Dimension Methods

The following methods are available for querying or manipulating dimension styles and dimension objects.

Method	Description
AddAlignedDimension	Adds an aligned dimension object.
AddDimStyle	Adds a new dimension style.
AddLeader	Adds an annotation leader object.
AddLinearDimension	Adds a linear dimension object.
AddRadialDimension	Adds a radial dimension object.
CurrentDimStyle	Returns or sets the currently active dimension style.
DeleteDimStyle	Deletes a dimension style.
DimensionStyle	Returns or modifies the style of a dimension object.
DimensionText	Returns the display text of a dimension object.
DimensionUserText	Returns or modifies the user text string of a dimension object.
DimensionValue	Returns the value of a dimension object.
DimStyleAnglePrecision	Returns or modifies the angle display format of a dimension style.
DimStyleArrowSize	Returns or modifies the arrowhead size of a dimension style.
DimStyleCentermarkSize	Returns or modifies the center mark size of a dimension style.
DimStyleCount	Returns the number of dimension styles.
DimStyleDimLineExtension	Returns or modifies the dimension line extension of a dimension style.
DimStyleExtension	Returns or modifies the extension line extension of a dimension style.
DimStyleFieldOverride	Returns or modifies the overridden state of a field of a child dimension style.
DimStyleFont	Returns or modifies the font used by a dimension style.
DimStyleLeaderArrowSize	Returns or modifies the leader arrowhead size of a dimension style.
DimStyleLengthFactor	Returns or modifies the length factor of a dimension style.
DimStyleLinearPrecision	Returns or modifies the linear precision of a dimension style.
DimStyleNames	Returns all dimension style names.
DimStyleNumberFormat	Returns or modifies the number display format of a dimension style.
DimStyleOffset	Returns or modifies the extension line offset of a dimension style.
DimStylePrefix	Returns or modifies the prefix of a dimension style.
DimStyleScale	Returns or modifies the scale of a dimension style.
DimStyleSuffix	Returns or modifies the suffix of a dimension style.
DimStyleTextAlignment	Returns or modifies the text alignment of a dimension style.
DimStyleTextGap	Returns or modifies the text gap of a dimension style.
DimStyleTextHeight	Returns or modifies the text height of a dimension style.
IsAlignedDimension	Verifies an object is an aligned dimension.
IsAngularDimension	Verifies an object is an angular dimension.
IsDiameterDimension	Verifies an object is a diameter dimension.
IsDimension	Verifies an object is a dimension.
IsDimStyle	Verifies a dimension style exists.
IsDimStyleChild	Verifies that a dimension style is a child dimension style.
IsDimStyleReference	Verifies a dimension style is from a reference file.
IsLeader	Verifies an object is a dimension leader object.
IsLinearDimension	Verifies an object is a linear dimension.
IsOrdinateDimension	Verifies an object is an ordinate dimension.
IsRadialDimension	Verifies an object is a radial dimension.
LeaderText	Returns or modifies a leader object's text string.
ParentDimStyle	Returns the name of a child dimension style's parent dimension style.
RenameDimStyle	Renames a dimension style.