MLeaderStyle

The MLEADERSTYLE entity (DXF Reference) stores all attributes required to create new MultiLeader entities. The meaning of these attributes are not really documented in the DXF Reference. The default style “Standard” always exist.

See also

Create a new MLeaderStyle:

import ezdxf

doc = ezdxf.new()
new_style = doc.mleader_styles.new("NewStyle")

Duplicate an existing style:

duplicated_style = doc.mleader_styles.duplicate_entry("Standard", "DuplicatedStyle")

Subclass of	`ezdxf.entities.DXFObject`
DXF type	`'MLEADERSTYLE'`
Factory function	`ezdxf.document.Drawing.mleader_styles.new()`

class ezdxf.entities.MLeaderStyle

dxf.align_space: unknown meaning

dxf.arrow_head_handle: handle of default arrow head, see also ezdxf.render.arrows module, by default no handle is set, which mean default arrow “closed filled”

dxf.arrow_head_size: default arrow head size in drawing units, default is 4.0

dxf.block_color: default block color as ;term:raw color value, default is BY_BLOCK_RAW_VALUE

dxf.block_connection_type

0	center extents
1	insertion point

dxf.block_record_handle: handle to block record of the BLOCK content, not set by default

dxf.block_rotation: default BLOCK rotation in radians, default is 0.0

dxf.block_scale_x: default block x-axis scale factor, default is 1.0

dxf.block_scale_y: default block y-axis scale factor, default is 1.0

dxf.block_scale_z: default block z-axis scale factor, default is 1.0

dxf.break_gap_size: default break gap size, default is 3.75

dxf.char_height: default MTEXT char height, default is 4.0

dxf.content_type

0	none
1	BLOCK
2	MTEXT
3	TOLERANCE

default is MTEXT (2)

dxf.default_text_content: default MTEXT content as string, default is “”

dxf.dogleg_length: default dogleg length, default is 8.0

dxf.draw_leader_order_type: unknown meaning

dxf.draw_mleader_order_type: unknown meaning

dxf.first_segment_angle_constraint: angle of fist leader segment in radians, default is 0.0

dxf.has_block_rotation

dxf.has_block_scaling

dxf.has_dogleg: default is 1

dxf.has_landing: default is 1

dxf.is_annotative: default is 0

dxf.landing_gap_size: default landing gap size, default is 2.0

dxf.leader_line_color: default leader line color as raw-color value, default is BY_BLOCK_RAW_VALUE

dxf.leader_linetype_handle: handle of default leader linetype

dxf.leader_lineweight: default leader lineweight, default is LINEWEIGHT_BYBLOCK

dxf.leader_type

0	invisible
1	straight line leader
2	spline leader

default is 1

dxf.max_leader_segments_points: max count of leader segments, default is 2

dxf.name: MLEADERSTYLE name

dxf.overwrite_property_value: unknown meaning

dxf.scale: overall scaling factor, default is 1.0

dxf.second_segment_angle_constraint: angle of fist leader segment in radians, default is 0.0

dxf.text_align_always_left: use always left side to attach leaders, default is 0

dxf.text_alignment_type: unknown meaning - its not the MTEXT attachment point!

dxf.text_angle_type

0	text angle is equal to last leader line segment angle
1	text is horizontal
2	text angle is equal to last leader line segment angle, but potentially rotated by 180 degrees so the right side is up for readability.

default is 1

dxf.text_attachment_direction

defines whether the leaders attach to the left & right of the content BLOCK/MTEXT or attach to the top & bottom:

0	horizontal - left & right of content
1	vertical - top & bottom of content

default is 0

dxf.text_bottom_attachment_type

9	center
10	overline and center

default is 9

dxf.text_color: default MTEXT color as raw-color value, default is BY_BLOCK_RAW_VALUE

dxf.text_left_attachment_type

0	top of top MTEXT line
1	middle of top MTEXT line
2	middle of whole MTEXT
3	middle of bottom MTEXT line
4	bottom of bottom MTEXT line
5	bottom of bottom MTEXT line & underline bottom MTEXT line
6	bottom of top MTEXT line & underline top MTEXT line
7	bottom of top MTEXT line
8	bottom of top MTEXT line & underline all MTEXT lines

dxf.text_right_attachment_type

0	top of top MTEXT line
1	middle of top MTEXT line
2	middle of whole MTEXT
3	middle of bottom MTEXT line
4	bottom of bottom MTEXT line
5	bottom of bottom MTEXT line & underline bottom MTEXT line
6	bottom of top MTEXT line & underline top MTEXT line
7	bottom of top MTEXT line
8	bottom of top MTEXT line & underline all MTEXT lines

dxf.text_style_handle: handle of the default MTEXT text style, not set by default, which means “Standard”

dxf.text_top_attachment_type

9	center
10	overline and center