Document Properties > Annotations

Setting	Get/Set Methods	Return Value or <Value> or <OnFlag>	Comments
Text - Font...	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceTextFormat(swUserPreferenceTextFormat_e.swDetailingAnnotationTextFormat, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceTextFormat(swUserPreferenceTextFormat_e.swDetailingAnnotationTextFormat, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <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.
Attachments - Edge/vertex	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingArrowStyleForEdgeVertexAttachment, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingArrowStyleForEdgeVertexAttachment, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, swArrowStyle_e.<Value>)	See swArrowStyle_e for valid options	Specifies the default style of dimension arrows attached to edges
Attachments - Face/Surface	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingArrowStyleForFaceAttachment, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingArrowStyleForFaceAttachment, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, swArrowStyle_e.<Value>)	See swArrowStyle_e for valid options	Specifies the default style of dimension arrows attached to faces
Attachments - Unattached	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingArrowStyleForUnattached, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingArrowStyleForUnattached, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, swArrowStyle_e.<Value>)	See swArrowStyle_e for valid options	Specifies the default style of unattached dimension arrows
Bent leaders - Use bent leaders	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAnnotationUseBentLeaders, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAnnotationUseBentLeaders, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to use bent leaders for annotations
Bent leaders - Leader length	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swDetailingAnnotationBentLeaderLength, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swDetailingAnnotationBentLeaderLength, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)	Double value	Specifies the length of the annotation bend leaders in a drawing document
Leading zeroes	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingLeadingZero, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAnnotation) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingLeadingZero, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAnnotation, swDetailingLeadingZero_e.<Value>)	See swDetailingLeadingZero_e for valid options
Trailing zeroes	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingDimTrailingZero, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAnnotation) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swDetailingDimTrailingZero, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingAnnotation, swDetailingDimTrailingZero_e.<Value>)	Valid options in swDetailingDimTrailingZero_e: swDimShowTrailingZeroes swDimRemoveTrailingZeroes swDimRemoveOnlyOnZero swDimSameAsSource
Show type in thread callouts	IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAnnotationShowTypeInThreadCallouts, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified) IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDetailingAnnotationShowTypeInThreadCallouts, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value

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