Aligning and Distributing Leader Lines

Command

Path

Align/Distribute Leader Lines

Modify > Align

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:

        Callouts

        Data tags

        Elevation benchmarks

        Existing trees

        Hardscapes

        Landscape areas

        Leader lines

        Marionette nodes

        Plants

        Redlines

        Stakes

        Tag/labels (irrigation)

To align leader lines:

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

  2. Select the command.

  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.

    For callout objects with multiple leader lines on the same side of the callout text, horizontal alignment is possible, but the vertical alignment controls are disabled. The Align/Distribute Leader Lines command does not work for callout objects with multiple leader lines on both sides of the callout text.

  4. The Align Leader Lines dialog box opens.

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  6. Select the desired alignment options.

  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

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