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GeneralDimensions.AddLinearSum Method

Parent Object: GeneralDimensions

Description

Creates an linear sum dimension on the drawing sheet.

Syntax

GeneralDimensions.AddLinearSum( TextOrigin As Point2d, SpacingDimension As LinearGeneralDimension, IntentOne As GeometryIntent, [IntentTwo] As Variant, [ArrowheadsInside] As Boolean, [DimensionStyle] As Variant, [Layer] As Variant, [Reserved] As Variant ) As LinearGeneralDimension

Parameters

Name Type Description
TextOrigin Point2d Input Point2d object that specifies the position of the dimension text on sheet.
SpacingDimension LinearGeneralDimension Input LinearGeneralDimension that specifies the spacing dimension.
IntentOne GeometryIntent Input GeometryIntent object that specifies the first geometry to dimension. The GeometryIntent object can be created using the CreateGeometryIntent method on the Sheet object.
IntentTwo Variant Optional input GeometryIntent object that specifies the second geometry to dimension. The GeometryIntent object can be created using the CreateGeometryIntent method on the Sheet object.

This is an optional argument whose default value is null.
ArrowheadsInside Boolean Optional input Boolean that indicates whether to place the dimension line arrows inside or outside. If not specified, this argument defaults to True indicating that arrowheads will be place inside (if possible).

This is an optional argument whose default value is True.
DimensionStyle Variant Optional input DimensionStyle object that specifies the dimension style to use for the dimension. If not specified, the style defined by the active standard is used.

This is an optional argument whose default value is null.
Layer Variant Optional input Layer object that specifies the layer to use for the dimension. If not specified, the layer defined by the active standard is used.

This is an optional argument whose default value is null.
Reserved Variant Reserved for future use.

This is an optional argument whose default value is null.

Version

Introduced in version 2026.1

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