Designating a new default QLeader setting

Any suggestions as to how to change the default QLeader setting to match my personal preference, which is shown in my attachment? This really annoys me, whenever I have to do it manually.

Is that dialog box without an "Attachment" tab from AutoCAD2012? If so, how'd you get to it?

Is that dialog box without an "Attachment" tab from AutoCAD2012? If so, how'd you get to it?

If you designate Annotation none, then the Attachment tab disappears.

At the top of my game I do it with E.S.P.

Have you given thought of using Multileaders instead? Much more functionality and much more powerful. Plus, Multileaders work off Styles, just like dimension, text, etc., so you can save and manipulate Leaders much more effectively.

QLeader settings appear to be saved in the drawing, so if you save it in your template.....

Good point stykface, I have messed around with multileaders a bit recently trying to answer a post for an OP, but typically I don't have much use for them. I did have the multileader toolbar open in my workspace for a few days though, and noticed that there were some pretty interesting options available there. I think I even saved a multileader style which I set up. I'll reconsider them, thanks for the input. Having been through all of the system variables I see that it would likely take .lsp to do it otherwise.

Thanks nestly, yeah you are correct, it uses whatever the last setting you used was. Which is fine in my templates, but when I receive drawings from other sources, I usually have to go in and reset that setting. I don't realize it until I start to draw a butt-ugly angular nonspline leader, and it annoys me and breaks my rhythm.

Here's some basic styles for you to mess with. Once you place a style, select it once and right-click, then use the Add Leader option and notice how easily you can array additional leaders. After that, grab the grip on the Leader Landing and move the text to another location. Very dynamic.

Then, the real benefit, is blocks. Man, love 'em. Adding blocks to the mix are just phenomenal compared to old school ways.

Enjoy.

Multileader Styles.dwg

Thanks StykFace, I'll check them out in the morning.

For any style driven objects (dimension, text, qleader, mleader), the easiest way to streamline everything is have them created in the template and/or in a separate drawing that is inserted in each drawing from the startup.

(command "_.insert" "FileName" nil)

This will insert the drawing definitions (bring in all layers, styles) and cancel before any actual objects are inserted in the drawing.

For this drawing that is to be inserted, just open a blank file, create all styles and the easiest thing is to draw one of each object, just for viewing/editing purposes.

Thanks alanjt, certainly beats doing it manually which is how I usually do it, the escape is especially nice, so that all you get are the styles.

Thanks alanjt, certainly beats doing it manually which is how I usually do it, the escape is especially nice, so that all you get are the styles.

Works on layers too (if I didn't mention that). I like it since it gives my users the ability to purge a drawing and still have easy access to our styles.

Works on layers too (if I didn't mention that). I like it since it gives my users the ability to purge a drawing and still have easy access to our styles.

My default templates have everything under the sun on them, I typically just need to insert my preferred dimstyle and Qleader settings into models when they are given to me, as I like being able to purge the Standard dimension style, which cannot be deleted after the fact if it is in the 3D Model.

My default templates have everything under the sun on them, I typically just need to insert my preferred dimstyle and Qleader settings into models when they are given to me, as I like being able to purge the Standard dimension style, which cannot be deleted after the fact if it is in the 3D Model.

I also have a little routine that checks users against a list and if they are survey, all survey styles are set as current on startup; respectively, the same is done for Civil guys.

Nice touch, a lean mean drawing machine!

Nice touch, a lean mean drawing machine!

Helps to keep everyone using the correct styles. C3D labels also help a lot.

Here's some basic styles for you to mess with. Once you place a style, select it once and right-click, then use the Add Leader option and notice how easily you can array additional leaders. After that, grab the grip on the Leader Landing and move the text to another location. Very dynamic.

 

Then, the real benefit, is blocks. Man, love 'em. Adding blocks to the mix are just phenomenal compared to old school ways.

 

Enjoy.

I agree, mleaders are the way to go. I make all my styles Annotative, see attached for some custom ones I use. (POC is used around here for Point of Connection between new and existing.)

MLEADERS- RK.dwg

mleaders work fine unless you save to 2004 or earlier.