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It surprised me to learn that many CAD users still don't understand the awesomeness of the multileader. Of those who do use multileaders, many users do not know about one of their coolest featu...  Read more

Tip#: 4409
Author: Scott Lawson
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Published on: 05-Jan-2015
Downloads: 0
Rating:
4
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Tipster Murray Clack shares a two-part tip on how to quickly edit individual leaders in an AutoCAD multileader object.

"Independent arrowheads: If you have a multileader...  Read more

Tip#: 4082
Author: Murray Clack
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Published on: 18-Mar-2013
Downloads: 0
Rating:
5
  Rated by 1 users

David Alexander offered a tip to create multiple leaders easily in an AutoCAD multileader object.

"Do your annotation with the leader pointing to the first object. Loca...  Read more

Tip#: 4080
Author: Dave Alexander
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Published on: 04-Mar-2013
Downloads: 0
Rating:
1
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Tipster Michael Miklaszewicz explains how to add a multileader to existing multiline text in AutoCAD and its verticals.

"This method applies when you have many e...  Read more

Tip#: 4028
Author: Michael Miklaszewicz
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Published on: 03-Dec-2012
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

This routine from Alan Thompson shows you the power available in AutoLISP, using minimal code. It allows you to graphically and dynamically change the arrowhead size on a multilead...  Read more

Tip#: 4016
Author: Alan Thompson
Rename File To: MLeaderArrowheadScale.LSP
Published on: 18-Nov-2012
Downloads: 558
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

BubbleInc is a routine from Alan Thompson that automates the process of placing incremental bubble leaders in AutoCAD. It uses a predefined multileader style (included in a separat...  Read more

Tip#: 4019
Author: Alan Thompson
Rename File To: BubbleInc/,BubbleInc/BubbleInc.dwg,BubbleInc/BubbleInc.LSP
Published on: 18-Nov-2012
Downloads: 693
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Engineering Technician and CAD Manager Michael Miklaszewicz came up with a tip for importing a Microsoft Word document into a multileader in AutoCAD.

"A Word doc...  Read more

Tip#: 3704
Author: Michael Miklaszewicz
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Published on: 13-Aug-2011
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

From Cadalyst's "AutoLISP Solutions" column.

Scott Loadman of San Antonio, Texas, requested a routine for changing a Qleader to an Mleader in an AutoCAD drawing by simply ...  Read more

Tip#: 3019
Author: Tony Hotchkiss
Rename File To: Q2M.LSP
Published on: 03-Sep-2008
Downloads: 2233
Rating:
4
  Rated by 1 users

Lyle Hardin created Leader Update to update basic leaders and text into a single multiple-leader entity object. To use this utility, load the LISP code and type LeaderToMLeader at the AutoCAD Comma...  Read more

Tip#: 3000
Author: Lyle Hardin
Rename File To: LeaderToMleader.LSP
Published on: 05-Aug-2008
Downloads: 7781
Rating:
3.25
  Rated by 4 users