CoCreate OneSpace Designer - Commands Reference Manual

L3D_DISTANCE creates a dimension label.

Syntax

---->(L3D_DISTANCE)----+
                       |
+----------<-----------+
|
|     +<-----------------------------<-------------------------------------+
|     |                                                                    |
+-->--+--->--+--|ref_elem1|--+--->--+--|ref_elem2|--+--->--+--|position|---+---->
      |      |               |       |              |      |
  +---+      +---+       +---+      +---+       +---+      +---+
  |              |       |              |       |              |
  +-(:qualifier)-+       +-(:qualifier)-+       +-(:qualifier)-+

The following syntax diagram shows the options and qualifiers available.

                   +----------------------<----------------------------+
                   |                                                   |
-->(:qualifier)-->-+---(:DIM_TEXT)--|enter the dim'n text submenu|-----+---->
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:DIM_TEXT_END)--|exit the dim'n text submenu-->+
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:CLEAR_DIM_TEXT)------------------------------>+
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:DIM_TEXT_ON)--------------------------------->+
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:DIM_TEXT_OFF)-------------------------------->+
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:PREFIX)------------|prefix|------------------>+
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:POSTFIX)-----------|postfix|----------------->+
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:PLUS_TOL)----------|pm_tol|------------------>+
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:UPPER_TOL)---------|upper_tol|--------------->+
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:LOWER_TOL)---------|lower_tol|--------------->+
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:DP_POSITION)-------|POSITION_WP_SA|---------->+
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:DP_BY_LABEL)-------|select label|------------>+
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:DIRECTION)---------|MEASURE_DIR_3D_SA|------->+
                   |                                                   |
                   +---(:NORMAL_TO)----------------------------------->+

Options

• :DIM_TEXT - displays the menu with which you will define your text parameters.
• :DIM_TEXT_END - closes the menu you used to define your text parameters and sets the parameters.
• :CLEAR_DIM_TEXT - clears the menu where you defined your text parameters.
• :DIM_TEXT_ON - displays the specified dimensioning text.
• :DIM_TEXT_OFF - hides the specified dimensioning text.
• :PREFIX - lets you specify a prefix.
• :POSTFIX - lets you specify a postfix.
• :PLUS_TOL - lets you specify a plus tolerance value.
• :UPPER_TOL - lets you specify an upper tolerance value.
• :LOWER_TOL - lets you specify a lower tolerance value.
• :DP_POSITION - repositions the display plane relative to a point you select from the display plane positioning menu.
• :DP_BY_LABEL - repositions the display plane, using a specified label as a reference point.
• :NORMAL_TO - automatically positions the label parallel to the edge being annotated.
• :DIRECTION - lets you specify the direction the label should lie in.

When to use

Example

See also