Flow Arrow

Need help i do not know the first thing about writing a lisp routine.

I was hoping that someone might already have a flow arrow routine

or be able to instruct me how to write one.

i am looking for a leader with an arrow and the prompt for a test string and the text would be placed above the leader not behind it.

i really appreciate if anyone can help with this.

Couldn't you achieve this using a block with an attribute? A picture would be helpful.

Dynamic block (option to flip arrow 180°) with attribute above it. That would be the easiest route to take.

Hello,

I do not know if this is what you are looking for?

And then the text above the leader...

Regards,

Marco.

Here's a dynamic block I made a long while ago, not perfect but works in most cases. I put it on a toolpalette to be inserted at the dimscale with a rotation prompt. Maybe you can gather something from it.

FA-DB.dwg

What's wrong with Qleader and the Underline setting?

Normally in Site/Civil drawings when annotating a flow line, say a gutter line, the arrow and text are at the same angle. I don't think Qleader can do that without changing the UCS.

You do have to change the text rotation to match the leader and the underline will follow.

I JUST USE PLINE MY SELF O FIRST POINT THAN 10 WIDTH SECOND.

POINT PERHAPS A SCRIPT WOULD WORK?

I DONT KNOW WHO RICK NOVARA IS BUT THIS CODE IS FROM ANOTHER SITE HE SEAMS TO HAVE ALL VARIABLES SET LOCAL BUT DONT REALLY KNOW IF PROGRAMM IS WORTH UPDATING.

 
;Tip1583:  AHEAD.LSP     Add Arrowhead          (c)2000, Rick Novara
(defun C:AH (/ SC LNENT LNAME PCKPT EPT EPT1 EPT2 ANG1 DD PT2 PW)
 ;draws an arrowhead on the end of a line
 (setq XOSMODE (getvar "osmode"))
 (setvar "osmode" 512)
 ;;snap nearest
 (setq SC (getvar "dimscale"))
 (setq LNENT (entsel "Pick near end of line") ;select end of line
LNAME (car LNENT) ;extract entity name
PCKPT (cadr LNENT) ;extract selection point
EPT   (osnap PCKPT "endp") ;set endpt of selected line
EPT1  (cdr (assoc 10 (entget LNAME))) ;extract start pt of line
EPT2  (cdr (assoc 11 (entget LNAME)))
 ;extract other endpt of line
 ) ;_ end of setq
 (if (equal EPT EPT1) ;test desired endpt is same as start pnt
   (setq ANG1 (angle EPT1 EPT2)) ;if it is set variable for line angle
   (setq ANG1 (angle EPT2 EPT1))
 ;if not - line angle in other direction
 ) ;_ end of if
 (setq PT2 (polar EPT ANG1 (* SC 0.20)))
 ;set arrowhead length, based on current dimscale
 (setq PW (* SC 0.08)) ;set arrowhead width
 (setvar "osmode" 0)
 (command "PLINE" EPT "W" "0" PW PT2 "") ;draw arrowhead
 (setvar "OSMODE" XOSMODE)
) ;_ end of defun
(princ "\nAHEAD.LSP loaded, Type  AH to run...  ")

I can't remember and don't have version with me now, but doesn't LDD have a flow arrow block with annotation?

Perhaps something here: http://autocad.wikia.com/wiki/Grading_and_Drainage_Designer_%28AutoLISP_application%29

will be of assistance to you.

I can't remember and don't have version with me now, but doesn't LDD have a flow arrow block with annotation?

Perhaps something here: http://autocad.wikia.com/wiki/Grading_and_Drainage_Designer_%28AutoLISP_application%29

will be of assistance to you.

Learn the core functions!?!? You must be dreaming. :wink:

Learn the core functions!?!? You must be dreaming. :wink:

Perhaps I am dreaming!

It may be an add on that the company I used to work for had in their set-up of add-ons. After all, I did say that I don't have the program to look at!!

Perhaps I am dreaming!

It may be an add on that the company I used to work for had in their set-up of add-ons. After all, I did say that I don't have the program to look at!!

I want to say something like that existed, but I had to purge all LDD knowledge just so I could function in C3D.