NXOpen Height of the Dimension

[EngProgrammer]

Dear Forum,

With NXOpen, how do I get the height of a dimension, note and/or label.

Here's how I am getting the dimension object.

            theUFSession.Obj.CycleObjsInPart(displayPart.Tag, _
                UFConstants.UF_dimension_type, dimnsn)
            If dimnsn = NXOpen.Tag.Null Then
                Continue Do
            End If
            dimObj = CType(NXObjectManager.Get(dimnsn), Dimension)

 

[cowski]

Do you mean the height of the dimension text?
If so, you will need to query the dimension text lettering preferences. One example can be found here:

http://nxjournaling.com/comment/681#comment-681

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[EngProgrammer]

thanks cowski,

How about using the askAnnotationTextBox?

Dim upper_left() As Double
                    Dim length As Double
                    Dim height As Double
                    theUFSession.Drf.AskAnnotationTextBox(dimObj.Tag, upper_left, length, height)

 

[cowski]

Depends on exactly what you are after. Using the text box size is good if you need to know how much space the text is taking up on the drawing; also handy if your note is multi-line or uses special text control characters. The lettering preferences are good if you need to know the text height settings as reported in the "settings" dialog box.

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