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Tekla Open API Reference for Tekla Structures 2023

Tekla.Structures.Drawing

AlongLineOrWithLeaderLineAndParentObjectAlongPartPlacingType Class

AlongLineOrWithLeaderLinePlacingType Class

AlongLinePlacing Class

AlongLinePlacingType Class

AlongPartCenteredPlacingType Class

AngleDimension Class

AngleDimensionAttributes Class

AngleTypes Enumeration

Arc.ArcAttributes Class

ArrowheadAttributes Class

ArrowheadPositions Enumeration

ArrowheadTypes Enumeration

AssemblyDrawing Class

AttributesBase Class

AutoSizeOptions Enumeration

BaseLinePlacing Class

BaseLinePlacingType Class

BaseLineWithArrowAtEndPointPlacingType Class

BaseLineWithArrowAtStartPointPlacingType Class

Bolt.BoltAttributes Class

Bolt.Representation Enumeration

CannotCreateSectionViewFrom3dView Class

CannotDeleteActiveDrawingException Class

CannotGetAttributeForPluginDueToIncorrectTypeException Class

CannotGetAttributeForPluginDueToInexistantFieldException Class

CannotGetAttributeForPluginException Class

CannotInsertDrawingException Class

CannotLoadAttributesException Class

CannotModifyNonActiveDrawingException Class

CannotPerformOperationDrawingEditorMustBeClosedException Class

CannotPerformOperationDrawingIsActiveException Class

CannotPerformOperationDrawingMustBeActiveException Class

CannotPerformOperationDrawingNotUpToDateException Class

CannotPerformOperationNumberingNotUpToDate Class

CannotSetAttributeForPluginDueToIncorrectTypeException Class

CannotSetAttributeForPluginDueToInexistantFieldException Class

CannotSetAttributeForPluginException Class

CastUnitDrawing Class

CastUnitDrawing.CastUnitDrawingCreationType Enumeration

Circle.CircleAttributes Class

ClosedGraphicObject Class

ClosedGraphicObject.ClosedGraphicObjectAttributes Class

Cloud.CloudAttributes Class

Connection Class

ContainerElement Class

ContainerView Class

CurvedDimensionBase Class

CurvedDimensionOrthogonal Class

CurvedDimensionRadial Class

CurvedDimensionSetBase Class

CurvedDimensionSetBase.CurvedDimensionSetBaseAttributes Class

CurvedDimensionSetHandler Class

CurvedDimensionSetOrthogonal Class

CurvedDimensionSetOrthogonal.CurvedDimensionSetOrthogonalAttributes Class

CurvedDimensionSetRadial Class

CurvedDimensionSetRadial.CurvedDimensionSetRadialAttributes Class

CurvedSectionMark Class

CustomLineType Class

CustomLineTypeCatalog Class

DatabaseObject Class

DetailMark Class

DetailMark.DetailMarkAttributes Class

DetailMark.DetailMarkAttributes.DetailBoundaryShape Enumeration

DetailMarkSymbolAttributes Class

DetailMarkTagsAttributes Class

DimensionBase Class

DimensionLink Class

DimensionSetBase Class

DimensionSetBaseAttributes Class

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.CombinedDimensionAttributes Class

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.CombineFormats Enumeration

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.CurvedDimensionTypes Enumeration

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.DimensionExaggerationAttributes Class

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.DimensionFormatAttributes Class

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.DimensionPlacingAttributes Class

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.DimensionTextAttributes Class

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.DimensionTextPlacings Enumeration

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.DimensionTypes Enumeration

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.DimensionValueFormats Enumeration

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.DimensionValuePrecisions Enumeration

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.DimensionValueUnits Enumeration

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.ExaggerationDirections Enumeration

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.ExaggerationOrigins Enumeration

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.ExtensionLineTypes Enumeration

