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Label for pointing to both sides of an "Assembly"?

RileyDA
Contributor

I was wondering if anyone knows of a label tool or object that can create an arrow on both sides of an assembly like in the below photo?

label pic.jpg

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LeeJaeYoung
Virtuoso

In my short opinion, I don't think so.
I haven't seen gdl support for leaders yet.
So, how about solving the line below with a line.....

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DGSketcher
Legend

@RileyDA Have you considered a dimension with multiline text? Dimensions can be used for more than dimensions. Obviously this wouldn’t work if you are pulling label data from the entity.

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Barry Kelly
Moderator

You can't have custom arrow heads on a leader (it is all hard coded in the software).

You can however, get all of the co-ordinates and angles of the leader line in a label object (not the autotext object as that is not a scripted object), so I guess you could script the second arrow head in - but you will need to know what you are doing in GDL, and as I said, you will not be able to use the autotext label.

It will have to be a specifically scripted label that allows you to add your own text.

I haven't seen this done though so I am not 100% sure it could be done.

 

Or maybe just create an object with stretchy hotspots for the leader line (again you need to know a bit of GDL) and use that with your text - of course they won't be linked together unless you group them.

 

Barry.

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DGSketcher
Legend

This is probably as close as you can get with a dimension. Note the arrows will be placed inside or outside depending on whether they fit.

 

Screenshot 2022-07-29 at 09.31.32.png

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How did you do this?
Did you write a new label gdl?

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It is a basic linear dimension. If you drag the text of the dimension away from its default position it will create a leader. You can adjust the position of the leader and use multiline text to place it as shown.

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