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InsertOrdinateDimension Method (ISketchManager)

Inserts an ordinate Dimension.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function InsertOrdinateDimension( _
   VARIANT DatumPositionDblArray As System.Object, _
   VARIANT DimensionPositionDblArray As System.Object, _
   BSTR DimensionTextOverride As System.String, _
   dsOrdinateDimensionMeasure_e Measure As dsOrdinateDimensionMeasure_e _
) As OrdinateDimension
C# 
OrdinateDimension InsertOrdinateDimension( 
   System.object DatumPositionDblArray,
   System.object DimensionPositionDblArray,
   System.string DimensionTextOverride,
   dsOrdinateDimensionMeasure_e Measure
)
JavaScript 
InsertOrdinateDimension( 
   DatumPositionDblArray : System.Object,
   DimensionPositionDblArray : System.Object,
   DimensionTextOverride : System.String,
   Measure : String,\n) : dsOrdinateDimension
COM native C++ 
HRESULT InsertOrdinateDimension( 
   VARIANT DatumPositionDblArray,
,

   VARIANT DimensionPositionDblArray,
,

   const dsString& DimensionTextOverride,
,

   dsOrdinateDimensionMeasure_e Measure
   IOrdinateDimension** OrdinateDimension
)
C++ 
DSRESULT InsertOrdinateDimension( 
   VARIANT DatumPositionDblArray,
,

   VARIANT DimensionPositionDblArray,
,

   BSTR DimensionTextOverride,
,

   dsOrdinateDimensionMeasure_e Measure
   dsOrdinateDimension** OrdinateDimension
)

Parameters

DatumPositionDblArray
Array of three doubles indicating the point where to place the datum
DimensionPositionDblArray
Array of three doubles indicating the point where to place the ordinate Dimension
DimensionTextOverride
Text with which to override the default ordinate Dimension text
Measure
Type of measurement as defined in dsOrdinateDimensionMeasure_e
 

See Also

Availability

DraftSight V1R1.2


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