Detail Attachments
A detail attachment in VB API is represented by the interfaceIpfcAttachment. It is used for the following tasks:
• The way in which a drawing note or a symbol instance is placed in a drawing.
• The way in which a leader on a drawing note or symbol instance is attached.
Method Introduced:
The method
IpfcAttachment.GetType() returns the
IpfcAttachmentTypeobject containing the types of detail attachments. The detail attachment types are as follows:
• EpfcATTACH_FREE—The attachment is at a free point possibly with respect to a given drawing view.
• EpfcATTACH_PARAMETRIC—The attachment is to a point on a surface or an edge of a solid.
• EpfcATTACH_OFFSET—The attachment is offset to another drawing view, to a model item, or to a 3D model annotation.
• EpfcATTACH_TYPE_UNSUPPORTED—The attachment is to an item that cannot be represented in PFC at the current time. However, you can still retrieve the location of the attachment.