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.FrameTypes Enumeration

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.Placings Enumeration

DimensionSetBaseAttributes.ShortDimensionTypes Enumeration

DotPrintAreaType Enumeration

DotPrintColor Enumeration

DotPrintOrientationType Enumeration

DotPrintOutputType Enumeration

DotPrintPaperSize Enumeration

DotPrintScalingType Enumeration

DotPrintToMultipleSheet Enumeration

DPMPrinterAttributes Class

DrawingColors Enumeration

DrawingEnumerator Class

DrawingEnumeratorBase Class

DrawingHandler Class

DrawingHandler.MessageExecutionModeEnum Enumeration

DrawingHatchColors Enumeration

DrawingLink Class

DrawingObject Class

DrawingObject.NoAttributes Class

DrawingObjectEnumerator Class

DrawingUpToDateStatus Enumeration

DwgObject Class

EdgeChamfer Class

EdgeChamfer.EdgeChamferAttributes Class

ElementBase Class

EmbeddedObjectAttributes Class

EmbeddedObjectBase Class

EmbeddedObjectFrame Class

EmbeddedObjectScalingOptions Enumeration

Events.DrawingDeletedDelegate Delegate

Events.DrawingInsertedDelegate Delegate

Events.DrawingReadyForIssuingChangeDelegate Delegate

Events.DrawingStatusChangedDelegate Delegate

Events.DrawingUpdatedDelegate Delegate

Events.DrawingUpdateTypeEnum Enumeration

FontAttributes Class

FormatTypes Enumeration

FrameTypes Enumeration

GADrawing Class

GenericAttributesBase Class

GraphicObject Class

GraphicObject.GraphicObjectAttributes Class

GraphicObjectHatchAttributes Class

Grid.GridAttributes Class

GridLine.GridLabel Class

GridLine.GridLineAttributes Class

HatchAttributes Class

Hideable.HiddenFlags Enumeration

Hideable.ShouldBeHiddenFlags Enumeration

HyperLink Class

IAxisAlignedBoundingBox Interface

IHasChildren Interface

IHideable Interface

IIsEqual Interface

IMovableRelative Interface

IncludeRevisionMarkEnum Enumeration

InsidePartAlongPartOrWithLeaderLinePlacingType Class

InsidePartAlongPartPlacingType Class

InsidePartHorizontalOrWithLeaderLinePlacingType Class

InsidePartHorizontalPlacingType Class

InvalidAttributesForOperationException Class

InvalidPluginPickerInputException Class

InvalidTypeException Class

IObjectAlignedBoundingBox Interface

IPlacing Interface

IPreferredPlacing Interface

IRelatedObjects Interface

IResizeable Interface

LayoutAttributes Class

LeaderLine Class

LeaderLine.LeaderLineTypes Enumeration

LeaderLineAndParentObjectAlongPartPlacingType Class

LeaderLinePlacing Class

LeaderLinePlacingType Class

LevelMark Class

LevelMark.LevelMarkAttributes Class

LevelMark.LevelMarkType Enumeration

Line.LineAttributes Class

LineTypeAttributes Class

LineTypes Class

LineTypesEnum Enumeration

LinkAttributes Class

LinkFrameAttributes Class

Mark.MarkAttributes Class

MarkBase.MarkBaseAttributes Class

MarkBase.MarkBaseAttributes.TextAlignOptions Enumeration

MarkSet.MarkSetAttributes Class

MarkSymbolShape Enumeration

ModelObject Class

ModelObjectHatchAttributes Class

MultiDrawing Class

NewLineElement Class

NormalLineType Class

OpenGraphicObject Class

OpenGraphicObject.OpenGraphicObjectAttributes Class

Part.PartAttributes Class

Part.Representation Enumeration

PickerInput Class

PickerInputInterrupt Class

PickerInputNPoints Class

PickerInputObject Class

PickerInputObjectAndAPoint Class

PickerInputPoint Class

PickerInputPointsWithinAView Class

PickerInputThreePoints Class

PickerInputTwoPoints Class

PickerInputWithinAView Class

PickerInterruptedException Class

PlacingAttributes Class

PlacingBase Class

PlacingDirectionAttributes Class

PlacingDistanceAttributes Class

PlacingQuarterAttributes Class

PlacingTypes Class

PluginPickerInput Class

PointList Class

PointPlacing Class

PointPlacingType Class

Polygon.PolygonAttributes Class

Polyline.PolylineAttributes Class

PourBreak Class

PourBreak.PourBreakAttributes Class

PourObject Class

PourObject.PourAttributes Class

PreferredMarkPlacingTypes Class

PreferredPlacingTypeBase Class

PreferredPlacingTypes Class

PreferredSymbolPlacingTypes Class

PreferredTextPlacingTypes Class

PrintAttributes Class

PropertyElement Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.BoltMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.ChamferMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.ConnectionMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.DetailMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.DetailViewLabelMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.MergedMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.PartMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.PourMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.ReinforcementMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.ReinforcementMeshMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.SectionMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.SectionViewLabelMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.SurfacingMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

