About Editing Dimensions (VBA/ActiveX)

As with other graphical objects in AutoCAD, you can edit dimensions using the standard methods and properties provided for the object.

The following properties are available for most dimension objects:

Rotation
Specifies the rotation angle in radians for the dimension line.
StyleName
Specifies the name of the dimension style.
TextOverride
Specifies the text string for the dimension.
TextPosition
Specifies the dimension text position.
TextRotation
Specifies the rotation angle of the dimension text.
Measurement
Specifies the actual measurement for the dimension.

In addition, certain dimension objects provide properties for editing the extension line origins and leader length.

The following methods are included for dimension object editing:

ArrayPolar
Creates a polar array.
ArrayRectangular
Creates a rectangular array.
Copy
Copies the dimension object.
Delete
Erases the dimension object.
Mirror
Mirrors the dimension object.
Move
Moves the dimension object.
Rotate
Rotates the dimension object.
ScaleEntity
Scales the dimension object.