Add a multileader with block content

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When you add a multi leader,

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the content placed at the end of the multi leader

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can be either multi line text or a block.

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Multi leaders are created on the current

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layer using the current multi leader style.

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The easiest way to place a block at the end of a multi leader is

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to define a multi leader style that includes the block you want to insert.

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But if you already have a block to find in the current drawing,

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you can include that block on the fly as long as you know the name of the block

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on the annotate ribbon in the leaders panel, click the multi leader tool.

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When the program displays the first multi liter prompt, right,

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click and choose options.

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When you do

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the program prompts you to enter an option,

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choose content type

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the program then prompts you to select a content type,

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select block.

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When you do the program prompts you to enter the block name.

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In this case, the exercise drawing already includes a block named tag circle,

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which happens to be a circle with an attribute.

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This creates a call out that can be used for things like part numbers

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be aware that you must type the block name and then press enter.

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If you do not enter a valid block name,

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the only other way to get out of this step is to press escape to cancel the command

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and start over.

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Start the multi leader command again.

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Right click and choose options,

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select content type

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and then select block.

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When the program prompts you to enter the block name, type, tag circle

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and press enter.

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Once you enter a valid block name, the previous prompt repeats.

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So you can specify other options

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when you are finished, adjusting other options, select exit options.

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Now the program is back to prompting you to create the multi leader.

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Click to locate the arrowhead and then locate the landing.

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Since the tag circle block includes an attribute,

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the program displays an edit attributes, dialogue.

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In this case, the attribute should be a single number

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in the enter tag number field, type one

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and then click OK to close the dialogue.

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As soon as you do, the multi leader is created and the command ends

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start the multi liter tool again,

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right, click and choose options

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and then select content type.

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The program remembers that the last time you chose this option,

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you specified a block.

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So you can simply press enter to repeat that selection.

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When you do,

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you can see that the program also remembers that

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the last block you used was called tag circle

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press enter to use that same block again,

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then exit from the option selection

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again, locate the arrowhead

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and then the landing

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this time in the edit attributes, dialogue

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in the enter tag number field type two and then click OK to close the dialogue

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again. As soon as you do, the multi leader is created and the command ends

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start the multi leader tool again.

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But this time when the program prompts

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you to specify the leader arrowhead location,

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simply select a point in the drawing.

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The program then prompts you to specify the leader landing location.

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When you select that point.

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Instead of prompting you to enter the attribute value, you see the text editor,

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contextual ribbon and the program is ready for you to enter text.

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When using the options to specify a block. As the leader content on the fly,

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you must choose options and go through all those steps each time.

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Since the appearance and content of multi leaders

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is determined by the multi leader style.

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If you need to create some multi leaders that include text

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and others that include blocks,

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it is much easier to create a multi leader style for each

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and then select the desired multi leader style

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to get the desired appearance and content.