Sheet.createAutoDimensionInput Method

Parent Object: Sheet

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Defined in namespace "adsk::drawing" and the header file is <Drawing/Sheet/Sheet.h>

Description

Creates a new AutoDimensionInput object used to define the settings for an automatic dimensioning operation. After configuring the returned input object (dimension strategy, datum location, etc.), pass it to the Sheet.autoDimension method to generate the dimensions on a specific sheet.

Syntax

"sheet_var" is a variable referencing a Sheet object.

returnValue = sheet_var.createAutoDimensionInput()
"sheet_var" is a variable referencing a Sheet object.

#include <Drawing/Sheet/Sheet.h>

returnValue = sheet_var->createAutoDimensionInput();
"sheet_var" is a variable referencing a Sheet object.

returnValue = sheet_var.createAutoDimensionInput();

Return Value

Type Description
AutoDimensionInput Returns the newly created AutoDimensionInput object, or null if creation failed.

Version

Introduced in version September 2026