Adding Angles through the API

[Anonymous]

Hello.

i've so far managed to add dimensions to my drawingviews for the straight lines using the GeneralDimensions.addlinear method and its working out fine. (See Screenshot)

But i'm having problems trying to put angular dimensions.

here's a little bit of the code :

'oTableauDrawingCurves(6) is an array that is used to store the straight lines

Set oIntent1 = oSheet.CreateGeometryIntent(oTableauDrawingCurves(0), _
kGeometryIntent) ' DrawingCurve from 1st Segment


Set oIntent2 = oSheet.CreateGeometryIntent(oDrawingCurves(1), _
kGeometryIntentt) 'DrawingCurve from 2nd Segment

Set oPointOrigins = oDrawingCurve.CenterPoint

Set oDimension = oGeneralDimensions.AddAngular(oPointOrigins, oIntent1, oIntent2 , True, True, False)


i've tried the same fucntion this time supplying oIntent1 as the line1 start point, oIntent2 as the line 2 End Point and a third intent that is the drawingcurve for the circle using its CenterPoint as the third intent, and the function does work, but the angle is crooked, and reads sometimes 92', sometimes 98', other times it will be 93' etc.

Is it not possible to suppy 2 intent (aka, the 2 segments) and get the angle dimension that way? Is it the kGeometryIntent that is causing problems?

Any help is appreciated!
Thanks

Edited by: jeanph4@hotmail.com on May 15, 2009 6:12 PM



ps: Ok i've found it. The correct Intent to pass is the parent of the drawingcurve segment you want.

so in the above example

Set oIntent1 = oSheet.CreateGeometryIntent(oTableauDrawingCurves(0), _
oTableauDrawingCurves(0).Parent) ' DrawingCurve from 1st Segment


It seems that's the correct way to write that you want the whole segment to be choosen, rather than just a point. Edited by: jeanph4@hotmail.com on May 15, 2009 6:25 PM

[Anonymous]

kGeometryIntent is not a valid input. You can
either not supply that argument (line segment will be assumed) or supply a valid
input such as kStartPointIntent, kEndPointIntent, etc.

Sanjay-