DrawingDimension Object

Description

The DrawingDimension object is the base class for all dimensions 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.
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.

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.
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.
HideValue
IsInspectionDimension
Layer
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
Text
Tolerance	Property that returns the Tolerance object associated with this dimension.
TolerancePrecision
Type	Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.

Accessed From

DimensionText.Parent, DrawingDimensions.Item

Derived Classes

GeneralDimension, OrdinateDimension

Samples

Name	Description
Center Dimension Text	This sample demonstrates how to center the text of all dimensions on the active sheet in a drawing.
Aligning drawing dimensions	This sample demonstrates aligning the selected drawing dimensions along a horizontal or vertical axis.

Version

Introduced in version 9