Set the distance between pipes

[Josh.Thomason]

Through my research I've that I can get the distance between elements like with the "DistanceTo" method. 

What I want to do is select 2 or more parallel pipes and change the distance between them with a simple click, rather then placing a dimension and changing the values one by one. Eventually I would build on this to create rules based on pipe size and insulation.  I know I can get the distance from one pipe to another. I'm just not sure if I can get the distance and then change it.

Would I need to programmatically place a dimension between the selected pipes and then have the values changed to whatever the user has them set to(I have a textbox to get the value)? Maybe then have the dimension deleted upon completion.

Thanks for any input. You all have been very helpful.

[jeremy_tammik · Accepted solution]

> Would I need to programmatically place a dimension between the selected pipes and then have the values changed to whatever the user has them set to(I have a textbox to get the value)? 

Yes.

The API basically just adds automation possibilities to reproduce and automate the functionality provided by the manual user interface, so you would use it to programmatically repeat the same steps you perform in the UI.

[Josh.Thomason]

Thank you!