Drawing a line with one or two arrow ends

Please help me, I am now using AutoCAD 2007 and I am a new AutoCAD user. How can I draw a vector or a line with one or two arrow ends in AutoCAD ? It is really simple to do that in MS Word ! Thanks!

You could have arrow heads as a block and insert them....or you could draw a LEADER.

Thank you Alan Cullen, now I can use the LEADER command. Still I have another question, I will post a new thread!

You could draw a line of the correct length you want, then make a short dimension line, explode that small dimension, move the arrows of the exploded dimension line to where you want, and then delete the left-overs of that exploded dimension line...

A dbl arrowed Dynamic Block with a Stretch and Rotation feature would be easy to create and use. You can then assign it to a tool palette from which you can drag it into your current drawing.

Easy...

Rockford, that sounds perfect... how might one create such a tool?

Irding: The post you are inquiring about is over two years old.

I notice you are using AutoCAD 2000. If that is correct then you will not be able to use Dynamic Blocks since they were not a feature that release.

tichech, welcome to the forums, where are you posting from?

Use the "leader" command; properties set what you want!

Not you too Tankman. titech posted in 2007. With just 3 posts I'm pretty sure he's been busy doing something else.

Here's something quick and simple:

(defun c:DblArw (/ #Pnt1 #Pnt2)
 (and (setq #Pnt1 (getpoint "\nSpecify leader start point: "))
      (setq #Pnt2 (getpoint #Pnt1 "\nSpecify next point: "))
      (not (command "_.leader" "_non" #Pnt1 "_non" #Pnt2 "" "" "_none"))
      (command "_.leader" "_non" #Pnt2 "_non" #Pnt1 "" "" "_none")
 ) ;_ and
 (princ)
) ;_ defun

Here's something quick and simple:

(defun c:DblArw (/ #Pnt1 #Pnt2)
 (and (setq #Pnt1 (getpoint "\nSpecify leader start point: "))
      (setq #Pnt2 (getpoint #Pnt1 "\nSpecify next point: "))
      (not (command "_.leader" "_non" #Pnt1 "_non" #Pnt2 "" "" "_none"))
      (command "_.leader" "_non" #Pnt2 "_non" #Pnt1 "" "" "_none")
 ) ;_ and
 (princ)
) ;_ defun

How do you use that?

It's a lisp routine. Load it with the APPLOAD command. Run it by typing DBLARW at the command line and follow the prompts.

First though you'll have to copy and paste it into Notepad and save it with the .lsp file extension. Name it anything you like. You do know how to do all this right?

Going to give it a try, don't think I will break anything

If you do, my name is Dadgad.

Good luck. Seriously.

Worked perfectly, thanks a lot.

Is it possible to create a button, that activate the DWLARW command?

I don't see why not.