convert dimension to text auto lisp

[Gaganpatel]

Dear All,

I want to convert dimension to text auto lisp.

[roland.r71]

Explode (?)

[Anonymous]

An explode will do just that arrows,text, lines all the bits.

A better way read the text part of the dim and create a TEXT.

(defun c:test ( / obj txt ins)
(vl-load-com)
(while
(setq obj (vlax-ename->vla-object (car (entsel "pick object"))))
(setq txt (vla-get-measurement obj))
(setq ins (vlax-safearray->list (vlax-variant-value(vla-get-textposition obj))))
(vla-delete obj)
(command "-text" ins "" (rtos txt 2 3))
)
)

[roland.r71]

It depends on what OP means/wants.

Which i was trying to figure out before spending time on coding anything.

For all we know, he just might want his dimension text to become static.

[Anonymous]

O resultado será o mesmo, outra opção é a variável DIMASSOC 2 com isso as dimensões serão geradas explodidas automaticamente.

DIMASSOC <2> 

[roland.r71]

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@Anonymous wrote:

The result will be the same, another option is the variable DIMASSOC 2 with that the dimensions will be generated exploded automatically.

DIMASSOC <2> 

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If OP doesn't want to retain his dimensions (& explode is therefor an option) this might be his best option, yes.

But it all depends on what OP wants, exactly / in detail.

[Kent1Cooper]

I agree that more information is needed about the intent.  If  what you want is the text content only, and the rest of the Dimension removed, and if  you're talking about linear/rotated/aligned or angular or ordinate varieties of Dimensions [this doesn't work  on radius or diameter Dimensions], you can do this:

(command "_.explode" (car (entsel)) "_.erase" "_previous" "_remove" "_last" "")

because when you Explode anything, the pieces become the "previous" selection, and when you Explode a Dimension of those kinds, the text part becomes the "last" object.

[john.uhden]

That appears to be concise and harmless, but I think I would add code after the entsel to verify what the object is and to warn the user if not a qualifying dimension.