In AutoCAD, the arrow (or whatever shape or style one is using) is a block with an insertion point that puts it at the end of a line. For example, with an arrowhead, the insertion point is at the tip rather than at the tail. With a dot style arrowhead, it is at the center of the dot. With all of the notations and dimensions in an architectural drawing it would be awful to have to keep an eye on what an arrow is pointing at if one is just changing a leader's line thickness.
Last edited by iamtheblues; 03 August 2010 at 07:27 PM.
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Hey! we'll be having icons for choosing whether lines are inside, outside or straddling the edge of a shape soon.. ;-)
Seems reasonable to me..
I can see one reason why it's done the way it is, though admittedly I'm looking at it 'artistically' not CAD
the attached is a regular line curve with an arrow added in XDP6 - the line element is highlighted in red
if the arrow were pulled back along the line, then to look 'right' the arrow shape itself would have to be modified to follow the curvature and I fancy that not to be simple, espcially as moulding is not one of the programs strong points...
just imagine the line ending in a wiggle
just my
Last edited by handrawn; 04 August 2010 at 07:07 AM. Reason: add attachment
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