Leaders

Hello,

I have a series of leaders (arc, line, spline) that we use. The arc one uses a arc and then inserts an arrowhead block to the end of the leader (lastpoint). I like how the autocad qleader unifies the our block with line so that when we grip the line, the angle of the arrowhead stays with it. I prefer to use my routines for leaders, but how can I make it so that my arrowhead block attaches itself to the line or arc and can change angles when I grip the line?

 

reactors

uses a arc and then inserts an arrowhead block to the end of the leader
(lastpoint). I like how the autocad qleader unifies the our block with line
so that when we grip the line, the angle of the arrowhead stays with it. I
prefer to use my routines for leaders, but how can I make it so that my
arrowhead block attaches itself to the line or arc and can change angles
when I grip the line?

 

now, what are those???

 

did you know that qleader allows spline leaders? they work pretty well. perhaps you could modify your routines to take advantage of that feature. (just in case you weren't aware of it).

 

try this

 

soory, try this

( prompt "\nSpecify first leader point..." )
( setq GP ( getpoint ) )
( prompt "\nSpecify next point:" )
( command "SETVAR" "DIMLDRBLK" "your icon" "QLEADER" GP PAUSE PAUSE PAUSE "" "SETVAR" "DIMLDRBLK" "." )
( prin1 )
basically you change the variable in CAD, use your leader with your block, and then reset the variable to the default

 

instead of
"your icon"
"your block"

 

I see what you have done. Makes sense. But, what if I created my own leader routines, which I already have, and they have no association with autocads leaders whatsoever. It uses an arc routine and inserts our arrowhead block at the last point specified. The problem is that it is two enities: an arrowhead and a arc (or a line, depending on what routine I use). How can I make them so that they 1. are attached as one enity 2. when I grip it, the arrowhead will change its angle with how I grip it, just like how autocads is? Any ideas?

 

Yes. Use real leaders. Wouldn't that be a whole lot easier than creating
some complicated routine to simulate what they will already do?

Kent Cooper, AIA

leader routines, which I already have, and they have no association with
autocads leaders whatsoever. It uses an arc routine and inserts our
arrowhead block at the last point specified. The problem is that it is two
enities: an arrowhead and a arc (or a line, depending on what routine I
use). How can I make them so that they 1. are attached as one enity 2. when
I grip it, the arrowhead will change its angle with how I grip it, just like
how autocads is? Any ideas?

 

Try This..Dont know if its what you want..But I thought I would throw it out
there.

Tim W.


; spldr.lsp Tim Wilson
; Similar to the Quick Leader but without the text prompts

(defun c:spldr (/ lpt1 lpt2 lpt3)
(setq #OSM (getvar "osmode"))
(setq #OTM (getvar "orthomode"))
(setq #CLE (getvar "clayer"))
(setvar "OSMODE" 0)
(setvar "orthomode" 0)
; Un-comment the following if you want to place your leaders on a specific
layer

;(IF (NULL (tblsearch "layer" "EN"))
; (command "layer" "m" "EN" "c" "112" "" ""))
; (command "layer" "s" "EN" "" "")

(setq lpt1 (getpoint "\nPick Start Point..: "))
(setq lpt2 (getpoint lpt1 "\nPick Next Point..: "))
(setvar "ORTHOMODE" 1)
(command "leader" lpt1 lpt2 "f" "s" pause "" "" "n")
(setvar "osmode" #osm)
(setvar "orthomode" #otm)
(setvar "clayer" #CLE)
(princ)
);end defun
(PRINC)

uses a arc and then inserts an arrowhead block to the end of the leader
(lastpoint). I like how the autocad qleader unifies the our block with line
so that when we grip the line, the angle of the arrowhead stays with it. I
prefer to use my routines for leaders, but how can I make it so that my
arrowhead block attaches itself to the line or arc and can change angles
when I grip the line?

 

Yea, I saw that. We have been using our own routines for years and it has worked well. It would be nice if there was a way to join the two objects. I wish I knew how AutoCAD did it because if I take a autocad qleader and explode it, it reveals a line (or spline) and my arrow block. I just wonder how it joined them and made it so that when the angle of the line or spline is changed, it changes the angle of the block as well.

 

This is not directly related to the question at hand, but there's an example
here of something unnecessary that I've seen in a lot of people's code in
this forum:
(command "layer" "m" "EN" "c" "112" "" ""))
(command "layer" "s" "EN" "" "")
When you make a new layer with the M option in the Layer command, it BECOMES
the current layer in the process. It is redundant to make a layer and then
set it.
[Not to mention that there's an extra double-double-quote at the end of that
second line; and, even if it WAS necessary to make a layer and then set it,
it's redundant to do it with two Layer commands. You could combine the
above two lines into:
(command "layer" "m" "EN" "c" "112" "" "s" "EN" "")
but the first of the two lines above is enough by itself.]

Kent Cooper, AIA


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