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TABLE 11.1: The Multileader options

OPTION FUNCTION

Leader type Allows you to choose between straight-line leaders, curved leaders,

or no leaders.

Leader lAnding Determines whether a leader landing is used. The leader landing is the

short line that connects the arrow to the note. Also lets you set landing
distance.

Content type Lets you select between Mtext or a block for the leader note. You also have

the option to choose None.

Maxpoints Lets you set the number of points you select for the leader. The default is 2.

First angle Lets you constrain the angle of the leader line to a fixed value.

Second angle Lets you constrain the angle of the arrow's second line segment if you're

using more than two points for the Maxpoints option.

eXit options Lets you return to the main part of the Multileader command to

draw the leader.

Creating Multileader Styles
Besides using the options shown in Table 11.1, you can create multileader styles to control the
appearance of multileaders. Multileader styles are similar in concept to text and dimension
styles. They allow you to set up the appearance of the leader under a name that you can call
up anytime. For example, you may want to have one type of leader that uses a block instead
of text for the note and another leader that uses a dot in place of an arrowhead. Alternatively,
you may want to set up a style that uses curved lines instead of straight ones for the leader
line. You can create a multileader style for each of these types of leader features and then
switch between the leader styles, depending on the requirements of your leader note.
To set up or modify a multileader style, click Format  Multileader Style from the menu
bar or type MLS ↵ at the Command prompt. This opens the Multileader Style Manager,
shown in Figure 11.33. From here, you can select an existing style from the list on the left and
click the Options action menu and choose Modify to edit it, or you can click New (plus sym-
bol) to create a new one. If you click New, you're asked to select an existing style as a basis for
your new style.
When you create a multileader style, the Create New Multileader Style dialog box appears.
And when you Modify a multileader, the Modify Multileader Style dialog box opens
(Figure 11.34).
Table 11.2 describes the options in each of the tabs of the Modify Multileader Style dialog
box. Some of these options are the same as those for the Multileader command.