[solved] Custom Arrows For Leaders

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[solved] Custom Arrows For Leaders

Post by seasdes » Thu Sep 15, 2022 7:54 am

Is there a way to use custom arrows for leaders? In some software this is possible.
Just wondering.
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Re: Custom Arrows For Leaders

Post by Husky » Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:19 am

No, not really. The only thing what you can do is manipulate the Arrow size within the Property Editor
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Re: Custom Arrows For Leaders

Post by seasdes » Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:50 am

Thanks Husky
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Re: [solved] Custom Arrows For Leaders

Post by CVH » Thu Sep 15, 2022 3:43 pm

seasdes,

Like all dimensions and in final stage one can always Explode (XP) them and apply your own theme ... :wink:

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Re: [solved] Custom Arrows For Leaders

Post by seasdes » Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:53 pm

CVH wrote:
Thu Sep 15, 2022 3:43 pm
seasdes,

Like all dimensions and in final stage one can always Explode (XP) them and apply your own theme ... :wink:

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Thanks CVH. I suppose that I could apply the leader without an arrow & then apply a block with the required theme (arrow).

Other CAD packages give me an option to apply my own arrows (blocks) as leader arrows. See attached.
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Anyway, this is not a deal breaker - but a nice to have.
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Re: [solved] Custom Arrows For Leaders

Post by CVH » Fri Sep 16, 2022 12:36 am

seasdes wrote:
Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:53 pm
I suppose that I could apply the leader without an arrow & then apply a block with the required theme (arrow).
In essence that is a Polyline with a Block Reference at the end. :P
Without an arrow the Style Properties have no further influence.

The difference would be that the Polyline is called a 'Leader' when created as a dimension.
And filtered as 'Leader' or as 'Dimension'.

I both cases you end up with 2 entities. :wink:

Another trick ... Sometimes I explode a Leader to re-use the 3-point Solid entity resulting from this. 8)

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