spot target edit

[Anonymous]

When I enter a spot elevation everytime I shoul untick the leader in the properties section. How could I manage this that I don’t have to untick it everytime and it automatically comes without an arrow. I have tried family edit as well but couldn’t find a solution there.

[chrisplyler · Accepted solution]

The best you can do is...

1. Activate the Spot Elevation tool.

2. In the Properties pallet, click Edit Type.

3. In the Type Properties dialog box, click Duplicate.

4. In the Type Properties dialog box, click Rename.

5. Add the text NO ARROW into the name.

6. In the Type Properties dialog box, set the Leader Arrowhead parameter to the value None.

7. Click Okay to exit the Type Properties dialog box.

Now when you place a Spot Elevation marker, it takes three clicks. Once to place the actual elevation source point, a second time to place a kink in the leader, and a third time to place the marker itself. A leader line will not be created if you click all three times in the same place...in other words, you want the marker to be at the source point. It only gets created if you put the marker someplace other than the source point.

The arrow will show regardless, which is what the above seven steps changes.

So now you can activate the tool, choose your new "no arrow" type in the properties pallet, and click three times at your point to place a leaderless marker.

[chrisplyler]

Or you could go ahead and place all your markers with leaders, then come back after you are finished and select them all and turn off their leaders all in one shot. Better than doing it individually for each one.

But really, if they don't have a leader, then the marker itself should be right on the source point. It doesn't make any sense to call out an elevation value at a certain point with a marker that is in a different place without a leader.