External Dimension (externalDimension) - Intergraph Smart 3D - Reference Data

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Place dimensions connecting to points outside of a certain inward distance from the matchline, as specified by Range Offset.

  • Select True to place dimensions connecting to points outside of the specified inward distance from the matchline as shown in the following illustration.

external dimension_on

1 - Range offset
2 - Equipment
3 - Columns
4 - External dimensions

  • Select False to suppress dimensions connecting to points within the Range Offset distance, as shown in the following illustration.

external dimension_off

1 - Range offset
2 - Equipment
3 - Columns

  • The External Dimension property is only available if the Range property is set to On. For more information, see Range (range).

  • The following annotation control generator modules use the External Dimension property.

    • Coordinate (DrawingCoordDimGenerator)

    • Default (DrawingDimGenerator)

    • Anchor to Nearest Object (DrawingSepDimGenerator)

  • The following options allow you to manually edit the .xml file:

    • Type -1 to place all dimensions connecting to points outside of the range. This is the default behavior.

    • Type 0 to suppress dimensions connecting to points outside of the range.

  • Enclose either of the above values within the following .xml tags.

<externalDimension>-1</externalDimension>