xy datumhorizontal

Copy, create, cut, delete, edit, and paste datum lines, either defined by a range or the marked entity.

Syntax

xy datumhorizontal copy <mark|marked|range>

xy datumhorizontal create <mark|marked|range> <name>=<value>

xy datumhorizontal cut <mark|marked|range>

xy datumhorizontal delete <mark|marked|range>

xy datumhorizontal edit <mark|marked|range>

xy datumhorizontal paste <mark|marked|range>

Arguments

create
Create a horizontal datum by specifying datum attributes.
Select mark, marked, or range to apply the attributes to the specified datum(s).
mark
mark=<marklabel>
marked
<true/false>.
True applies the action to the marked entity.
range
Define the range for the entity you want to apply the action to.
The attributes include:
associatedaxis=<axisname>
The axis the datum line is associated with.
font=<font>
Define the font type.
fontsize=<fontsize>
Define the font size.
label=<label>
The datum line label.
labellocation=<location>
Select the location for the datum label in the modeling window.
Options include:
  • Upper Left
  • Upper Center
  • Upper Right
  • Lower Left
  • Lower Center
  • Lower Right
  • Mouse Over
layer=<layerid>
The layer ID.
linecolor=<color>
Set the datum line color by selecting a color from the color picker.
linestyle=<style>
Enter a value from 0-5 to set the datum line style.
linethickness=<thickness>
Enter a value of 0-4 to set the datum line thickness.
name=<name>
The datum line name.
position = <position>
A value for the position of the datum.
The value entered can be any of the following:
  • A single value.
  • A math expression that returns a single value (without curly brackets, {}).
  • A math expression as a function of x or y, with x or y being the horizontal or vertical axes values, respectively.
visibility
true displays the datum line in the modeling window.
copy
Copies the selected entity.
mark
mark=<marklabel>
marked
<true/false>.
True applies the action to the marked entity.
range
Define the range for the entity you want to apply the action to.
cut
Removes the selected entity from the Plot Browser and deletes it from the current session.
mark
mark=<marklabel>
marked
<true/false>.
True applies the action to the marked entity.
range
Define the range for the entity you want to apply the action to.
delete
Deleted the selected entity.
mark
mark=<marklabel>
marked
<true/false>.
True applies the action to the marked entity.
range
Define the range for the entity you want to apply the action to.
edit
Edit the selected entity's properties.
mark
mark=<marklabel>
marked
<true/false>.
True applies the action to the marked entity.
range
Define the range for the entity you want to apply the action to.
Editable properties include:
associatedaxis=<axisname>
The axis the datum line is associated with.
font=<font>
Define the font type.
fontsize=<fontsize>
Define the font size.
label=<label>
The datum line label.
labellocation=<location>
Select the location for the datum label in the modeling window.
Options include:
  • Upper Left
  • Upper Center
  • Upper Right
  • Lower Left
  • Lower Center
  • Lower Right
  • Mouse Over
layer=<layerid>
The layer ID.
linestyle=<style>
Enter a value from 0-5 to set the datum line style.
linecolor=<color>
Set the datum line color by selecting a color from the color picker.
linethickness=<thickness>
Enter a value of 0-4 to set the datum line thickness.
name=<name>
The datum line name.
position = <position>
A value for the position of the datum.
The value entered can be any of the following:
  • A single value.
  • A math expression that returns a single value (without curly brackets, {}).
  • A math expression as a function of x or y, with x or y being the horizontal or vertical axes values, respectively.
visibility
true displays the datum line in the modeling window.
paste
Pastes the selected entity into a window.
mark
mark=<marklabel>
marked
<true/false>.
True applies the action to the marked entity.
range
Define the window range for the entity you want to apply the action to.

Examples

Create a horizontal datum:
xy datumhorizontal create range= "p:1 w:1 i:6" name= "Datum 8" linecolor=36 linestyle= 2 linethickness= 2 visibility= true font= "Arial 8 normal roman" associatedaxis= 1 label= Datum New
Delete a horizontal datum:
xy datumhorizontal delete range="p:all w:all i:all"
Edit the datum's color:
xy datumhorizontal edit range="p:1 w:all i:all" linecolor=2