Angular Dimension <IvAngularDimension>

Synopsis

IvAngularDimension creates an Angular Dimension in an Inventor drawing.

Mixins

IvAngularDimensionModifier

IvCommonDimensionMixin

BaseInventorMixin

BasePart

Canonicals

Name Type Description
view part View that contains the parts to be dimensioned.
part1 part Part to be dimensioned.
entity1 string Name of an edge, surface or vertex of to be referenced.
textOrigin point Text origin of dimension value.

Parameters

Name Type Description
arrowheadsInside? boolean Should arrowheads be inside the leader lines?
CenterText? boolean Should the dimension text be centered?
color string Specifies the color to be used for the dimension. By default, controls both the dimension lines and the text.
colorDimLines string Color of dimension lines. By default, the value of the 'color' parameter is used.
colorText string Color of dimension value. By default, the value of the 'color' parameter is used.
dimStyle string Inventor dimensioning style to be used.
dimType name Dimension alignment, possible keywords: :vertical, :horizontal, :aligned, :arcLength, :symmetric, :diametric
entity2, entity3 string Names of edges, surfaces or vertices of and the dimension should reference.
formattedText string Text to be appended to the dimension value. The text should be formatted ? refer to format().
HorizontalJustification name Horizontal alignment of text, possible keywords are: :left, :center, :right.
Intent1, Intent2, Intent3 any Type of dimension point, possible keywords: :startPoint, :endPoint, :midPoint, :centerPoint, :circularLeftPoint, :circularRightPoint, :circularTopPoint, :circularBottomPoint.
ClosestPoint1, ClosestPoint2, ClosestPoint3 point Points used to select the correct drawing curve on the view. In case of several curves representing the entity, the one closest to the point is selected. Measure of closeness is a distance from the point to the center of the curve's bounding box.
layer string Name of layer for the dimension.
lineSpacing number Line spacing
lineSpacingType name Type of line spacing, possible keywords are: :Multiple, :Exact.
part2, part3 part Parts, the dimension should reference.
VerticalJustification name Vertical alignment of the text, possible keywords are: :upper, :middle, :lower.
useQuadrant? boolean Specifies whether to use the quadrant in which the input text point lies to decide which angle to dimension
OppositeAngle? boolean Specifies whether to dimension the opposite angle

Example 1

Child Name: IvAngularDimension_1
Child Design: IvAngularDimension
Name Type Supplied
entity1 string "Edge1"
entity2 string Child.entity1
entity3 string "Edge2"
intent1 any :startPoint
intent2 any :endPoint
intent3 any :startPoint
part1 part Root.Testpart_1
part2 part Child.part1
part3 part Child.part1
textOrigin point Point(5,5,0)