DimLineInside Property (ActiveX)

Specifies the display of dimension lines inside the extension lines only.

Supported platforms: Windows only

Signature

VBA:

object.DimLineInside

object

Type: Dim3PointAngular, DimAligned, DimAngular, DimArcLength, DimRotated

The objects this property applies to.

Property Value

Read-only: No

Type: Boolean

• True: Suppress the display of dimension lines outside the extension lines.
• False: Display dimension lines outside the extension lines.

Remarks

The initial value for this property is False.

Note: This property overrides the value of the DIMSOXD system variable for the given dimension.

Examples

VBA:

Sub Example_DimLineInside()
    ' This example creates a DimAligned object in model space
    ' and toggles the dimension lines to be both allowed and disallowed
    ' outside the extension lines
    
    Dim dimObj As AcadDimAligned
    Dim point1(0 To 2) As Double, point2(0 To 2) As Double
    Dim location(0 To 2) As Double
    Dim CurrentValue As String
    
    ' Define the dimension
    point1(0) = 5: point1(1) = 5: point1(2) = 0
    point2(0) = 6: point2(1) = 5: point2(2) = 0
    location(0) = 5: location(1) = 7: location(2) = 0
    
    ' Create an aligned dimension object in model space
    Set dimObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddDimAligned(point1, point2, location)
    ThisDrawing.Application.ZoomAll

    ' Read and display current line suppression information
    CurrentValue = IIf(dimObj.DimLineInside, "are not", "are")
    MsgBox "Dimension lines " & CurrentValue & " allowed outside the extension lines"

    ' Suppress the display of dimension lines outside the extension lines
    dimObj.DimLineInside = True
    ThisDrawing.Regen acAllViewports
    MsgBox "Dimension lines are not allowed outside the extension lines"
   
    ' Allow the display of dimension lines outside the extension lines (default)
    dimObj.DimLineInside = False
    ThisDrawing.Regen acAllViewports
    MsgBox "Dimension lines are allowed outside the extension lines"
   
End Sub

Visual LISP:

(vl-load-com)
(defun c:Example_DimLineInside()
    ;; This example creates a DimAligned object in model space
    ;; and toggles the dimension lines to be both allowed and disallowed
    ;; outside the extension lines
    (setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object))
    (setq doc (vla-get-ActiveDocument acadObj))
    
    ;; Define the dimension
    (setq point1 (vlax-3d-point 5 5 0)
          point2 (vlax-3d-point 6 5 0)
          location (vlax-3d-point 5 7 0))
    
    ;; Create an aligned dimension object in model space
    (setq modelSpace (vla-get-ModelSpace doc))  
    (setq dimObj (vla-AddDimAligned modelSpace point1 point2 location))
    (vla-ZoomAll acadObj)

    ;; Read and display current line suppression information
    (setq CurrentValue (if (= (vla-get-DimLineInside dimObj) :vlax-true) "are not" "are"))
    (alert (strcat "Dimension lines " CurrentValue " allowed outside the extension lines"))

    ;; Suppress the display of dimension lines outside the extension lines
    (vla-put-DimLineInside dimObj :vlax-true)
    (vla-Regen doc acAllViewports)
    (alert "Dimension lines are not allowed outside the extension lines")
   
    ;; Allow the display of dimension lines outside the extension lines (default)
    (vla-put-DimLineInside dimObj :vlax-false)
    (vla-Regen doc acAllViewports)
    (alert "Dimension lines are allowed outside the extension lines")
)