Sets attributes for the leader arrowhead, size and weight of the leader terminator, line format, and extension line.
The Leader style is typically referenced by other styles as a substyle. Styles that use the Leader style for formatting include the Feature Control Frame style, Datum Target style, Balloon style, Surface Texture style, Weld Symbol style, and ID style.
Access
Ribbon: Manage tab 
Styles and Standards panel Styles Editor 
. In the Style and Standard Editor dialog box, click Leader. If available, click one of the listed styles to view or edit.
For the current document, you can click:
- Back to return to the previously edited style. You are prompted to save the previous edits.
- New to create new styles. Select the Add to Standard check box to add to the available styles list in the active standard style.
- Save to save changes to an existing style in the current document.
- Reset to return style values to the saved values.
- Filter to show Local Styles, Styles in the Active Standard, or All Styles in the browser.
- Import to use the Import Style Definition dialog box to import a style exported from another document.
On the Manage tab, Styles and Standards panel, you can also use these commands:
- Click Update to refresh the style list in the browser pane to include new or changed styles in the library.
- Click Save to save changed styles to the style library, which replaces the style library version with the new values.
- Click Purge to delete unused styles from the document.
Set Leader Style attributes in the Leader Style window.
Terminator
Sets the default arrowhead type and size for the selected leader style.
- Arrowhead
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Sets the default arrowhead type. Click the arrow to select an arrowhead from the list.
- Size (X)
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Sets the size of the default arrowhead. Enter a value for width if the terminator is an arrowhead or for diameter if the terminator is a circle.
- Height (Y)
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Sets the height of the arrowhead relative to the associated line. Enter a value in the box. Not available if the arrowhead selection is not Open, Blank, Closed, or Filled.
Line Format
Specifies the attributes of the line portion of the leader style. By Layer sets the line type or line weight of the leader portion of the object to define by the layer on which the object resides.
- Line Type
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Lists all line types defined in the active standard.
- Line Weight
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Lists all line weights defined in the active standard.
- Color
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Specifies the color of the leader line.
Extension Line
Specifies the offset and overshoot of an extension line created when an arrowhead or other terminator is dragged off of a selected edge.
- Extension Line Offset
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Sets the space from the end of the selected edge to the beginning of the leader extension line.
- Extension Line Overshoot
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Defines the length of the leader extension line past the end of the terminator.
All-Around Symbol
Specifies the size of the all-around symbol for Feature Control Frames, Surface symbols, and Weld symbols (circular only).
- Scale to Text Height
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Select the check box to define the all-around symbol size by the height of text from the text style of the style. Clear the check box to size the symbol independent of the text height.
- Diameter
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Not available if Scale to Text Height is selected. If unselected, enter a specific symbol size in linear units, independent of text height. Enter units or leave blank to use default units.
Attached Text Position
Specifies the position of the text attached to the leaders on the drawings.
- First Above Leader
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Select to place the first line of text above the leader. All additional lines are placed below the leader. When you attach only one line of text to the drawing, it is always displayed above the leader.
- All Above Leader
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Select to place all lines of text above the leader.
Comments
Enter information about the definition of a particular style, such as date created, created by, or derived from a particular standard.