Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Multileader Style button on the Annotation slideout. Visit the online help for tips on
creating new multileader styles.
2. Choose Multileader from the Annotation panel.
The command line prompts you to select the location for the pointy end of the lead-
er arrowhead:
Specify leader arrowhead location or [leader Landing
first/Content first/Options] <Options>:
The initial default method is to locate the arrowhead followed by the
leader landing
(that is, the short horizontal line between the leader line and the text), at which
point AutoCAD displays the In-Place Text Editor, and you enter the text of your
note. If you'd rather place the leader landing first, type
L
and press Enter. If you'd
rather type the content first, type
C
and press Enter.
If you want to draw spline-curved rather than straight leader lines, specify the num-
ber of pick points for the leader lines and press Enter to display multileader options
at the command line or the dynamic-input tooltip. Refer to the online help for more
information on the command options.
3. Pick a location in the drawing that you want the leader to point to.
If you use an Object Snap mode, such as Nearest or Midpoint, to pick a point on an
object, AutoCAD associates the leader with the object. If you later move the object,
AutoCAD updates the leader so that it points to the new location.
The command line prompts you for the next point.
4. Pick a second point.
AutoCAD draws a shaft from the arrowhead to this point.
If you pick a second point that's too close to the arrowhead point and
AutoCAD doesn't have enough room to draw the arrowhead, it omits the arrow-
head.
By default, AutoCAD lets you pick two points for the leader line: The first point loc-
ates the arrowhead, and the second point locates the start of the short horizontal
leader landing. If you need more points than that, restart the command and choose
Options, Maxpoints and set a new value.
After you pick the point for the leader landing, AutoCAD opens the In-Place Text Ed-
itor.
5. Type your text.
You're now in the same In-Place Text Editor I describe earlier in this chapter, with
the same Text Editor tab and options.
