Creating multileaders

By default when you create a multileader, the multileader includes an arrow, line segments, and  multiline text at the endpoint. However, you can choose a spline instead of line segments and a block (or nothing) instead of multiline text.

There are more options too. Use the Multileader prompts once you start the Multileader command. For more control over format, use multileader styles. For more details, see Working with multileader styles.

To create a multileader that includes multiline text

   1   Do one of the following to choose Multileader ():  

    On the ribbon, choose Home > Multileader (in Annotation) or Annotate > Multileader (in Leaders).

    On the menu, choose Dimensions > Multileader.

    On the Multileader toolbar, click the Multileader tool. Or on the Dimensioning toolbar, click the Multileader tool.

    Type mleader and then press Enter.   

   2   Specify the starting point of the multileader.

   3   Specify the endpoint of the multileader line segment.

   4   Specify additional multileader line segment endpoints, if the maximum number of points is set to greater than two.

   5   After you specify the last endpoint, press Enter.

   6   In the Multiline Text editor, type the annotation.

   7   When finished, click outside the Multiline Text editor.  

To create a multileader that includes a block

   1   Do one of the following to choose Multileader ():   

    On the ribbon, choose Home > Multileader (in Annotation) or Annotate > Multileader (in Leaders).

    On the menu, choose Dimensions > Multileader.

    On the Multileader toolbar, click the Multileader tool. Or on the Dimensioning toolbar, click the Multileader tool.

    Type mleader and then press Enter.  

   2   Choose Options, choose Content Type, then choose Block.

   3   Type the name of the block to include at the end of the multileader, then press Enter.

   4   Choose Exit.

   5   Specify the starting point of the multileader.

   6   Specify the endpoint of the multileader line segment.

   7   Specify additional multileader line segment endpoints, if the maximum number of points is set to greater than two.

   8   After you specify the last endpoint, press Enter.

To create a multileader that does not include multiline text or a block

   1   Do one of the following to choose Multileader ():  

    On the ribbon, choose Home > Multileader (in Annotation) or Annotate > Multileader (in Leaders).

    On the menu, choose Dimensions > Multileader.

    On the Multileader toolbar, click the Multileader tool. Or on the Dimensioning toolbar, click the Multileader tool.

    Type mleader and then press Enter.  

   2   Choose Options, choose Content Type, then choose None.

   3   Choose Exit.

   4   Specify the starting point of the multileader.

   5   Specify the endpoint of the multileader line segment.

   6   Specify additional multileader line segment endpoints, if the maximum number of points is set to greater than two.

   7   After you specify the last endpoint, press Enter.

To specify options for a multileader before creating it

   1   Do one of the following to choose Multileader ():   

    On the ribbon, choose Home > Multileader (in Annotation) or Annotate > Multileader (in Leaders).

    On the menu, choose Dimensions > Multileader.

    On the Multileader toolbar, click the Multileader tool. Or on the Dimensioning toolbar, click the Multileader tool.

    Type mleader and then press Enter.  

   2   Choose Options, then choose from the following:

    Leader type Select whether the leader line type is straight, a spline, or has no leader line.

    Leader landing Select whether to place a landing line horizontally between the leader and text or block content.

    Content type Select whether a multileader with this style contains multiline text, a block, or neither.

    Maxpoints Select to enter the number of maximum points for the leader line.

    First angle Select to specify the constraint angle of the first line segment.

    Second angle Select to specify the constraint angle of the second line segment.

    3    When finished, choose Exit, then continue creating the multileader.

You can specify more multileader options using multileader styles.
For more details, see Working with multileader styles.