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Code Red => VB(A) => Topic started by: ELOQUINTET on March 09, 2009, 09:37:37 AM

Title: How to check for Dimension style overrides using VBA
Post by: ELOQUINTET on March 09, 2009, 09:37:37 AM

Hey guys,

Is there a way to check if a drawing has dimension overrides in VBA. I have a directory of drawing and some have overrides while others don't. I just need to figure which ones do so I can open up those and remove them then save them. I do not want to change the modified date for those without a problem. Anyone know how?

Title: Re: How to check for Dimension style overrides using VBA
Post by: David Hall on March 09, 2009, 11:11:02 AM

just thinking out loud, but what if you opened each drawing, and checked the styles, and if a name existed that had overides, save, otherwise close with no save.  then check the dates

Title: Re: How to check for Dimension style overrides using VBA
Post by: Bryco on March 09, 2009, 04:42:52 PM

a dimension has a .TextOverride property.
So use a selectionset to get all the dims and check for both a non zero length string and <>

Title: Re: How to check for Dimension style overrides using VBA
Post by: ELOQUINTET on March 09, 2009, 05:22:13 PM

what has been happening is that we are using adt 2007 but mostly just use the autocad part of it but aecdwgsetup was forcing overrides from time to time. we think we have fixed this by unchecking the overrides box in units but for older drawings the overrides appear sometimes. just wanted to give the back story of where the overrides are coming from.