QLEADER, LEADER, MLEADER and Callout

What it does

Where to find it

• Ribbon: Draw › Annotation › Leader (submenu: Leader, Multileader, Callout, Ordinate) and Annotate › Leaders

QLEADER steps

1. Type LE and press Enter.
2. Click the arrow tip, then click each following bend point (Leader: click more points, Enter to finish.).
3. Press Enter. The Leader window opens. Type the text and click OK.

MLEADER steps

1. Type MLEADER CHAMFER 1x45 and press Enter (without text, a window asks for the Note).
2. MLEADER: click the arrow tip Click the arrow tip.
3. MLEADER: click the elbow Click the elbow point.
4. MLEADER: click where the note sits Click the text location.

Note: A Multileader is exploded into lines and text when you export to DXF. You can also explode it yourself with EXPLODE.

Try it: Weld and machining notes on an angle bracket

The side view of a welded steel angle bracket with a gusset. Three multileaders tell the workshop where to weld, which edge to chamfer and which holes to drill.

1. Angle: PL 0,0 80,0 80,8 8,8 8,60 0,60 0,0, then Enter.
2. Gusset edge: L 8,40 → 40,8. Hole centre line: L 60,0 → 60,8.
3. Type MLEADER WELD 5 BOTH SIDES. Click the arrow tip on the gusset at 24,24, the elbow at 45,45 and the note at 48,45.
4. Type MLEADER CHAMFER 1x45. Arrow tip on the top corner 0,60, elbow -20,75, note -55,75.
5. Type MLEADER M8 THRU 2 PLACES. Arrow tip on the hole line at 60,8, elbow 85,30, note 88,30.

Challenge: Add a fourth note with LE (QLEADER) using three bend points, and type the note in the Leader window instead.

See also

• TEXT
• TOLERANCE