The Auto Dimension Drawing View Generation Task will insert annotations (dimensions) on a named view or all views on a drawing.
Ensure the Active Sheet is set. This can be done by using the Activate Sheet Generation Task
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| (Name) | The unique name for this task. |
| Add to all views | True to insert the annotations in all views in the drawing, False to insert annotations only in the named view. |
| Eliminate Duplicate Dimensions | True to eliminate duplicate dimensions, False to allow duplicate dimensions. |
| Insert Dimensions Using Sketch Placement | True to insert dimensions as they were placed in the sketch, False to ignore sketch placement. |
| Insert Hidden Dimension Features | True to insert dimensions from features that are hidden, False to just insert dimensions from visible features. |
| Options | The options for which model or feature the dimensions are inserted from (0 = Entire model, 3 = Assembly only). |
| Types of dimensions | Bitwise or Annotation type as defined in swInsertAnnotation_e Enumeration (for example 8 = Dimensions, 32768 = Dimensions Marked For Drawing, 524288 = Dimensions Not Marked For Drawing). |
| View Name | The name of the view to dimension.
Setting the Add to all views property to be True
will ignore this setting. |
When this task is added the properties are dynamic by default.
See How To: Change A Static Property To A Dynamic Property to enable rules to be built on these properties.
| Property Name | Example Rule | Example Result | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add to all views | ="False" | False | Will only insert annotations to the view named in the property View Name. |
| Eliminate Duplicate Dimensions | ="True" | True | Duplicate dimensions will not be placed on the view. |
| Insert Dimensions Using Sketch Placement | ="True" | True | Will place dimensions in line with their position in the sketch of the model. |
| Insert Hidden Dimension Features | ="True" | True | Will dimension hidden features. |
| Options | 0 | 0 | Will insert dimensions from the entire model. |
| Types of dimensions | 32768 | 32768 | Will insert dimensions that have been marked for drawing only. |
| View Name | ="Drawing View3" | Drawing View3 | Will dimension Drawing View3 only.
This value would be ignored if the setting Add to all views was True.
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This Task can be added to SOLIDWORKS Drawings in the following Generation Sequence(s):