StartDim Method

Description

Starts Dimension block and sets dimension parameters

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Sub StartDim( _ ByVal dtype As PCDDIMTYPES, _ ByVal ID As String, _ ByVal Feat1 As String, _ ByVal Feat2 As String, _ ByVal Feat3 As String, _ ByVal AXIS As PAXISTYPE, _ ByVal Length As Double, _ ByVal Angle As Double, _ ByVal flags As PCDSTARTDIMFLAGS _ )

Visual Basic

Public Sub StartDim( _
   ByVal dtype As PCDDIMTYPES, _
   ByVal ID As String, _
   ByVal Feat1 As String, _
   ByVal Feat2 As String, _
   ByVal Feat3 As String, _
   ByVal AXIS As PAXISTYPE, _
   ByVal Length As Double, _
   ByVal Angle As Double, _
   ByVal flags As PCDSTARTDIMFLAGS _
)

Parameters

dtype

Value	Description
DIM__2D_ANGLE
DIM__2D_DISTANCE
DIM__3D_ANGLE
DIM__3D_DISTANCE
DIM__ANGULARITY
DIM__CONCENTRICITY
DIM__FLATNESS
DIM__KEYIN
DIM__LOCATION
DIM__PARALLELISM
DIM__PERPENDICULARITY
DIM__PROFILE
DIM__ROUNDNESS
DIM__RUNOUT
DIM__STRAIGHTNESS
DIM__TRUE_POSITION

ID

ID string of the dimension to create.

Feat1

ID string of the Of Feature or From Feature.

Feat2

ID string of the To Feature.

Feat3

ID string of the third feature, if any.

AXIS

Value	Description
PCD_XAXIS	Mirrors the virtual machine's X axis.
PCD_YAXIS	Mirrors the virtual machine's Y axis.
PCD_ZAXIS	Mirrors the virtual machine's Z axis.

Only needed for dimensions using an axis or workplane.

Length

Extended length for angularity, profile, perpendicularity, or parallelism.

Angle

Angle for angularity.

flags

Value	Description
PCD_ADD_RADIUS
PCD_LMC_LMC
PCD_LMC_MMC
PCD_LMC_RFS
PCD_MMC_LMC
PCD_MMC_MMC
PCD_MMC_RFS
PCD_NO_RADIUS
PCD_PAR_TO
PCD_PERP_TO
PCD_RECALC_NOMS
PCD_RFS_LMC
PCD_RFS_MMC
PCD_RFS_RFS
PCD_SUB_RADIUS

Use OR for multiple values. For example, PCD_ADD_RADIUS Or PCD_PAR_TO.

Remarks

The datum computation type comes first. For example, PCD_RFS_LMC specifies RFS for the datum and LMC for the feature.