CoCreate OneSpace Designer - Commands Reference Manual

AM_DIM_SET_AUTO_PLACE terminate action

AM_DIM_SET_AUTO_PLACE sets the parameters controlling the behavior of automatically placed dimensions.

Syntax


                               +--------------<------------------+
                               |                                 |
                               |                                 |
---->(AM_DIM_SET_AUTO_PLACE)---+---(:POSITION)---+---(:ABOVE)----+------>
                               |                 |               |
                   |                 +---(:BELOW)----+
                               |                                 |
                       |                                 |
                   +---(:STRATEGY)---+---(:0)--------+
                   |         |               |
                   |         +---(:2)--------+
                       |                 |               |
                   |         +---(:3)--------+
                           |                                 |
                       |                                 |
                               +---(:MIN_SPACE)----|distance|----+
                           |                                 |
                   +---(:DATUM_STEP)---|distance|----+
                               |                                 |
                           +---(:MODE)-------+---(:MANUAL)---+
                                         |               |
                                                 +---(:AUTO)-----+

Options

:POSITION specifies that dimensions created by box-selection should place the dimension text:
- (:ABOVE) above horizontal elements and to the right of vertical elements.
- (:BELOW) below horizontal elements and to the left of vertical elements.
:STRATEGY specifies the level of intersection testing that Annotation should perform before positioning automatic dimensions:
- (:0) disables intersection testing.
- (:2) checks for intersections with geometry elements only.
- (:3) checks for intersections with geometry elements and with existing dimensioning.
:MIN_SPACE sets the minimum space between the dimensioned geometry and the dimension line. This setting is also valid for manually-placed dimensions.
:DATUM_STEP sets the minimum space between the datum steps of automatically-placed datum dimensioning.
:MODE switches on (:AUTO) and off (:MANUAL) automatic placement of dimension text for datum dimension types and for box-selected dimensions. When the :MODE is :MANUAL, Annotation waits for you to position the dimension text.

When to use

Use this action to control how automatically-placed dimensioning is added to the drawing. It is relevant to the datum dimension types and to dimensioning created by box-selection.