a new multileader style; displays a dialog box:
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Deletes the selected multileader style. You cannot delete the Standard style or a style that is being used by the drawing. |
Leader Options |
Description |
Type |
Specifies the default style of the leader line:
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Color |
Sets the color for the the leader and the arrowhead:
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Linetype |
Sets the linetype for the the leader:
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Lineweight |
Sets the line weight for the the leader; choose a line weight from the droplist |
Break Size |
(This option is not yet implemented.) Specifies the width of the break when the DimBreak command is applied to the multileader is selected. |
Arrowhead |
Determines the appearance of the leader arrowhead: Symbol - select an arrowhead style, or choose
Size - type a value to specify the length of the arrowhead (in drawing units) or click the up-down arrows to change the size |
Landing Settings |
Controls the creation and size of the leader landing: Always include - determines if a horizontal segment is drawn between the leader and the content:
Size - type a value to specify the length of the landing (in drawing units) or click the up-down arrows to change the size |
Constraints |
Determines how the mleader entity is constrained as you draw it:
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Scale |
Controls the scaling of the multileader entity:
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Content Options |
Description |
Content type |
Sets the content type of the mleader entity.
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Block |
Specifies the properties for the block being used as content for the mleader: Source Block - choose the name of a block from the droplist Attachment - determines where the block is attached to the leader:
Color - specifies the color of the block; (choose an option from the droplist):
Scale - (type a value to specify the overall size of the block (in drawing units) or click the up-down arrows to change the size.) |
Mtext: Text Options |
Determines the appearance of the mtext being used as content for the mleader: Default text - specifies the default text that will always be included with the mleader; click the Text style - choose a style name from the droplist; to add more styles to the drawing, use the Style command or copy them from other drawings with the Drawing Explorer Text color - specifies the color of the text; chose an option from the droplist:
Text angle - specifies the angle of the mtext:
Text height - sets the height of the text (in drawing units) Left justify - when on, forces the mtext to always be left-justified Frame text - when on, adds a rectangle around the mtext |
Mtext: Leader Connection |
Determines how the mtext connects to the leader: Attachment type - specifies where the mtext connects to the leader; choosing Horizontal or Vertical presents different attachment droplists: Horizontal attachment type offers Left or Right attachments, so that you can specify where the mtext attaches to the leader separately for the right and left sides:
Vertical attachment type offers Center or Overlines attachments, so that you can specify where the mtext attaches to the leader separately for the top and bottom sides:
Landing gap - defines the distance between the landing line and the mtext; if the Text Frame option is turned on, then the gap is between the Mtext and the text frame. Extend leader to text (this option is available only when attachment type is horizontal) - when checked, the landing line goes all the way to the text, rather than stopping at the mtext bounding box. |
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
MLeader - creates multileader entities using the current multileader style.
MLeaderEdit - adds leader lines to and removes leader lines from a multileader entity.
Explorer - opens the Drawing Explorer dialog box.
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.