Is there an option that allows the arrowheads on leaders to be filled in a profile annotation group?
I have annotations created for the vertical high/low points as seen below. We use filled arrowheads for all other dimensioning and want these to match. I'm not seeing anywhere to change these to filled. Is there something I'm missing or is this not an available option?
Many thanks in advance,
Matt
Matthew:
Could it be as simple as turning on "fill" in the view attributes for the drawing?
Best Regards,
Mark
Thanks for taking the time to reply Mark. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. The "fill" option is checked in the view attributes. We have other callouts that we've added to our profiles that have filled arrowheads. The ones that are filled are controlled by the dimension style used to create the notes. The HP/LP callouts are generated by the linear annotation group assigned to the alignment's feature definition (and Annotation Definition). The settings for the Annotation Definition can be seen in the original post.
I have discovered that I can select the arrowhead and drill down through the properties dialog to the actual shape and change the fill type (or use the Modify > "Change Fill Type" command) but this requires each arrowhead to be individually changed. While this is a workable option for filling the arrowheads it introduces opportunities for inconsistencies.
I noticed you're looking at the preview section of the Annotation Group Dialog. Is that how they look when processed and added to your drawings? Either way, you can also check by opening the Element Template being using by that Annotation Group. Inside that Element Template may be a Dimension section for Active Cell. I don't recall if the main general settings override the level or not for terminator leaders, but worth comparing the cell itself.
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Answer Verified By: Matthew Whitley
I found the answer. The settings to set the fill are in the Element Template assigned to the leader. All that was needed was to "right click" and "add" a "fill type" to the "closed linear settings". Once this has been done within the DGNLIB I just needed to update the element templates in the alignment files.
Thanks again for replying Mark. I wouldn't have found the answer if I hadn't been thinking through my reply to you.
Thanks Shawn. You are correct that modifying the Element Template is the solution. In my case the arrowhead is a shape. I added a "Closed Linear" "Fill Type" setting and got the arrowheads to show up filled.
I appreciate you taking the time to respond. It seems the more I learn about OpenRoads/OpenRail the more I realize I don't know.