Dimension Style

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A Dimension Style defines the appearance of a dimension entities. When you create a new drawing it already has the "Standard" dimension style by default. New dimension entities are added to a drawing using the current dimension style.

These are the functions used to manage dimension styles in a drawing:

Function	Meaning
lcDrwAddDimStyle	Adds a new dimension style into a drawing
lcDrwDeleteObject	Deletes an object from a drawing
lcDrwCountObjects	Counts a number of objects, by type
lcDrwSortObjects	Sorts objects by LC_PROP_TABLE_PRIORITY
lcDrwGetFirstObject lcDrwGetNextObject	Used to sequentially retrieve all objects
lcDrwGetObjectByName	Retrieves an object by its name
lcDrwGetObjectByID lcDrwGetObjectByIDH	Retrieves object by its identifier

Text style object has the following properties:

Property	Type	Access	Meaning
LC_PROP_TABLE_...    Base class properties
LC_PROP_DIMST_ID	int string	R	Unique Identifier Hexadecimal string (up to 16 characters)
LC_PROP_DIMST_NAME	string	RW	Dimension style name
LC_PROP_DIMST_DESCR	string	RW	Dimension style description
LC_PROP_DIMST_DRW	handle	R	Handle to owner drawing
LC_PROP_DIMST_STANDARD	bool	R	"Standard" flag
LC_PROP_DIMST_ADEC	int	RW	Number of precision places displayed in angular dimensions
LC_PROP_DIMST_ASZ	float	RW	Dimension arrowhead size and hookline size
LC_PROP_DIMST_AUNIT	int	RW	Angle format for angular dimensions
LC_PROP_DIMST_AZIN	int	RW	Controls suppression of zeros for angular dimensions
LC_PROP_DIMST_BLK1	int	RW	Arrow1 type
LC_PROP_DIMST_BLK2	int	RW	Arrow2 type
LC_PROP_DIMST_CEN	float	RW	Style of center marks for arcs or circles being dimensioned
LC_PROP_DIMST_CLRD	int	RW	Color for dimension leader lines, arrowheads, dimension lines and leaders
LC_PROP_DIMST_CLRE	int	RW	Color for dimension extension lines
LC_PROP_DIMST_CLRT	int	RW	Color for dimension text
LC_PROP_DIMST_DEC	int	RW	Precision for a primary units dimension's tolerance values
LC_PROP_DIMST_DSEP	int	RW	Single-character decimal separator used when creating dimensions whose unit format is decimal
LC_PROP_DIMST_EXE	float	RW	Extension of extension line beyond dimension line
LC_PROP_DIMST_EXO	float	RW	Offset of extension lines from origin points
LC_PROP_DIMST_GAP	float	RW	The gap around dimension text when the dimension line is broken to fit the text
LC_PROP_DIMST_LDRBLK	int	RW	Leader arrow type
LC_PROP_DIMST_LFAC	float	RW	Global scale factor for linear dimensioning measurements
LC_PROP_DIMST_LWD	int	RW	Dimension line linewidth
LC_PROP_DIMST_LWE	int	RW	Extension line linewidth
LC_PROP_DIMST_POST	string	RW	A dimension prefix or suffix for the measurement text
LC_PROP_DIMST_RND	float	RW	A rounding value for dimensions.
LC_PROP_DIMST_SCALE	float	RW	Overall scale factor applied to dimension variables for sizes, distances and offsets
LC_PROP_DIMST_TAD	int	RW	Determines text vertical position relative to the dimension line
LC_PROP_DIMST_TIH	int	RW	If 1, text between extension lines is always drawn horizontally
LC_PROP_DIMST_TXT	float	RW	Dimension text height if the current dimstyle has no fixed text height
LC_PROP_DIMST_TXSTY	handle string	RW	Handle to Text style Name of text style
LC_PROP_DIMST_LUNIT	int	RW	Units for all dimension types except Angular
LC_PROP_DIMST_ZIN	int	RW	Controls the suppression of zeros in the primary unit value

See also

  Named objects