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bleeargh
16th Nov 2005, 10:06 pm
I am using a user defined leader arrow. The problem is the splined leader line shows up as the wrong color. If I use a straight leader line it shows up as the correct color. I put all my dimensions on a "dim" layer which is red. I have the dimension style set up so that the extension and dimension lines are bylayer so they show as red. I have tried to change the colors in the dimension style to red rather than bylayer. This had no affect.
The user defined leader arrow drawing itself consists of three arcs intersecting to create a nice arrow. I filled this arrow with a hatch (ansi31 rotated 135) All the entities in the leader arrow block are on zero layer and colors are bylayer EXCEPT the hatch which I forced to be a color (252) that my plotter understands as shaded. I'm happy with the arrow, but I can't seem to get the splined leader line to be the right color. The splined leader line wants to be the color of the hatch in the block. If I explode the leader, the spline becomes the correct color. What is going on here? I'm using AutoCAD 2005.

scourdx
17th Nov 2005, 05:28 am
Try command DIM and then type in UP for update the dimension. You can always create another new leader and use matchprop to match the old leader with new one.

bleeargh
17th Nov 2005, 06:28 pm
Thanks for the reply, however I had tried that already. Although I did it through the update button on the dimension toolbar. Didn't seem to have any affect. I'm stumped.

bleeargh
17th Nov 2005, 06:31 pm
I listed one of the leaders. Here is the criteria. I don't know if this is relevant or not.

LEADER Layer: "Dim"
Space: Model space
Handle = B6AA
associative: no
Normal: X= 0'-0" Y= 0'-0" Z= 0'-1"
Horizontal direction: X= 0'-1" Y= 0'-0" Z= 0'-0"
Vertex: X=-103'-6 15/16" Y=26'-6 3/8" Z= 0'-0"
Vertex: X=-98'-6 7/16" Y=32'-1 5/16" Z= 0'-0"
Vertex: X=-94'-4 3/16" Y=27'-11 11/16" Z= 0'-0"
Hook Line: Off
Arrow: On
Path type: Spline
dimension style: "DIM96"
dimension style overrides:
DIMGAP 0"
DIMTAD 0

scourdx
17th Nov 2005, 06:52 pm
I like to see the sample if you can host it online. =) I would assumed it could be glitch in AutoCAD 2005.

bleeargh
17th Nov 2005, 06:59 pm
Never mind folks. I figured it out. If you know how to make these arrows it seems you have one autocad unit to work within. My arrow was slightily over this unit amount by about .002" The beginning of the spline/leaderline was starting inside my arrow by about .002." I had a hatch with a different color defined inside my block. It seems that the spline/leaderline was picking up on the hatch color inside the arrow. I changed the block so that the beginning point of the spline/leader line was directly on the exterior arc of the user arrow. I also put a node or "dot" right on the point where the spline/leader line would begin. Upon doing this the spline option worked correctly in Autocad. Hope this helps if anyone decides to make their own user arrow.[/u]