OrdinateDimension Object

Derived from: DrawingDimension Object

Description

The OrdinateDimension object represents an ordinate dimension placed on a sheet. The properties and methods listed below are in addition to those supported by the DrawingDimension object.

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.
DimensionType Property that returns the dimension type.
HideValue
Intent
IsInspectionDimension
IsOrdinateSetMember Property that returns whether this dimension is a member of an ordinate dimension set. If this property returns True, the OrdinateDimensionSet object is returned by the OrdinateDimensionSet property.
JogPointOne
JogPointTwo
Layer
ModelValue Property that gets the dimension value as defined in the model or as measured in the drawing.
ModelValueOverridden
OrdinateDimensionSet Property that returns the OrdinateDimensionSet that owns this dimension. This property returns nothing if this dimension is not an ordinate dimension set member. This can be checked using the IsOrdinateSetMember property.
OverrideModelValue
Parent Property that returns the parent sheet of the object.
Precision
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

OrdinateDimensions.Add, OrdinateDimensions.Item, OrdinateDimensionsEnumerator.Item, OrdinateDimensionSet.AddMember, OrdinateDimensionSet.OriginMember

Version

Introduced in version 2009