Draws leaders with a variety of annotation types; allows you to specify the properties through a dialog box.
Accessing the Command
command bar: qleader
: QLeader
Prompts you in the command bar:
Start of leader <Settings>: (Pick a point, enter x,y coordinates, or else press Enter for the settings dialog box)
Next point: (Pick another point)
To point: <Undo>: (Pick another point, or enter U to undo the last leader segment)
Specify text width: <0>: (Enter a width for the text bounding box; enter 0 for no limit on the width)
First line of annotation text: (Type the first line of the annotation text)
Next line of annotation text: (Type the another line of text, or else press Enter to end the command)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Start of leader |
Specifies the start of the leader, the end at which the arrowhead is displayed:
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Settings |
Displays the QLeader Settings dialog box; see below |
Next point |
Specifies the vertex of the leader, the start of the second leader line:
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To point |
Specifies the end of the leader, also known as the landing line):
Hold down the Shift key to draw a horizontal landing line. |
Undo |
Undoes (un-draws) the last-drawn leader lin |
Specify text width |
Specifies the width for the text bounding box:
When the length of the text exceeds the bounding box width, the text flows automatically to the next line. |
First line of annotation text |
Specifies the text for the first line of leader annotation:
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Next line of annotation text |
Specifies the text for the second line of leader annotation. The prompt continues until you press Enter without first entering text. |
Dialog Box Options
Enter the Settings options to see the dialog box:
Option |
Description |
Annotation type |
Specifies the type of annotation:
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Multi-line Text |
Specifies some multi-line text options: Prompt for width - toggles the use of the 'Specify text width' prompt:
Left justify - determines the justification of the text:
Frame text - toggles the use of a frame:
Attachment location - determines the relative location of where the mtext is attached to the landing line |
Reuse |
Specifies how to reuse the annotation:
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Leader line |
Specifies the style of leader line:
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Maximum number of points |
Specifies the maximum number of vertices for the leader, before it stops drawing them automatically:
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Arrowhead |
Specifies the type of arrow at the start of the leader; choose from the droplist:
To create a custom arrow, draw it to your liking, and then use the Block command to turn it into a block. |
Angle Constraints |
Set an angle to constrain the first and second leader segments. The angles are increments; for instance, choose 15 allows you to draw the leader at 0, 15, 30, 45, and so on degrees. Click the droplist, then choose an option:
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OK |
Saves the changes you made to the settings, closes the dialog box, and then prompts you to specify the first point of the leader. |
Related Commands
Leader - places leaders with text, blocks, entities, or tolerances.
DimLeader - places leaders with text, blocks, entities, or tolerances.
MLeader - creates multileader entities using the current multileader style.