Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFrameWork.Application
Dim objDoc As SolidEdgeDraft.DraftDocument
Dim objSheet As SolidEdgeDraft.Sheet
Dim objDimensions As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimensions
Dim objDim As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimension
Dim objLine As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Line2d
Dim objLine1 As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Line2d
Dim bMeasAxiDir As Boolean
' Report errors
Const PI = 3.14159265358979
' Create/get the application with specific settings
On Error Resume Next
Set objApp = GetObject(, "SolidEdge.Application")
If Err Then
Err.Clear
Set objApp = CreateObject("SolidEdge.Application")
Set objDoc = objApp.Documents.Add("SolidEdge.DraftDocument")
objApp.Visible = True
Else
Set objDoc = objApp.ActiveDocument
End If
'getting the Active Sheet object
Set objSheet = objDoc.ActiveSheet
'create a line
Set objLine = objSheet.Lines2d.AddBy2Points(x1:=0.1, y1:=0.1, x2:=0.3, y2:=0.3)
'Create another line to be set as DimensionAxis
Set objLine1 = objSheet.Lines2d.AddBy2Points(x1:=0.05, y1:=0.05, x2:=0.15, y2:=0.1)
'Set the Dimension axis
Set objDimensions = objSheet.Dimensions
objDimensions.AxisMode = igDimAxisModeExplicit
objDimensions.Axis = objLine1
'create the dimension
Set objDim = objDimensions.AddDistanceBetweenObjects(Object1:=objLine, x1:=0.1, y1:=0.1, z1:=0, _
Keypoint1:=True, Object2:=objLine, x2:=0.3, y2:=0.3, z2:=0, Keypoint2:=True)
'get MeasurementAxisDirection
bMeasAxiDir = objDim.MeasurementAxisDirection
'set MeasurementAxisDirection
objDim.MeasurementAxisDirection = True
' USER DISPLAY
' Release objects
Set objApp = Nothing
Set objDoc = Nothing
Set objSheet = Nothing
Set objDimensions = Nothing
Set objDim = Nothing
Set objLine = Nothing
Set objLine1 = Nothing
End Sub