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DrawingOptions Object


Description

The DrawingOptions object provides access to properties that provide read and write access of the drawing related application options. This is somewhat equivalent to the Drawing tab of the Application Options dialog.

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.
ArcDimensionType Gets/Sets the type of dimensioning to use while placing arc dimensions on drawing sheets.
CenterDimensionText Gets/Sets the dimension text is to be centered when adding dimensions to drawing views.
CircleDimensionType Gets/Sets the type of dimensioning to use while placing circle dimensions on drawing sheets.
DefaultDrawingFileType Gets/Sets the default file type (.idw or .dwg) to use when creating new drawings.
DefaultLayerStyle Gets/Sets the default style to use for drawing layers.
DefaultNonInventorDWGFileOpenBehavior Gets/Sets the default file open behavior for non-Inventor DWG files.
DefaultObjectStyle Gets/Sets the default style to use for drawing objects.
DisplayLineWeights Gets/Sets the display of unique line weights in drawings.
EditDimensionWhenCreated Gets/Sets whether the edit dimension dialog should be shown when a dimension is created using the 'General Dimension' command.
EnableBackgroundUpdates Gets/Sets whether drawing views are computed as a background process or not.
EnableOrdinateDimGeomSelection Gets/Sets the selection of drawing geometry when creating ordinate dimensions.
EnablePartModificationFromDrawing Enables/disables part modification from within a drawings.
GetModelDimensions Gets/Sets the default for the dimensions option in the create view dialog boxes.
InventorDWGFileVersion Gets/Sets the AutoCAD DWG version for Inventor DWG files.
LinearDimensionType Gets/Sets the type of dimensioning to use while placing linear dimensions on drawing sheets.
LineWeightType Gets/Sets the type of line weight to apply when displaying lines in the drawing.
ShowUncutSectionViewPreview Gets/Sets the section view previews should be displayed in uncut mode.
StandardPartsSectionBehavior Gets/Sets the sectioning behavior for standard parts when section views are created in the drawing.
TitleBlockAlignment Gets/Sets the default title block location.
Type Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.
UpperLimitForFirstRangeOfLineWeights Gets/Sets the upper limit for the first range of line weights.
UpperLimitForSecondRangeOfLineWeights Gets/Sets the upper limit for the second range of line weights.
UpperLimitForThirdRangeOfLineWeights Gets/Sets the upper limit for the third range of line weights.
ViewBlockInsertionPoint Gets/Sets default insertion point for a view block.
ViewJustification Gets/Sets the default drawing view justification.
ViewPreview Gets/Sets the preview type for drawing views.

Accessed From

Application.DrawingOptions, InventorServer.DrawingOptions, InventorServerObject.DrawingOptions

Version

Introduced in version 2008

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