topic Re: Linear dims with leader in AutoCAD LT Forum

Linear dims with leader

lee.pellegrin — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:42:51 GMT

I would like to know if there is a wat to trigger a dim leader to go to the left or right? All of my dims are going to the right when I home the text.

Re: Linear dims with leader

h_s_walker — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:24:22 GMT

Edit the multileader style. See the image below

Re: Linear dims with leader

lee.pellegrin — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:43:53 GMT

Is the dim style and mleader style connected somehow?

Re: Linear dims with leader

pendean — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:59:55 GMT

@lee.pellegrin wrote:
Is the dim style and mleader style connected somehow?

No, not at all. the less capable LEADER and QLEADER commands have more in common with your active DIMSTYLE setting, but there is no "automatic" dimtext with leader placement left or right, or up or down, in any of those commands.

Re: Linear dims with leader

lee.pellegrin — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:44:57 GMT

I'd like to know if I could change anything on the properties panel in order to change the direction?

Re: Linear dims with leader

h_s_walker — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:26:23 GMT

Try below

Re: Linear dims with leader

lee.pellegrin — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:42:28 GMT

These are my options.

Re: Linear dims with leader

pendean — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:43:58 GMT

@lee.pellegrin wrote:
These are my options.

@h_s_walker has an MLEADER selected and showing you want you can do only with that object type, you have a dimension selected so the choices are much less and not the same.

@lee.pellegrin wrote:
I'd like to know if I could change anything on the properties panel in order to change the direction?

Sadly, not with any dimension text.