AcadDimension

A dimension measuring and displaying the distance between objects.

Supported Platforms: Windows only

Object Inheritance

IAcadDimension

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IAcadEntity

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IAcadObject

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IDispatch

Members

These members are part of this object:

Methods

GetXData
SetXData
Delete
GetExtensionDictionary
ArrayPolar
ArrayRectangular
Highlight
Copy
Move
Rotate
Rotate3D
Mirror
Mirror3D
ScaleEntity
TransformBy
Update
GetBoundingBox
IntersectWith

Properties

Handle
ObjectName
ObjectID
Application
HasExtensionDictionary
OwnerID
Document
TrueColor
Layer
Linetype
LinetypeScale
Visible
PlotStyleName
Lineweight
Hyperlinks
Material
EntityTransparency
Normal
Rotation
TextPosition
TextRotation
TextOverride
StyleName
TextColor
DecimalSeparator
TextGap
TextPrefix
TextSuffix
ScaleFactor
VerticalTextPosition
TolerancePrecision
ToleranceHeightScale
ToleranceLowerLimit
TextMovement
ToleranceDisplay
ToleranceJustification
ToleranceUpperLimit
TextStyle
TextHeight
SuppressLeadingZeros
SuppressTrailingZeros
ToleranceSuppressLeadingZeros
ToleranceSuppressTrailingZeros
TextFill
TextFillColor

Events

Modified

GetXData()

Void GetXData([in] BSTR AppName, [out] Pointer Type XDataType, [out] Pointer Type XDataValue)

Returns the extended data (XData) associated with an object.

SetXData()

Void SetXData([in] VARIANT XDataType, [in] VARIANT XDataValue)

Sets the extended data (XData) associated with an object.

Delete()

Void Delete( )

Deletes a specified object.

GetExtensionDictionary()

IAcadDictionary* GetExtensionDictionary( )

Returns the extension dictionary associated with an object.

ArrayPolar()

VARIANT ArrayPolar([in] Int NumberOfObjects, [in] Double AngleToFill, [in] VARIANT CenterPoint)

Not implemented. Creates an array of selected objects in a polar pattern.

ArrayRectangular()

VARIANT ArrayRectangular([in] Int NumberOfRows, [in] Int NumberOfColumns, [in] Int NumberOfLevels, [in] Double DistBetweenRows, [in] Double DistBetweenCols, [in] Double DistBetweenLevels)

Not implemented. Creates an array of selected objects in a rectangular pattern.

Highlight()

Void Highlight([in] Boolean HighlightFlag)

Not implemented. Highlights or removes highlight from an entity.

Copy()

IDispatch* Copy( )

Copies a specified entity.

Move()

Void Move([in] VARIANT FromPoint, [in] VARIANT ToPoint)

Moves an entity from one point to a second point.

Rotate()

Void Rotate([in] VARIANT BasePoint, [in] Double RotationAngle)

Rotates an entity around a point.

Rotate3D()

Void Rotate3D([in] VARIANT Point1, [in] VARIANT Point2, [in] Double RotationAngle)

Rotates an entity around a line defined by two points, where the direction of the axis if from the first point to the second point.

Mirror()

IDispatch* Mirror([in] VARIANT Point1, [in] VARIANT Point2)

Not implemented. Mirrors an object around a line defined by two points.

Mirror3D()

IDispatch* Mirror3D([in] VARIANT Point1, [in] VARIANT Point2, [in] VARIANT point3)

Not implemented. Mirrors an object around a plane defined by three points.

ScaleEntity()

Void ScaleEntity([in] VARIANT BasePoint, [in] Double ScaleFactor)

Scales an object with respect to a base point and scale factor.

TransformBy()

Void TransformBy([in] VARIANT TransformationMatrix)

Performs the specified transformation on an entity.

Update()

Void Update( )

Not implemented. Updates the display of an entity.

GetBoundingBox()

Void GetBoundingBox([out] Pointer Type MinPoint, [out] Pointer Type MaxPoint)

Returns the minimum and maximum point of an entity's bounding box.

IntersectWith()

VARIANT IntersectWith([in] IDispatch* IntersectObject, AcExtendOptionShort option)

Returns coordinates of intersections with the (input) IntersectObject.

Handle [ReadOnly]

BSTR Handle( )

Returns the handle of an object.

ObjectName [ReadOnly]

BSTR ObjectName( )

Returns the TeighaX class name of an object.

ObjectID [ReadOnly]

LONG_PTR ObjectID( )

Returns the object ID of an object.

Application [ReadOnly]

IDispatch* Application( )

Returns the Application object.

HasExtensionDictionary [ReadOnly]

Boolean HasExtensionDictionary( )

Returns whether an object has an associated extension dictionary.

