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Document Properties > Dimensions > Angle

 

Setting

Get/Set Methods

Return Value or <Value>

Comments

Base angle dimension standard

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingDimensionStandard, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingDimensionStandard, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension, swDetailingStandard_e.<Value>)

See swDetailingStandard_e for valid options

Specifies the base angle dimensioning standard to use

Leader style - Leader Style

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swLineFontDimensionsStyle, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swLineFontDimensionsStyle, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension, swLineStyles_e.<Value>)

See swLineStyles_e for valid options

Specifies style of lines for angle dimensions

Leader style - Leader Thickness

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swLineFontDimensionsThickness, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swLineFontDimensionsThickness, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension, swLineWeights_e.<Value>)

See swLineWeights_e for valid options

Specifies thickness of lines for angle dimensions

Leader style - Custom thickness

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swLineFontDimensionsThicknessCustom, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swLineFontDimensionsThicknessCustom, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension, <Value>)

Double value

Specifies a custom thickness for lines in angle dimensions; sets Custom Thickness to the specified thickness and Leader Thickness to Custom Size

Text - Font...

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceTextFormat(swUserPreferenceTextFormat_e.swDetailingDimensionTextFormat, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceTextFormat(swUserPreferenceTextFormat_e.swDetailingDimensionTextFormat, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension, <Value>)

See ITextFormat for font options

To set font property values, implement ITextFormat, set the appropriate ITextFormat member values, and pass the ITextFormat object in the API set method

Text - Horizontal

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingDimensionTextAlignmentHorizontal, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingDimensionTextAlignmentHorizontal, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension, swTextJustification_e.<Value>)

See swTextJustification_e for valid options

 

Text - Vertical

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingDimensionTextAlignmentVertical, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingDimensionTextAlignmentVertical, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension, swTextAlignmentVertical_e.<Value>)

See swTextAlignmentVertical_e for valid options

 

Precision - Unit Precision

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingAngularDimPrecision, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingAngularDimPrecision, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension, <Value>)

Number of decimal places to display; 0 through 8

Specifies integer value for angular precision

Precision - Tolerance Precision

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingAngularTolPrecision, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingAngularTolPrecision, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension, swDimensionPrecisionSettings_e .<Value>)

See swDimensionPrecisionSettings_e for valid options

Specifies integer value for tolerance precision

Tolerance...

See Comments

See Comments

See Dimension Tolerance

Layer

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceString(swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swDetailingLayer, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceString(swUserPreferenceStringValue_e.swDetailingLayer, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension, <Value>)

Valid Options:

  • "Border"

  • "Dimensions"

  • "Notes"

  • "BOM"

  • "FORMAT"

This setting is available only on drawings; depending on drawing, some options may not apply

Text position

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingDimensionTextAndLeaderStyle, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingDimensionTextAndLeaderStyle, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension, swDisplayDimensionLeaderText_e.<Value>)

See swDisplayDimensionLeaderText_e for valid options

 

Leader display - Use bent leaders

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingDimANSIBentLeader, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingDimANSIBentLeader, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAngleDimension, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to use bent leaders only if detailing standard is ANSI



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