TechDraw LeaderLine

Description
The LeaderLine tool adds a line to a View. Other annotation objects (such as Rich Text Annotations) can be connected to the leaderline to form complex annotations.



Usage

 * 1) Press the  button
 * 2) A Task dialog will open. The dialog allows drawing of the leader line and assigning end symbols to the line.
 * 3) The Pick points button starts a line drawing function.  Line drawing always starts at the point the line is to be attached to the View.
 * 4) Click to add a point, move the mouse to draw a line segment.
 * 5) To exit the line editor, press the  button.
 * 6) To exit the line editor without saving, press the  button.
 * 7) After the line is created, it can be edited by double clicking the Leaderline in the Tree.

Properties

 * : The point at which the leader line is connected to the View.
 * : The View to which the leader is attached.
 * : The line end symbol (arrowhead) at the View end.
 * : The line end symbol at the other end.
 * : Nodes on the leader line.
 * : Leader scales with Leader Parent.
 * : Pen colour for the leader line.
 * : 0 - No Line, 1 - Continuous, ...
 * : Weight of leader line.

Scripting
TechDraw API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

The LeaderLine tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following functions: