Move Text with Leader
This command moves an existing text
entity and creates a leader from a picked point to the new text
location. The routine keeps track of the original
text location and has an option to restore the text to the original
without the leader. To use the Restore function, type R at the
Command prompt. Also, to access the options for this command, type
O for Options at the Command prompt.
Prompts
Select Label to Move (O for
Options,R for Restore): pick any text entity
Pick start point for leader: pick the point where to draw
the leader arrowhead
Pick end point for move: pick the end of the leader where to
move the text
Select Label to Move (O for Options,R for Restore): O
When Options is chosen the "Move
Text With Leader Options" dialog allows the user to customize the
leader and label drawing settings:
Minimum Leader Length Scaler: If the distance of the move is
less than this value, a leader will not be drawn.
Draw Horizontal Leader
Tick: When checked, a horizontal leader tick will be drawn
from the end of the leader towards the annotation.
Draw Arrowhead: Controls whether to draw an arrowhead at the
end of the leader.
Curved Leader: Chooses between making a straight line or
curved leader.
Draw Box Around Text: Creates a box around the text.
Minimum Length for Arrow Scaler: When the leader length is
more than this amount, the arrowhead is drawn.
Arrow Size Scaler: Sets the size for the arrowhead.
Leader Offset Scaler: This
is used to set the distance from the end of the leader and the
annotation.
Leader Layer: The Use
Separate Layer method places the leader on the specified layer from
the dialog. The Use Current Layer method places the leader on the
current drawing layer. The Use Text Layer method uses the label
layer for the leader layer.
Keep Label Alignment: This
option keeps the original text angle. Otherwise the leadered text
is orientated horizontally to the current twist screen.
Move Multiple Labels: Use this option to select multiple
text entities as a group for moving.
NOTE: The leader scaler units (Arrow Size Scaler, Minimum Length
for Arrow Scaler, Minimum Leader Length Scaler and Leader
Offset Scaler) are multiplied by the current horizontal scale value
which is set under Drawings Setup.
Select Label to Move (O for
Options,R for Restore): R
Select Label to Restore:
pick a text that had been moved with the "Move with Leader" command
previously.
The selected label will be restored to its previous state.
Pulldown Menu Location: Edit > Text
Keyboard Command: movetext
Prerequisite: Text entity to move.