Type, Description and Code

Refer Common Controls.

Size

X and Y edit boxes contain the overall width and depth of the object. Changing the values in the size boxes resizes the object. You can resize simple objects like the Rectangle and complex objects like a Poly Curve or Horizontal Panel (HPanel). The size values for these objects is the dimensions of the bounding box, i.e. the distances of the outer-most points. When you resize them, each point in the object is moved so that the overall shape scales to its new size.

Like the Position page, the values are in real World measurements.

Size and Position

Sometimes both the Size and Position pages are combined with the added options i.e.:-

• Draw Coordinates allow you to select whether values are in real World or Page measurements, as they can be added for either purpose.
  • You can be annotating the drawing and want to draw a decorative polyarc (using Page coordinates)
    or
  • You can be annotating an item drawn in World coordinates and want the polyarc to scale with the world model.
  
  
• Enable Lock Aspect Ratio which, when ON, keeps the width vs height ratio the same.
  • The Ellipse has this turned off, as shown, but a Circle would have this turned on.

Click to view Position

World vs Page

In the following example, an ellipse has been placed on the drawing and with dimensions displayed (using Tape Measure).

Drawing Coordinates

On the Annotate ribbon, World Measurement is selected and therefore the dimensions on the Drawing (Plan) are displayed as 500 x 200. If you change the selection to Page Measurement then this will display as 6.1 x 6.5 (dependent on format).

See Grids and Snaps Tutorial : Page and World Items

Properties Page

Changing the radio button from World to Page displays the dimensions but has no effect on the Drawing Coordinates discussed above.