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InsertLinearDimension Method (ISketchManager)
LinearDimension[out]
Linear Dimension

Inserts a linear Dimension.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function InsertLinearDimension( _
   const dsDoubleArray& ExtensionLine1PointDblArray As System.Object, _
   const dsDoubleArray& ExtensionLine2PointDblArray As System.Object, _
   const dsDoubleArray& DimensionLinePointDblArray As System.Object, _
   const dsString& DimensionTextOverride As System.String _
) As RotatedDimension
C# 
RotatedDimension InsertLinearDimension( 
   System.object ExtensionLine1PointDblArray,
   System.object ExtensionLine2PointDblArray,
   System.object DimensionLinePointDblArray,
   System.string DimensionTextOverride
)
JavaScript 
InsertLinearDimension( 
   ExtensionLine1PointDblArray : Array,
   ExtensionLine2PointDblArray : Array,
   DimensionLinePointDblArray : Array,
   DimensionTextOverride : String
) : dsRotatedDimension
COM native C++ 
HRESULT InsertLinearDimension( 
   VARIANT ExtensionLine1PointDblArray,
   VARIANT ExtensionLine2PointDblArray,
   VARIANT DimensionLinePointDblArray,
   BSTR DimensionTextOverride,
   IRotatedDimension** LinearDimension
) 
C++ 
DSRESULT InsertLinearDimension( 
   const dsDoubleArray& ExtensionLine1PointDblArray,
   const dsDoubleArray& ExtensionLine2PointDblArray,
   const dsDoubleArray& DimensionLinePointDblArray,
   const dsString& DimensionTextOverride,
   dsRotatedDimension** LinearDimension
) 

Parameters

ExtensionLine1PointDblArray
Array of three doubles indicating the origin of the first extension line
ExtensionLine2PointDblArray
Array of three doubles indicating the origin of the second extension line
DimensionLinePointDblArray
Array of three doubles indicating the point where to place the linear Dimension
DimensionTextOverride
Text with which to override the default Dimension text
LinearDimension[out] or Return Value
Linear Dimension

Remarks

Inserting a linear Dimension creates a rotated linear Dimension with a rotation angle of 0°, which results in horizontal Dimension lines and text.
 

See Also

Availability

DraftSight V1R3.0


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