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How to get rebar shape handle reference for dimensions using API

aleksandr_nekrasov7ZPGJ — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:59:40 GMT

When creating dimension in UI it conveniently suggests to select `shape handles`, displayed in status bar:

These handles include:

* Bar Plane

* Out Of Plane Extent

* End of Bar

* Start of Bar

I compared manually created reference with the references returned from the `get_Geometry` call - manually created reference is similar to a reference for one of the lines but without `LINEAR` suffix and has reference type NONE.

Is it possible to get the same reference using API?

Re: How to get rebar shape handle reference for dimensions using API

navya_gelli — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:34:26 GMT

Hi @aleksandr_nekrasov7ZPGJ,

I wanted to check in and see if you still needed assistance, or if you found a solution to your question already? Let us know if you need further assistance by providing an update or if you have found a solution, please share it with the community so other members who may have the same question could learn from your experience.

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Re: How to get rebar shape handle reference for dimensions using API

aleksandr_nekrasov7ZPGJ — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:29:15 GMT

Haven't found the solution yet - there is simply no API to do that. Here are some other examples from UI that I would like to be able to add via API: