Create and edit multileader styles.

Option

 

Description

 

General

Attachment Type

Specify which object must be attached to the multileader:

  • None - Just the multiple arrows will be displayed.

  • Block - A block will be inserted at the origin point.

  • MText - A multiline text object will be inserted at the origin point.

Overall scale

Specify the scale to be applied to the attachment and the arrow heads.

Leader Line Options

Leader Type

Set the leader line to one of the following:

  • Hidden - Only the attachment will be displayed.

  • Straight - Lines will be straight with optional bend points.

  • Spline - Lines will be curved entities.

Pen

Set the pen for the leader lines and arrow heads.

Linetype

Set the line type for the leader lines.

Lineweight

Set the line weight for the leader lines.

Arrowhead

Set the arrowhead type.

Arrow length

Set the size of the arrowhead.

Landing

Enable horizontal landing

 

Landing size

The length of the common part of the leader lines. This only applies to the straight leader type

Text Options

Text Style

Select the text style for the multiline text.

Text angle

Set the angle of the text:

  • As inserted -

  • Horizontal -

  • Right side up -

Text pen

Set the text pen.

Text height

Set the height of the text.

Landing gap

The gap between the leader text and the start of the leader lines.

Always left justify

Select this option to force the text to be left-justified.

Frame

Select this checkbox to add a frame around the multiline text

Fill Background

Fill the frame around the mtext entity with a background colour.

Leader Connection

Horizontal / Vertical

Specify if the leader line must connect to the left/right (horizontal) or top/bottom (vertical).

Left attach
Right attach

Specify where on the bounding box the leader line must connect to the multiline text if the horizontal attachment option is selected:

 

  • Top of First Line - Connect to the top of the first line.

  • Middle of First Line - Connect to the middle of the first line of text.

  • Middle - Connect to the middle of the text box.

  • Middle of Last Line - Connect to the middle of the last line of text.

  • Bottom of Last Line - Connect to the bottom of the last line of text.

  • Underline Last Line - Underline the last line of text.

  • Underline First Line - Underline the first line of text.

  • Bottom of First Line - Connect to the bottom of the first line of text

  • Underline All Lines -  

Top attach
Bottom attach

Specify where on the bounding box the leader line must connect to the multiline text if the vertical attachment option is selected:

  • Centre - Connect to the top or bottom centre of the text.

  • Centre (overline) - Connect to the top or bottom centre of the text with an additional horizontal line.

Apply Button

Apply the selected multileader styles to existing multileader entities.