MLeaderStyle

New

Creates a new multileader style; displays a dialog box:

1. Type a name in the Name field.

2. (Optional) Select an existing style to create the new one as a copy of it.

3. Click Create.

Delete

Deletes the selected multileader style.

You cannot delete the Standard style or a style that is being used by the drawing.

Type

Specifies the default style of the leader line:

• 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

Color

Sets the color for the the leader and the arrowhead:

• Choose a color from the droplist
• Choose Select Color to choose a color from the color dialog box

Linetype

Sets the linetype for the the leader:

• Choose a linetype from the droplist
• Choose Load to choose a linetype from the linetype dialog box

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

• None - no arrowhead is drawn
• Select arrow - displays the Select Custom Arrow Block dialog box, from which you select a block that is in the current drawing:
  
  

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:

• Yes - the landing is drawn
• No - the landing is not drawn, the content is placed next to the leader

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:

• First segment angle - specifies the angles to which the first leader segment is constrained. For example, enter 15, and the leader is constrained to multiples of this angle, such as 0, 15, 30, 45, and so on. Enter 0 for unconstrained leader line
• Second segment angle - specifies the angles to which the second leader segment is constrained
• Maximum leader points - when on, specifies the maximum number of leader vertices; minimum is 2

Scale

Controls the scaling of the multileader entity:

• Annotative - when on, sets the annotative property of the multileader entity

• Scale to layout - applies a scaling factor relative to model space and paper space viewports, when annotative property is off

• Specify scale - specifies the overall multileader scale, when annotative property is off

Content type

Sets the content type of the mleader entity.

• Block - uses a block; displays options for the block
• Mtext - uses mtext; displays options for the text
• None - draws no content and displays no options

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:

• Center extents - attaches the leader to the center of the extents of the block
• Insertion point - attaches the leader to the block's insertion point (base point)

Color - specifies the color of the block; (choose an option from the droplist):

• ByBlock - uses the colors of the block itself
• ByLayer - applies the colors of the layer on which the block is located
• Color - choose a swatch from the list
• Select Color - choose a color from the Color dialog box

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 button to access the Mtext editor.

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:

• ByBlock - uses the colors of the block itself
• ByLayer - applies the colors of the layer on which the block is located
• Color - choose a swatch from the list
• Select Color - choose a color from the Color dialog box

Text angle - specifies the angle of the mtext:

• Always right reading - text is always right-side up
• As inserted - text remains at the angle at which you inserted
• Keep horizontal - text is always kept horizontal (0 degrees)

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:

• Left attachment - (select an attachment style from the droplist.)

• Right attachment - (select an attachment style from the droplist.)

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:

• Top attachment - (choose Center (text is centered on the mline) or Overline and Center (landing line extends over the top of the mtext).)

• Bottom attachment - (choose Center (text is centered under the mline) or Overline and Center (landing line extends underneath the mtext).)

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.