GeneralDimensions Object


Description

The GeneralDimensions collection object provides access to all of the general dimensions ( objects) on the sheet.

Methods

Name Description
AddAngular Method that creates an angular dimension. Valid intent combinations are Three points, Two non-parallel linear curves, One arc curve.
AddAngularForeshortened Creates an angular foreshortened dimension on the drawing sheet.
AddArcLengthForeshortened Creates an arc length foreshortened dimension on the drawing sheet.
AddDiameter Method that creates a diameter dimension.
AddLinear Method that creates a linear dimension. Valid intent combinations are: Two points, Two curves, Point and a curve, One linear curve, One arc curve (with DimensionType set to kAlignedDimensionType for chord length and kArcLengthDimensionType for arc length).
AddLinear2 Creates a linear dimension on the drawing sheet.
AddLinearForeshortened Creates a linear foreshortened dimension on the drawing sheet.
AddRadius Method that creates a radius dimension.
GetRetrievableDimensions Method that returns a collection of objects that represent the valid set of model dimensions that can be retrieved into the input drawing view.
Retrieve Method that retrieves sketch and/or model dimensions into the drawing.

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.
Count Property that returns the number of items in the collection.
Item Method that returns the specified dimension object from the collection.
Type Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.

Accessed From

DrawingDimensions.GeneralDimensions

Version

Introduced in version 9