Control alternative units placement from command line?

[james.levieux]

Hi All,

I want to control the placement of alternative units with a script but I can't seem to find a command for it.  Is there one?

James

[Sea-Haven]

This may be helpful shows the variable names.

[james.levieux]

Interesting GIF.  It was too fast for me to read but I'm pretty sure I've looked at all of those and none of them seem to be applicable.  What program was that anyway?  Is it a feature built into AutoCAD or an addin?

j

[Sea-Haven]

There are numerous free screen recorders that was Screentogif. 

try (entget (car (entsel "\nPick dim")))

then change the dim style 1 option at a time and draw a new dim look at the dxf numbers you will see a change. 

A hint for notepad++ replace )   ( with )\r( this will turn the copied long entget into a column answer.

[ВeekeeCZ · Accepted solution]

If the bellow option is on, it just ADDs a paragraph mark to your current primary units suffix.

So if you currently don't use that, it's simple

DIMPOST \X

else....... you need to concatenate them.

[james.levieux]

Thank you.

Hey Autodesk, all you need is a simple 1 or 0 dimvar for this....like you have for everything else!

[james.levieux]

just wondering,

Does anyone know a way to force Autocad to use one setting or the other without programming?  I always get side by side by default.

[ВeekeeCZ]

Don't understand your question. That sysvar is driven by a dim style setting in the first place. Besides that, it's just a system variable that can be changed manually.

[james.levieux]

OK.  Let me put that another way.  Instead of using the dialog, what are the command line settings to achieve an "over/under" alternative units format?

[ВeekeeCZ]

DIMPOST

\X