OwnerID [ReadOnly]

LONG_PTR OwnerID( )

Returns the object ID of the parent object.

Document [ReadOnly]

IDispatch* Document( )

Returns the drawing to which an object belongs.

TrueColor

IAcadAcCmColor* TrueColor( )

Specifies or returns the true color of an object.

Layer

BSTR Layer( )

Specifies or returns the current layer of an object.

Linetype

BSTR Linetype( )

Specifies or returns the current linetype of an object.

LinetypeScale

ACAD_NOUNITS LinetypeScale( )

Specifies or returns the linetype scale factor of an object.

Visible

Boolean Visible( )

Specifies or returns the visibility of an object or the application.

PlotStyleName

BSTR PlotStyleName( )

Specifies or returns the plot style name of an object.

Lineweight

ACAD_LWEIGHT Lineweight( )

Specifies or returns the lineweight of an object.

Hyperlinks [ReadOnly]

IAcadHyperlinks* Hyperlinks( )

Assigns a hyperlink to an object and displays the hyperlink name and description (if one is specified).

Material

BSTR Material( )

Specifies or returns the material of an object.

EntityTransparency

BSTR EntityTransparency( )

Specifies the transparency of the object

Normal

VARIANT Normal( )

Specifies or returns the x, y, and z coordinates of the normal direction vector.

Rotation

ACAD_ANGLE Rotation( )

Specifies or returns the rotation angle of a dimension.

TextPosition

VARIANT TextPosition( )

Specifies or returns the x, y, z coordinates for the text position of a dimension.

TextRotation

ACAD_ANGLE TextRotation( )

Specifies or returns the rotation angle of dimension text.

TextOverride

BSTR TextOverride( )

Specifies or returns a dimension text string that displays in addition to or instead of the dimension measurement.

StyleName

BSTR StyleName( )

Specifies or returns the name of the dimension style assigned to a dimension.

TextColor

ACAD_COLOR TextColor( )

Specifies or returns the text color of a dimension.

DecimalSeparator

BSTR DecimalSeparator( )

Specifies or returns the decimal separator of a dimension formatted for decimals.

TextGap

Double TextGap( )

Specifies or returns the amount of blank space surrounding dimension text when the text causes a dimension line to break.

TextPrefix

BSTR TextPrefix( )

Specifies or returns the prefix for text of a dimension.

TextSuffix

BSTR TextSuffix( )

Specifies or returns the suffix for text of a dimension.

ScaleFactor

ACAD_NOUNITS ScaleFactor( )

Specifies or returns the scale factor of a dimension.

VerticalTextPosition

AcDimVerticalJustification VerticalTextPosition( )

Specifies or returns the vertical position of text for a dimension.

TolerancePrecision

AcDimPrecision TolerancePrecision( )

Specifies or returns the number of decimal places for tolerance values of dimensions.

ToleranceHeightScale

ACAD_NOUNITS ToleranceHeightScale( )

Specifies or returns the scale factor of tolerance text height in relation to dimension text height.

ToleranceLowerLimit

Double ToleranceLowerLimit( )

Specifies or returns the lower tolerance limit for dimensions.

TextMovement

AcDimTextMovement TextMovement( )

Specifies or returns how dimension lines move when the corresponding dimension text moves.

ToleranceDisplay

AcDimToleranceMethod ToleranceDisplay( )

Specifies or returns whether dimension tolerance values display with dimension text.

ToleranceJustification

AcDimToleranceJustify ToleranceJustification( )

Specifies or returns the vertical placement of tolerance values for dimension text.

ToleranceUpperLimit

Double ToleranceUpperLimit( )

Specifies or returns the upper tolerance limit for dimensions.

TextStyle

BSTR TextStyle( )

Specifies or returns the text style of a dimension.

TextHeight

Double TextHeight( )

Specifies or returns the text height of a dimension.

SuppressLeadingZeros

Boolean SuppressLeadingZeros( )

Specifies or returns whether leading zeros display for dimensions.

SuppressTrailingZeros

Boolean SuppressTrailingZeros( )

Specifies or returns whether trailing zeros display for dimensions.

ToleranceSuppressLeadingZeros

Boolean ToleranceSuppressLeadingZeros( )

Specifies or returns whether leading zeros display for tolerance values of dimensions.

ToleranceSuppressTrailingZeros

Boolean ToleranceSuppressTrailingZeros( )

Specifies or returns whether trailing zeros display for tolerance values of dimensions.

TextFill

Boolean TextFill( )

Specifies or returns the background fill of dimension text.

TextFillColor

ACAD_COLOR TextFillColor( )

Specifies or returns the fill color for dimension text.

Modified()

Void Modified([in, out] IAcadObject pObject)

Occurs when an object in a drawing has been modified.

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