DiameterGeneralDimension Object

Derived from: GeneralDimension Object

Description

The DiameterGeneralDimension object represents a diameter dimension placed on a sheet.

Methods

Name Description
Delete Method that deletes the DrawingDimension.
GetInspectionDimensionData Method that returns the data associated with an inspection dimension. This method returns an error if the IsInspectionDimension property returns False.
GetReferenceKey Method that generates and returns the reference key for this entity.
PromoteToSketch Method that copies the dimension to the underlying sketch. This method only works for dimensions associated with a draft view.
SetInspectionDimensionData Method that sets the data associated with an inspection dimension. This method automatically sets the IsInspectionDimension property to True, if it isn't already.
ShowAllExtensionLines Method that un-hides all the extension lines associated with this dimension. If there are no hidden extension lines associated with this dimension, this method does nothing and returns a success.

Properties

Name Description
Application Returns the top-level parent application object. When used the context of Inventor, an Application object is returned. When used in the context of Apprentice, an ApprenticeServer object is returned.
ArrowheadsInside
Attached Indicates whether this dimension is attached to anything. If not, it is considered orphaned and can be removed.
AttributeSets Property that returns the AttributeSets collection object associated with this object.
DimensionLine Property that returns the dimension line geometry of the dimension.
ExtensionLineOne Property that returns the first extension line of the dimension.
ExtensionLineTwo Property that returns the second extension line of the dimension.
FirstArrowheadInside
FirstArrowheadType
GeneralDimensionType Returns an enum indicating the type of general dimension.
HideValue
Intent
IsInspectionDimension
Layer
LeaderFromCenter
ModelValue Property that gets the dimension value as defined in the model or as measured in the drawing.
ModelValueOverridden
OverrideModelValue
Parent Property that returns the parent sheet of the object.
Precision
Retrieved Property that indicates whether the dimension was created as a result of retrieving it either from the model or a drawing view sketch. If True, the RetrievedFrom property returns the object that the dimension was retrieved from.
RetrievedFrom Property that returns the object that this dimension was retrieved from. Possible return objects include all sketch constraint objects that derive from DimensionConstraint and their proxies, FeatureDimension and FeatureDimensionProxy. The property returns Nothing if the Retrieved property returns False.
SecondArrowheadInside
SecondArrowheadType
SingleDimensionLine
Style
Text
Tolerance Property that returns the Tolerance object associated with this dimension.
TolerancePrecision
Type Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.

Accessed From

GeneralDimensions.AddDiameter

Derived Classes

HoleThreadNote

Version

Introduced in version 11