Get rid of Free End\Attached End options for leaders. It's time for a smarter ob
Get rid of Free End\Attached End options for leaders. It's time for a smarter object instead. A better object that combines both functionalities and is less time consuming.
I like the idea of combining both functionalities. Any ideas for what this would look like?
Anonymous
09-15-201709:05 PM
09-15-201709:05 PM
And while we at it, it would be nice if leaders could have more than one break. Two break points would be probably enough. Also, curved leaders need to be more flexible as the current implementation is not very good because the leaders end up being far too big and there is almost no way to control the arc.
Perhaps what would work really well is the ability to specify more than one break point and the ability to choose if breaks are sharp or smooth, with corner radius as a type parameter.
Anonymous
12-11-201705:38 AM
12-11-201705:38 AM
We have a number of annotation families that we have to define carefully to assure that any attached leader is at the point we would like. Revit insists on attaching that leader at the center of geometry for each of the 4 sides. Plumbing and electrical components have the ability to define attachment points for hot water, cold water, wiring......it would be nice if ANY revit family could allow defined "controls" for attachment of leaders. As a start, it would probably make more sense for the automatic attachment point to be related to the reference planes that define the origin of the family instead of the center of geometry. At least then it would have predictable and controllable results.
Anonymous
12-11-201712:13 PM
12-11-201712:13 PM
This is not an entirely trivial problem to solve, at least not from UI perspective, because once you make it fully configurable people will complain that it takes too much work to attach the leaders where they want.
However, this is similar to attaching paths to nodes in any UI that deals with graph layout and connecting paths to nodes. Dynamo is a good example.
In almost all cases that I can think of, there are predefined and clearly visible attachment points. Typically these points have "gravity" associated with them and so as you move the note end of the leader it snaps to the nearest attachment point. You typically don't need all that many of these points, covering the eight compass directions would probably be enough for most people.
My thoughts: The tag starts off as a free end (so you place the arrow point where you want it in this particular view), and then after the tag is placed, that free end is attached to that spot wherever it may be on the object. So if the object moves, the arrowhead moves with it. The tag itself actually stays put, but the arrowhead moves with the object. So, basically, it's a combination of free end and attached.