topic Re: QLEADER issues in AutoCAD Forum

QLEADER issues

NormNZ — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 04:25:58 GMT

Hi, I am currently still using Autocad 2013 and use Qleader for all my annotation, as I like to manually add text after placing the leader. Under qleader settings I have it set to 3 points with two straight lines. First segment is locked to increments of 15 degrees and second segment horizontal. All has been well for many years, however...

Recently I have found that whenever I initiate the qleader command, the command runs as it has always done except the rubberband preview is now missing while picking the points for the leader. After I have picked the 3rd (last) point the leader is then drawn correctly. Where has the preview gone. This preview is needed to help position the leader.

The issue seams to be triggered by setting the angle of the first and second line segments. If either/both of these are set to 'any angle' including horizontal, the preview disappears while that part of the segment is being drawn/picked.

Oddly, if I chose more than 3 points in the Qleader settings, picking the points for the first two segments still results in no preview, but the preview then appears while picking the remaining points.

I have searched for answers but can only find a few other people asking about this and none of them got a solution.

Probably unrelated, but my Logitech G613 keyboard seems to be screwing up my function keys around the same sort of time period

Re: QLEADER issues

imadHabash — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:36:22 GMT

Hi,

if you draw a qleader in a new and empty CAD dwg , any changes ?

Re: QLEADER issues

vinodkl — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 06:23:10 GMT

Hi @NormNZ

Type in the command "DRAGMODE" and set it to "AUTO". Now try drawing the QLEADER. Does it solve your problem? 🙂

Re: QLEADER issues

NormNZ — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:54:58 GMT

Hi Vinodkl, Yes dragmode is set to Auto. I am having this problem regardless of whether the drawing is a started new or an old drawing from the past (where qleader use to work correctly). As mentioned, its only the picking of the first 2 line segments of the leader where the preview disappears. If I set the leader to have 3 or more segments, the preview returns once I pick points for the 3rd segment

Re: QLEADER issues

NormNZ — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:57:22 GMT

Hi Imad, No, it doesn't make any difference if I am in an existing drawing, old drawing that use to be ok or a newly created drawing.

Re: QLEADER issues

imadHabash — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 04:55:49 GMT

Would you please make a screencast for your issue to see exactly what happen with you ? >> Screencast <<

Re: QLEADER issues

NormNZ — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 22:36:44 GMT

Hopefully the screencast is attached???

Re: QLEADER issues

pendean — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:05:52 GMT

Nothing attached.

Re: QLEADER issues

NormNZ — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 21:28:42 GMT

Trying again.

I have also noticed that the after picking the initial start point of the qleader the preview is working as expected as you move the pointer/crosshair away from that first point, but only while the distance is short enough that it isn't trying to display the arrow head. Once the distance increases and acad tries to preview the arrow head the preview disappears completely until either the third (last) point is selected or the 4th,5th etc

Re: QLEADER issues

NormNZ — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 21:42:54 GMT

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/05e448ac-83f6-4d12-8787-b26cd752a7f8

Re: QLEADER issues

pendean — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:37:21 GMT

R2013 is not supported in Win10, so this may be a problem you will have to live with forever.
Post a screenshot of the pop-ups from ABOUT and GRAPHICSCONFIG command please, it appears your video card and your old R2013 are not playing well together.

Re: QLEADER issues

vinodkl — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:29:53 GMT

Hi @NormNZ

It looks like the problem is with graphics. Type in the command "3DCONFIG" and turn it "ON" and see if that makes any difference 🙂