PropertyElement.PropertyElementType.ViewLabelMarkPropertyElementTypes Class

RadiusDimension Class

RadiusDimensionAttributes Class

Rectangle Class

Rectangle.RectangleAttributes Class

RectangleBoundingBox Class

ReferenceModel Class

ReferenceModel.ReferenceModelAttributes Class

ReinforcementBase Class

ReinforcementBase.HookedEndSymbolTypes Enumeration

ReinforcementBase.ReinforcementBaseAttributes Class

ReinforcementBase.ReinforcementGroupAttributes Class

ReinforcementBase.ReinforcementMeshAttributes Class

ReinforcementBase.ReinforcementRepresentationTypes Enumeration

ReinforcementBase.ReinforcementSetGroupAttributes Class

ReinforcementBase.ReinforcementSingleAttributes Class

ReinforcementBase.ReinforcementStrandAttributes Class

ReinforcementBase.ReinforcementVisibilityTypes Enumeration

ReinforcementBase.StraightEndSymbolTypes Enumeration

ReinforcementGroup Class

ReinforcementMesh Class

ReinforcementPulloutElement Class

ReinforcementPulloutElement.EndSymbols Enumeration

ReinforcementPulloutElement.Rotation Enumeration

ReinforcementSetGroup Class

ReinforcementSingle Class

ReinforcementStrand Class

ReportTemplateElement Class

ScalingOptions Enumeration

SectionMark Class

SectionMarkBase Class

SectionMarkBase.SectionMarkAttributes Class

SectionMarkBase.SectionMarkSymbol Class

SectionMarkBase.SectionMarkSymbol.SymbolShapes Enumeration

SectionMarkBase.SectionMarkTagAttributes Class

SectionMarkBase.SectionMarkTagAttributes.TagShowOnSide Enumeration

SectionMarkBase.SectionMarkTagAttributes.TagTextRotation Enumeration

SectionMarkBase.SectionMarkTagsAttributes Class

SinglePartDrawing Class

SizeDefinitionMode Enumeration

SpaceElement Class

StraightDimension Class

StraightDimension.StraightDimensionAttributes Class

StraightDimensionSet Class

StraightDimensionSet.StraightDimensionSetAttributes Class

StraightDimensionSetHandler Class

StringList Class

Surfacing Class

Surfacing.Representation Enumeration

Surfacing.SurfacingAttributes Class

Symbol.SymbolAttributes Class

SymbolElement Class

SymbolInfo Class

SymbolLibrary Class

TagLocation Enumeration

TeklaStructuresDrawingsApplicationException Class

TemplateInfo Class

Text.TextAttributes Class

TextAlignment Enumeration

TextElement Class

TextFile.TextFileAttributes Class

UnitAttributes Class

Units Enumeration

UserDefinedElement Class

View.HorizontalLabelPosition Enumeration

View.LabelLineLengthType Enumeration

View.ShorteningCutPartType Enumeration

View.VerticalLabelPosition Enumeration

View.ViewAttributes Class

View.ViewMarkSymbolAttributes Class

View.ViewMarkTagAttributes Class

View.ViewMarkTagsAttributes Class

View.ViewShorteningAttributes Class

View.ViewTypes Enumeration

ViewMarkBasicSymbolAttributes Class

ViewMarkBasicTagAttributes Class

Weld.Representation Enumeration

Weld.WeldAttributes Class

WeldMark.SeamVisibilityAttributes Class

WeldMark.WeldMarkAttributes Class

DimensionSetBaseAttributesDimensionTypes Enumeration

The dimension types.

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Drawing
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Drawing (in Tekla.Structures.Drawing.dll) Version: 2023.0.1

Syntax

public enum DimensionTypes

Public Enumeration DimensionTypes

Members

	Member name	Value	Description
	Relative	1	The point to point dimensions.
	Absolute	2	The dimensions from a common starting point.
	RelativeAndAbsolute	3	The combination of point to point and a common start point.
	USAbsolute	4	The dimensions from a common starting point, which includes a running dimension mark (RD).
	USAbsolute2	16	The dimensions from a common starting point, which includes a running dimension mark (RD), but short dimensions are changed to point to point dimensions.
	AbsoluteWithShortRelatives	35	The dimensions from a common starting point, but short dimensions are changed to point to point dimensions.
	AbsoluteWithAllRelativesAbove	99	The combination of point to point and a common start point, but the point to point dimensions are placed above the absolute.
	Elevation	8	Creates an elevation dimension at a picked point.

See Also

Reference

Tekla.Structures.Drawing Namespace