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	Gets and sets the HideValue setting.
Intent	Read-write property that gets and sets the geometry associated with the dimension.
IsInspectionDimension	Gets and sets whether this is an inspection dimension.
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	Read-write property that gets and sets the first jog point for the ordinate dimension.
JogPointTwo	Read-write property that gets and sets the second jog point for the ordinate dimension.
Layer	Gets and sets the layer applied to this dimension.
ModelValue	Property that gets the dimension value as defined in the model or as measured in the drawing.
ModelValueOverridden	Read-write property that gets and sets whether the model value is overridden for the dimension.
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	Gets and sets the NominalValue setting.
Parent	Property that returns the parent sheet of the object.
Precision	Gets and sets the Precision setting.
Style	Read-write property that gets and sets the dimension style used for this dimension.
Text	Gets and sets the DimensionText setting.
Tolerance	Property that returns the Tolerance object associated with this dimension.
TolerancePrecision	Gets and sets the precision of the tolerance text for the dimension.
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