Aligning and Distributing Leader Lines

Many Vectorworks objects include tags with leader lines that point to specific items in a drawing. For drawings that have several such objects, you can align the leader lines to improve readability. The Align/Distribute Leader Lines command works on the following objects:

Vectorworks Fundamentals objects

    Callouts

Vectorworks Design Series objects

    Detail bubbles

    Elevation benchmarks

    Existing trees

    Hardscapes

    Landscape areas

    Leader lines

    Plants

    Redlines

    Stakes

To align leader lines:

  1. Select the objects whose leader lines you want to align and/or distribute.

  2. Select Modify > Align > Align/Distribute Leader Lines.

  3.     If none of the selected objects can be processed by the command, a message displays, and the command is canceled.

        If one or more of the selected objects cannot be processed, a different message displays; you can either continue to align the remaining objects, or cancel the command from the dialog box that displays next.

  4. The Align Leader Lines dialog box opens.

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  6. Select the desired alignment options and click OK.

  7. If one of the horizontal alignment options is selected, click and drag to draw a reference line along which to align the selected shoulder or label points; the line must not be horizontal. Click again to complete the reference line.

  8. The objects are aligned as specified.

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Aligning and Distributing Objects in the Screen Plane

Aligning and Distributing Objects in 3D

Aligning Objects to Grid

 

 

 

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