Adjust part mark leader lines with advanced options

Tekla Structures
Modified: 4 Oct 2023
2025
Tekla Structures

Adjust part mark leader lines with advanced options

You can modify part mark leader line settings using advanced options. On the File menu, click Settings > Advanced options and go to Marking - parts.

To modify part mark leader line settings using advanced options:

To Do this

Define whether a leader line is drawn when the leader line is shorter than defined with the advanced option XS_DRAW_SHORT_LEADER_LINES_OF_PART_MARKS​_MINIMUM_LENGTH

Set XS_DRAW_SHORT_LEADER_LINES_OF_PART_MARKS to TRUE (default) to always draw leader lines in part marks. When you set this option to FALSE, the leader line is not drawn if it would be shorter than the minimum you set for the advanced option XS_DRAW_SHORT_LEADER_LINES_OF_PART_MARKS​_MINIMUM_LENGTH.

Give a minimum length for the leader line. If the length is less than this value, the leader line is not drawn.

Set a value in millimeters for the advanced option XS_DRAW_SHORT_LEADER_LINES_OF_PART_MARKS​_MINIMUM_LENGTH.

Define the leader line start position for a leader line with a rectangular frame.

Set a value for the advanced option XS_MARK_LEADER_LINE_POSITION_TYPE_FOR​_RECTANGULAR_FRAME.

Define the leader line start position for a leader line of a mark without a frame and for a leader line of a mark with a mark element frame.

Set a value for the advanced option XS_MARK_LEADER_LINE_POSITION_TYPE_FOR_​NO_FRAME.

Define the length of the leader line extension.

Set a value for the advanced option XS_MARK_LEADER_LINE_EXTENSION_LENGTH.

Define the height of the arrow head in the mark leader line. Set a value for the advanced option XS_​MARK_​LEADER_​LINE_​ARROW_​HEIGHT.
Define the length of the arrow head in the mark leader line. Set a value for the advanced option XS_​MARK_​LEADER_​LINE_​ARROW_​LENGTH.
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