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SetUnits Method (IModelDoc2)

Sets the units used by the end-user for the model.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Sub SetUnits( _
   ByVal UType As System.Short, _
   ByVal FractBase As System.Short, _
   ByVal FractDenom As System.Short, _
   ByVal SigDigits As System.Short, _
   ByVal RoundToFraction As System.Boolean _
) 
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IModelDoc2
Dim UType As System.Short
Dim FractBase As System.Short
Dim FractDenom As System.Short
Dim SigDigits As System.Short
Dim RoundToFraction As System.Boolean
 
instance.SetUnits(UType, FractBase, FractDenom, SigDigits, RoundToFraction)
C# 
void SetUnits( 
   System.short UType,
   System.short FractBase,
   System.short FractDenom,
   System.short SigDigits,
   System.bool RoundToFraction
)
C++/CLI 
void SetUnits( 
&   System.short UType,
&   System.short FractBase,
&   System.short FractDenom,
&   System.short SigDigits,
&   System.bool RoundToFraction
) 

Parameters

UType
Model units as defined in swLengthUnit_e
FractBase

Decimal or fraction as defined in swFractionDisplay_e

FractDenom

Denominator of the smallest inch fraction to be used, for example, 64 for 1/64; valid only if FractBase is set to swFRACTION (see Remarks)

SigDigits

Significant digits; valid only if FractBase is set to swDECIMAL

RoundToFraction

Flag denoting whether or not to round to the fraction; for example, if 4 is the denominator value given in FractDenom and the actual value is 0.27, it is rounded to 0.25

Example

' VBA
' 1. Open a document in SOLIDWORKS.
' 2. Run the macro below to set inch units with
'     a fractional base of 16 and no rounding.

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim Part As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Option Explicit
Sub main()
   Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
   Set Part = swApp.ActiveDoc
   Part.SetUnits swINCHES, swFRACTION, 16, 0, False
End Sub

Example

Remarks

Fractional units are only valid if UType is set to swINCHES or swFEETINCHES.

 

See Also

Availability

SOLIDWORKS 2001Plus FCS, Revision Number 10.0


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