Unable to control leader in annotation family

[Anonymous]

I have messed with my annotation family several times and cannot recall how to adjust the leader to always appear in the same location despite how long/wide the text is. I want the leader to always come off the first line of text, never the middle or end. Anyone know what I am forgetting to do?

[ToanDN]

You cannot.  Imagine you have a box that cover the extent of your annotation family.  A leader always starts at one of the four midpoints of the box.

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to apply the same "tool" as standard font in Revit where you can select upper, middle or bottom option? I'm not sure why I wouldn't be able to control it.

[ToanDN]

No it is not possible.  Revit treats Annotation families as symbols, not text notes.  It does not matter if you have text or labels in families.

[andrea.kikuchi]

Hi @Anonymous, 

In Revit 2017 there is an option to choose the position of the leader in relation to the lines of text:

 

[Anonymous]

Right. But I have created a specific family that has a "type" for each annotation so that when I change one label it will change throughout my entire project. The leader has a parameter but I cannot figure out how to adjust it. The family is attached above. I am not speaking on standard text in Revit.

[Alfredo_Medina]