Instructions
Method and Properties Introduced:
The method pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.Create() creates a data object that contains information about the placement of a symbol instance.
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Changes to the values of a pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions object do not take effect until that instructions object is used to modify the instance using pfcDetailSymbolInstItem.Modify().
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The property pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.IsDisplayed returns a value that specifies whether the instance of the symbol is displayed.
The property pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.Color returns the color of the detail symbol instance. A null value indicates that the default drawing color is used.
The property pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.SymbolDef returns the symbol definition used for the instance.
The property pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.AttachOnDefType returns the attachment type of the instance. The property returns a null value if the attachment represents a free attachment. The attachment options are as follows:
• SYMDEFATTACH_FREE—Attachment on a free point.
• SYMDEFATTACH_LEFT_LEADER—Attachment via a leader on the left side of the symbol.
• SYMDEFATTACH_RIGHT_LEADER— Attachment via a leader on the right side of the symbol.
• SYMDEFATTACH_RADIAL_LEADER—Attachment via a leader at a radial location.
• SYMDEFATTACH_ON_ITEM—Attachment on an item in the symbol definition.
• SYMDEFATTACH_NORMAL_TO_ITEM—Attachment normal to an item in the symbol definition.
The property pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.DefAttachment returns the value that represents the way in which the instance is attached to the symbol definition.
The property pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.InstAttachment returns the value of the attachment of the instance that includes location and leader information.
The property pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.Angle returns the value of the angle at which the instance is placed. The property returns a null value if the value of the angle is 0 degrees.
The property pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.ScaledHeight returns the height of the symbol instance in the owner drawing or model coordinates. This value is consistent with the height value shown for a symbol instance in the Properties dialog box in the Creo Parametric User Interface.
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The scaled height obtained using the above property is partially based on the properties of the symbol definition assigned using the property pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.SymbolDef. Changing the symbol definition may change the calculated value for the scaled height.
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The property pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.TextValues returns the array of variant text values used while placing the symbol instance.
The property pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.CurrentTransform returns the coordinate transformation matrix to place the symbol instance.
The property pfcDetailSymbolInstInstructions.SetGroupspfcDetailSymbolGroupOption
• DETAIL_SYMBOL_GROUP_INTERACTIVE—Symbol groups are interactively selected for display. This is the default value in the GRAPHICS mode.
• DETAIL_SYMBOL_GROUP_ALL—All non-exclusive symbol groups are included for display.
• DETAIL_SYMBOL_GROUP_NONE—None of the non-exclusive symbol groups are included for display.
• DETAIL_SYMBOL_GROUP_CUSTOM—Symbol groups specified by the application are displayed.
Refer to the section Detail Symbol Groups for more information on detail symbol groups.