topic Betreff: setLinearDimension extra dimension showing on model in AutoCAD Plant 3D Forum

setLinearDimension extra dimension showing on model

jflorita — Mon, 15 May 2023 04:36:26 GMT

Hello,

I am relatively new to Python scripting in Plant 3D, and I would like to ask whether there is a method to remove or relocate the additional dimension displayed on the model.

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h_eger — Mon, 15 May 2023 05:42:54 GMT

dear @jflorita ,

for this we need your script, otherwise we can only guess which parameters you have set.

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jflorita — Mon, 15 May 2023 06:27:24 GMT

Hello @h_eger, it seems .py files cant be attached. Here's a screenshot, if u want i can copy the code too. Thank you for your response.

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h_eger — Mon, 15 May 2023 07:41:40 GMT

Dear @jflorita ,

You can use the existing support csgb000.py as a reference.

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jflorita — Mon, 15 May 2023 08:59:35 GMT

Hello @h_eger

It seems like there's a problem with how I constructed my code, it keeps adding the divided diameter. Is it okay for you to explain how the setLinearDimension works? Thank u

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h_eger — Mon, 15 May 2023 16:06:28 GMT

s.setLinearDimension('H', (0.0, 0.0, 0.0), (0.0, 0.0, -H - D / 2.0))

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jflorita — Tue, 16 May 2023 02:17:04 GMT

Thank you @h_eger , such a big help, i understand how the dimension works now.

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jflorita — Tue, 16 May 2023 06:53:21 GMT

Though I still have this issue, but its not that big of a deal since when I input the correct length its okay. Well if you guys know something about this it would be awesome.

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Re: setLinearDimension extra dimension showing on model

shreya_valte — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:37:03 GMT

I need to add Tag using python script in properties how can I add.

tag = f"LH1-C{int(OD)}-H{int(Supp_H)}-W{int(Supp_W)}-C1"
this should be visible in properties.

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h_eger — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:32:50 GMT

@shreya_valte ,

not at all! This function only works via the API

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shreya_valte — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:41:42 GMT

so what things I need to pass from my python script so that API will know what the Tag value will be.