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Display filter - Cosmetic threads

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayCosmeticThreads, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayCosmeticThreads, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display cosmetic threads. Depends on swDisplayAnnotations setting

Display filter - Datums

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayDatums, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayDatums, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display datums. Depends on swDisplayAnnotations setting

Display filter - Datum targets

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayDatumTargets, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayDatumTargets, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display datum targets. Depends on swDisplayAnnotations setting

Display filter - Feature dimensions

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayFeatureDimensions, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayFeatureDimensions, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display feature dimensions. Depends on swDisplayAnnotations setting

Display filter - Reference dimensions

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayReferenceDimensions, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayReferenceDimensions, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display reference dimensions. Depends on swDisplayAnnotations setting

Display filter - DimXpert dimensions

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayDimXpertDimensions, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayDimXpertDimensions, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to show DimXpert dimensions

Display filter - Shaded cosmetic threads

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayShadedCosmeticThreads, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayShadedCosmeticThreads, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display cosmetic threads shaded or not

Display filter - Geometric tolerances

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayGeometricTolerances, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayGeometricTolerances, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display geometric tolerances. Depends on swDisplayAnnotations setting

Display filter - Notes

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayNotes, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayNotes, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display notes. Depends on swDisplayAnnotations setting

Display filter - Surface finish

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplaySurfaceFinishSymbols, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplaySurfaceFinishSymbols, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display surface-finish symbols. Depends on swDisplayAnnotations setting

Display filter - Welds

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayWeldSymbols, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayWeldSymbols, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display weld symbols. Depends on swDisplayAnnotations setting

Display filter - Display all types

See Comments

See Comments

Not currently available in SolidWorks API

Text scale - numerator

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swAnnotationTextScaleNumerator, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swAnnotationTextScaleNumerator, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Double value

Specifies numerator for annotation text scale

Text scale - denominator

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swAnnotationTextScaleDenominator, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swAnnotationTextScaleDenominator, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Double value

Specifies denominator for annotation text scale

Always display text at the same size

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayTextAtSameSizeAlways, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayTextAtSameSizeAlways, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display all annotations and dimensions at same size regardless of zoom. Drawings have this option disabled and always zoom the text height

Display items only in the view in which they are created

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayOnlyInViewOfCreation, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayOnlyInViewOfCreation, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to only display an annotation when model is viewed in same orientation as when annotation was added

Display annotations

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayAnnotations, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayAnnotations, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display annotations

Use assembly setting for all components

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayAnnotationsUseAssemblySettings, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayAnnotationsUseAssemblySettings, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

For assemblies only. Specifies whether to display all annotations for the assembly document, regardless of the setting in the individual part documents

Hide dangling dimensions and annotations

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swAnnotationDisplayHideDanglingDim, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swAnnotationDisplayHideDanglingDim, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to hide dangling dimensions and annotations in drawings

Use model color for HLR/HLV in drawings 

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swUseModelColorInDrawings, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swUseModelColorInDrawings, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value 

Specifies whether to use model color for hidden lines that are removed/visible 

Use model color for HLR/HLV with SpeedPak configurations

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swUseSpeedpakModelColorInDrawings, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swUseSpeedpakModelColorInDrawings, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

 

Boolean value Specifies whether to use model color for HLR/HLV with SpeedPak configurations; only available when a drawing of an assembly is open

Link child view to parent view configuration 

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingLinkParentViewConfiguration, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingLinkParentViewConfiguration, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value 

Specifies whether to link the child view to parent view configurations 

Import annotations - From entire assembly

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingImportEntireAssemblyAnnotations, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingImportEntireAssemblyAnnotations, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to import annotations from the entire assembly

Auto insert on view creation - Center marks-holes -part

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterMarksForHoles, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterMarksForHoles, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to automatically insert center marks for holes in parts

Auto insert on view creation - Center marks-fillets -part

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterMarksForFillets, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterMarksForFillets, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to automatically insert center marks for fillets in parts

Auto insert on view creation - Center marks-slots -part

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterMarksForSlots, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterMarksForSlots, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to automatically insert center marks for slots in parts

Auto insert on view creation - Dowel symbols -part

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertDowelSymbols, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertDowelSymbols, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to automatically insert dowel symbols in parts

Auto insert on view creation - Center marks-holes -assembly 

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterMarksForHolesAsm, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterMarksForHolesAsm, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value 

Specifies whether to automatically insert center marks for holes in assemblies 

Auto insert on view creation - Center marks-fillets -assembly 

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterMarksForFilletsAsm, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterMarksForFilletsAsm, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value 

Specifies whether to automatically insert center marks for fillets in assemblies 

Auto insert on view creation - Center marks-slots -assembly 

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterMarksForSlotsAsm, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterMarksForSlotsAsm, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value 

Specifies whether to automatically insert center marks for slots in assemblies 

Auto insert on view creation - Dowel Symbols -assembly

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertDowelSymbolsAsm, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertDowelSymbolsAsm, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to automatically insert dowel symbols in assemblies

Auto insert on view creation - Centerlines

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterLines, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertCenterLines, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to automatically add centerlines to model faces with parallel edges

Auto insert on view creation - Balloons

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertBalloons, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertBalloons, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to automatically insert balloons in new drawing views

Auto insert on view creation - Dimensions marked for drawing

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertDimsMarkedForDrawing, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAutoInsertDimsMarkedForDrawing, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to add dimensions to models, without duplicates in multiple views

Cosmetic thread display - High quality

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingCThreadDisplayHighQuality, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingCThreadDisplayHighQuality, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to hide or show cosmetic threads

Area hatch display - Show halo around annotations

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingShowHaloAroundAnnotation, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingShowHaloAroundAnnotation, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to display a halo of space around dimensions or annotations that belong to the drawing view or a sketch and are on top of an area hatch

View break lines - Gap

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swDetailingBreakLineGap, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swDetailingBreakLineGap, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Double value in meters

Specifies size of the gap between break lines in a broken view in a drawing

View break lines - Extension

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swDetailingBreakLineExtension, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swDetailingBreakLineExtension, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Double value in meters

Specifies length of the break lines beyond the model geometry

Center of mass - Symbol size

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swDetailingCenterOfMassSize, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swDetailingCenterOfMassSize, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

 

Double value Specifies size of center of mass
 
Center of mass - Scale by view scale

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingCenterOfMassScaleByView, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingCenterOfMassScaleByView, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

 

Boolean value Specifies whether to to scale the center of mass symbol by the view scale


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