Dimension

A dimension is a parameter or measurement required to define the characteristics of an object — ie. length, width, and height or size and shape. Dimension entities are used to show different type of measurements for various entities. In hsCADCreator, there are six type of Dimension Entities:

Each of these six dimension entities have some common properties in addition to their individual properties. These common properties are as follows:

Property Name	Data Type	Description
Common properties from Entities:
Line Color	Color	Color of the pen with which this entity gets drawn.
Line Weight	Real Number	Weight(Width) of the pen with which this entity gets drawn
Layer	Layer	Imaginary transparent drawing sheet on which this entity gets drawn.
Line Type	Line Type	Type of the pen (dotted, dashed, dot-dash-dot, etc.) with which this entity gets drawn.
Line Type Scale	Real Number	Scaling factor for line type being used.
Common properties from Dimension:
Use Dimension Style only	Boolean	When checked it uses Dimension Properties defined in dimension style and does not use local properties as override.
Dimension Style	Dimension Style	Pre-created dimension style that defines various properties for dimension entities.
Dimension Properties	Dimension Style	Local dimension style that defines various properties for dimension entities that can override properties defined by pre created dimension style.