Create linear foreshortened dimension sample
Description
This sample demonstrates the creation of a linear foreshortened dimension.Code Samples
Have a drawing document open and select two paralell linear drawing curve segments in the same drawing view and run the following macro.
Sub CreateLinearForeshortenedDimSample() ' Open a drawing document and select two parallel linear curves in same drawing view first. Dim oApp As Inventor.Application Set oApp = ThisApplication Dim oDoc As Document Set oDoc = oApp.ActiveDocument If Not (oDoc Is Nothing) Then If Not (oDoc.DocumentType = kDrawingDocumentObject) Then MsgBox "Please activate a drawing document for this sample.", vbCritical, "Inventor" Exit Sub End If Else MsgBox "Please open a drawing document for this sample.", vbCritical, "Inventor" Exit Sub End If If Not (oDoc.SelectSet.Count = 2) Then MsgBox "Please select two parallel linear drawing curves from same drawing view for this sample.", vbCritical, "Inventor" Exit Sub ElseIf (oDoc.SelectSet(1).Type <> kDrawingCurveSegmentObject Or oDoc.SelectSet(1).Type <> kDrawingCurveSegmentObject) Then MsgBox "Please select two parallel linear drawing curves from same drawing view for this sample.", vbCritical, "Inventor" Exit Sub End If Dim oCurve1 As DrawingCurve, oCurve2 As DrawingCurve Set oCurve1 = oDoc.SelectSet(1).Parent Set oCurve2 = oDoc.SelectSet(2).Parent Dim oSheet As Sheet Set oSheet = oCurve1.Parent.Parent ' Create two GeometryIntent based on the selected drawing curve segments. Dim oIntent1 As GeometryIntent, oIntent2 As GeometryIntent Set oIntent1 = oSheet.CreateGeometryIntent(oCurve1) Set oIntent2 = oSheet.CreateGeometryIntent(oCurve2) Dim oTextPos As Point2d Set oTextPos = oApp.TransientGeometry.CreatePoint2d(12, 12) ' Create the linear foreshortened dimension Dim oLinearForeshortenedDim As LinearGeneralDimension Set oLinearForeshortenedDim = oSheet.DrawingDimensions.GeneralDimensions.AddLinearForeshortened(oTextPos, oIntent1, oIntent2, True) End Sub