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InsertChainDim Method (IDrawingDoc)

Obsolete. Superseded by IModelDocExtension::InsertChainDimensions.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Sub InsertChainDim()
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IDrawingDoc
 
instance.InsertChainDim()
C# 
void InsertChainDim()
C++/CLI 
void InsertChainDim();

Remarks

To insert a chain dimension into a drawing:

  1. Call this method.
  2. Call IModelDocExtension::SelectByID2 to select the first entity. This entity is used to create all dimensions in the chain.
  3. Call IModelDocExtension::SelectByID2 to select the second entity to dimension with respect to the first.
  4. Call IModelDoc2::AddDimension2.
  5. Call IModelDocExtension::SelectByID2 to select the next entity to dimension with respect to the first.
  6. Call IModelDoc2::AddDimension2 to add the dimension to the chain.
  7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add more dimensions to the chain.
 

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