Inserting leader lines
The Vectorworks Fundamentals product provides a basic leader line object. In the Vectorworks Design Suite workspace, the leader line includes additional parameters.
Inserting a simple leader line
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Mode |
Tool |
Tool set |
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Modes for Creating single lines |
Leader Line Simple
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Basic |
The Leader Line Simple tool and Callout tool share the same position on the Basic palette. Click and hold the mouse on the visible tool to open the Pop-out tools list and select the desired tool.
To create a leader line in the Fundamentals workspace:
Click the tool and mode.
Click to define the start of the shoulder line; click to set the end of the shoulder and the start of the leader line.
Click again to set the endpoint of the leader line.
By default, a solid arrow marker is placed at the end of the leader line. A different marker can be selected from the Attributes palette (see Marker attributes).
Inserting a Design Suite leader line
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Mode |
Tool |
Tool set |
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Modes for The Symbol Insertion tool |
Leader Line
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Basic |
The Leader Line tool and Callout tool share the same position on the Basic palette. Click and hold the mouse on the visible tool to open the Pop-out tools list and select the desired tool.
To create a leader line in a Design Suite workspace:
Click the tool and mode.
Click to place the object in the drawing, and click again to set the rotation. The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default parameters. The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Shoulder Length |
Sets the length of the leader line’s shoulder
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Arrows |
Select the side where text, if any, will be placed later (using the Text tool) |
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Marker Style |
Select a marker style from the list |
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Marker Size/Marker Angle |
Sets the size of the marker and the arrowhead angle for arrow marker styles |
After placement, control points on the marker and the shoulder allow the leader line to be repositioned.
If there are several leader line objects, use the Align/Distribute Leader Lines command to improve readability.
