Editing Leader Notes

Editing leader notes is done by the command "EI: Edit Leader Note":

 

Upon calling the command, the following icons are provided in the automenu:

       <*>        Select All Elements        

       <Esc>        Exit command        

You can select one of the existing leader notes by pointing it with the mouse and clicking , or you can do multiple selections. As in the case of other drawing elements, multiple selections are done by the option . Using together with the depressed key <Shift> adds the element to the list of selected, while with the key <Ctrl> - removes from the list of selected.

Upon multiple selections, you can use the options:

       <P>        Set Leader Note parameters

       <Alt+P>        Copy Properties from Existing Element        

       <Del>        Delete selected Element(s)        

       <Esc>        Cancel selection        

When selecting a single leader note, the selected element parameters are displayed in the properties window. The following icons become available in the automenu:

       <P>        Set Leader Note parameters

       <Alt+P>        Copy Properties from Existing Element        

       <O>        Create Name for Selected Element

       <W>        Link to Product Structure

//        <U>        Fixing to Point/Angle Fixing/Orthogonal fixing

       <Space>        Add Arrow

       <Z>        Change leader line jog

       <Del>        Delete selected Element(s)        

       <Esc>        Cancel selection        

The general principles of the command "EI: Edit Leader Note" are similar to other editing commands. Keep in mind that a leader note has two or more (when there are bends or several arrows) attachment points. The positioning and attachment of each point is edited separately.

Select a leader note using . Now you can modify the position of either point of the leader note. To do this, move the pointer to the desired point and again click . At this moment, the following additional options will appear in the automenu:

       <F>        Attach to arrow (available only when selecting the second attachment point of the leader note)        

       <L>        Set relation with Line        

       <N>        Set relation with Node        

//        <U>        Fixing to Point/Angle Fixing/Orthogonal fixing

       <T>        Link To Node (only when selecting a point snapped to the node with a shift)        

       <K>        Break (kill) relations (only when selecting a point snapped to the node, line)        

       <Z>        Change leader line jog orientation        

Upon selecting a point, you start rubberbanding the leader note by the selected point.

Now, you can fix the new position of the leader note attachment point. You can also break the attachment link using the option <K>, or attach the leader note to a node or construction entity. Editing leader note parameters in the case when a single element is selected is similar to defining leader note parameters. The option allows modifying the parameters of several selected leader notes. The option <P> brings up the dialog box "Change parameters". In this dialog box, check the parameters that you want to edit. By default, all the parameters of the selected elements are subject to editing. If a parameter is not supposed to be changed, clear the respective check box. Upon selecting the parameters for editing and pressing [OK], you get the access to the standard leader note parameters dialog box. The parameters that were check marked are available for editing.

Option takes parameters from another leader note.

         

The option  allows linking the leader note to a record (entry) in product structure window. Calling this option brings up the window "Product Structure".

To add the new jogs open "Multiple Jogs" tab of the properties dialog, select the desired item from the "Product Structure" and press <Ins> or button . After that, new position number will appear in "Multiple Jogs" and on the drawing.

Option <Del> allows deleting a leader note jog, when there are several, while options <Alt+Up>, <Alt+Down> - changing the order of the leader note jogs.

More details about connection with the product structure can be found in chapter "Bill of Materials".