topic Re: Multileaders Disappearing in AutoCAD Forum

Multileaders Disappearing

brianjg78 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:21:47 GMT

Whenever I switch to model space in the attached drawing the existing multileaders disappear.

Re: Multileaders Disappearing

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:33:14 GMT

Hi,

>> Whenever I switch to model space in the attached drawing

>> the existing multileaders disappear.

The multileader objects are created in paperspace, not in modelspace (not within the viewport), so therefor you can't see the multileaders in the modelspace.

- alfred -

Re: Multileaders Disappearing

brianjg78 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:35:00 GMT

Unless I explode them.

Re: Multileaders Disappearing

brianjg78 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:38:08 GMT

Whenever I switch BACK to paper space they disappear. Unless I explode them.

Re: Multileaders Disappearing

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:40:41 GMT

Hi,

>> Unless I explode them.

Are you referring to these objects?

If not then you should send us all dwg-files (used as XREF in your first file) so we see all what you see and so all maybe other multileader objects.

- alfred -

Re: Multileaders Disappearing

brianjg78 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:45:08 GMT

Yep, green text with leaders disappear.

Re: Multileaders Disappearing

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:51:13 GMT

Hi,

>> Yep, green text with leaders disappear

Please make sure paper space is active in that layout, then draw a selection window over the whole paper area ... do you get the mleader objects selected?

This is what I get, these objects are part of paperspace and not modelspace, exploding them will result in exploded sub-entities in paperspace, not in modelspace.

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Re: Multileaders Disappearing

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 22:04:26 GMT

Hi,

you can also verify the number of objects in the modelspace: double click within the viewport limits (or use command _MSPACE) and then press <CTRL><A> to get all selected, this is what I get with your drawing:

8 XREF's

11 Text objects

(0 MLeader objects)

- alfred -

Re: Multileaders Disappearing

brianjg78 — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 22:06:29 GMT

The attache video demonstrates the problem I am having.

Re: Multileaders Disappearing

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 22:07:05 GMT

If you want to have these MLeader objects in the modelspace you can use command _CHSPACE (>>>details<<<), but take care about the annotative scales assigned to these objects.

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Re: Multileaders Disappearing

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 22:10:48 GMT

Hi,

>> The attache video demonstrates the problem I am having.

Thank you for showing the video, it makes it clear that change to modelspace and then back to paperspace is needed 😉

Can you please start command _ABOUT and show is a screenshot of that dialog. I can't reproduce what you are showing when using AutoCAD 2019 Update 1.2.

- alfred -

Re: Multileaders Disappearing

brianjg78 — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:14:37 GMT

Sure thing. Attached.

Re: Multileaders Disappearing

Alfred.NESWADBA — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:46:51 GMT

Hi,

please update all modules, the screenshot/the listed versions should be:

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Re: Multileaders Disappearing

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:47:24 GMT

You can fix this easily. First, move the leaders to Model space. Then using properties match the annotative scale to the viewport scale. See attachments. Your viewport is 1:30 change your leaders to that by adding that scale. You will have to stretch the leaders to fit with the scale. Once you have the annotative scale that matches the viewport, everything should show up. You can select all the leaders when you make these changes in properties.leaders in model spaceAdd scaleadd 1:30 scaledelete 1:1 scaleannotative object scale

Re: Multileaders Disappearing

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 22:19:13 GMT

This just happened to me. In model space, I had accidentally clicked off "Show annotation objects - Always". I clicked it back on and my multileaders were visible again in model space.