Class LinearDimension

Represents a linear or rotated dimension EntityObject.

Inheritance
System.Object
DxfObject
EntityObject
Dimension
LinearDimension
Implements
System.ICloneable
Inherited Members
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
Namespace: netDxf.Entities
Assembly: CADability.dll
Syntax
public class LinearDimension : Dimension, IHasXData, ICloneable

Constructors

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LinearDimension()

Initializes a new instance of the LinearDimension class.

Declaration
public LinearDimension()
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LinearDimension(Line, Double, Double)

Initializes a new instance of the LinearDimension class.

Declaration
public LinearDimension(Line referenceLine, double offset, double rotation)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Line referenceLine

Reference Line of the dimension.
System.Double offset

Distance between the reference line and the dimension line.
System.Double rotation

Rotation in degrees of the dimension line.
Remarks

The reference points define the distance to be measure.

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LinearDimension(Line, Double, Double, DimensionStyle)

Initializes a new instance of the LinearDimension class.

Declaration
public LinearDimension(Line referenceLine, double offset, double rotation, DimensionStyle style)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Line referenceLine

Reference Line of the dimension.
System.Double offset

Distance between the reference line and the dimension line.
System.Double rotation

Rotation in degrees of the dimension line.
DimensionStyle style

The DimensionStyle to use with the dimension.
Remarks

The reference points define the distance to be measure.

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LinearDimension(Line, Double, Double, Vector3)

Initializes a new instance of the LinearDimension class.

Declaration
public LinearDimension(Line referenceLine, double offset, double rotation, Vector3 normal)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Line referenceLine

Reference Line of the dimension.
System.Double offset

Distance between the reference line and the dimension line.
System.Double rotation

Rotation in degrees of the dimension line.
Vector3 normal

Normal vector of the plane where the dimension is defined.
Remarks

The reference points define the distance to be measure.

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LinearDimension(Line, Double, Double, Vector3, DimensionStyle)

Initializes a new instance of the LinearDimension class.

Declaration
public LinearDimension(Line referenceLine, double offset, double rotation, Vector3 normal, DimensionStyle style)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Line referenceLine

Reference Line of the dimension.
System.Double offset

Distance between the reference line and the dimension line.
System.Double rotation

Rotation in degrees of the dimension line.
Vector3 normal

Normal vector of the plane where the dimension is defined.
DimensionStyle style

The DimensionStyle to use with the dimension.
Remarks

The reference line define the distance to be measure.

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LinearDimension(Vector2, Vector2, Double, Double)

Initializes a new instance of the LinearDimension class.

Declaration
public LinearDimension(Vector2 firstPoint, Vector2 secondPoint, double offset, double rotation)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Vector2 firstPoint

First reference Vector2 of the dimension.
Vector2 secondPoint

Second reference Vector2 of the dimension.
System.Double offset

Distance between the mid point reference line and the dimension line.
System.Double rotation

Rotation in degrees of the dimension line.
Remarks

The reference points define the distance to be measure.

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LinearDimension(Vector2, Vector2, Double, Double, DimensionStyle)

Initializes a new instance of the LinearDimension class.

Declaration
public LinearDimension(Vector2 firstPoint, Vector2 secondPoint, double offset, double rotation, DimensionStyle style)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Vector2 firstPoint

First reference Vector2 of the dimension.
Vector2 secondPoint

Second reference Vector2 of the dimension.
System.Double offset

Distance between the mid point reference line and the dimension line.
System.Double rotation

Rotation in degrees of the dimension line.
DimensionStyle style

The DimensionStyle to use with the dimension.
Remarks

The reference points define the distance to be measure.

Properties

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DimLinePosition

Gets the location of the dimension line.

Declaration
public Vector2 DimLinePosition { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector2
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FirstReferencePoint

Gets or sets the first definition point of the dimension in OCS (object coordinate system).

Declaration
public Vector2 FirstReferencePoint { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector2
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Measurement

Gets the actual measurement.

Declaration
public override double Measurement { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double
Overrides
Remarks

The dimension is always measured in the plane defined by the normal.

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Offset

Gets or sets the distance between the mid point of the reference line and the dimension line.

Declaration
public double Offset { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double
Remarks

The offset value must be equal or greater than zero.
The side at which the dimension line is drawn depends of its rotation.

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Rotation

Gets or sets the rotation of the dimension line.

Declaration
public double Rotation { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double
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SecondReferencePoint

Gets or sets the second definition point of the dimension in OCS (object coordinate system).

Declaration
public Vector2 SecondReferencePoint { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Vector2

Methods

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BuildBlock(String)

Gets the block that contains the entities that make up the dimension picture.

Declaration
protected override Block BuildBlock(string name)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

Name to be assigned to the generated block.
Returns
Type Description
Block

The block that represents the actual dimension.
Overrides
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CalculateReferencePoints()

Calculate the dimension reference points.

Declaration
protected override void CalculateReferencePoints()
Overrides
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Clone()

Creates a new LinearDimension that is a copy of the current instance.

Declaration
public override object Clone()
Returns
Type Description
System.Object

A new LinearDimension that is a copy of this instance.
Overrides
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SetDimensionLinePosition(Vector2)

Calculates the dimension offset from a point along the dimension line.

Declaration
public void SetDimensionLinePosition(Vector2 point)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Vector2 point

Point along the dimension line.
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TransformBy(Matrix3, Vector3)

Moves, scales, and/or rotates the current entity given a 3x3 transformation matrix and a translation vector.

Declaration
public override void TransformBy(Matrix3 transformation, Vector3 translation)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Matrix3 transformation

Transformation matrix.
Vector3 translation

Translation vector.
Overrides

Implements

System.ICloneable