Dim twoline text \X by default

[Clay_Stringer]

When adding a second line of text to a dimension, autocad automatically uses the \P coding.  You can replace this with \X in the text override properties and the second line will be below the dim line.  

Is there a way to force autocad to use the \X method by default?

[hak_vz · Accepted solution]

@Clay_Stringer 

Try this.

After you have all you dimension object set use function "secondLineUnder" to place second text line under dimension line.

(defun C:secondLineUnder ( / *error* adoc ss i ent text)
	(defun *error* ( msg )
		(if (not (member msg '("Function cancelled" "quit / exit abort")))
			(princ (strcat "\nError: " msg))
		)
		(if adoc (vla-endundomark adoc))
		(setvar 'cmdecho 1)
		(setvar 'menuecho 1)
		(princ)
	)
	 
	(setq adoc (vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object)))
	(vla-endundomark adoc)
	(vla-startundomark adoc)	
	(princ "\nSelect dimension objects to put second text line unde dimension line >")
	(setq ss (ssget '((0 . "DIMENSION"))))
	(cond
		((and ss)
			(setq i -1)
			(while (< (setq i (1+ i)) (sslength ss))
			(setq ent (entget (ssname ss i)) text (cdr (assoc 1 ent)))
				(cond 
					((> (vl-string-position (ascii "\\") text) 1)
						(setq text(vl-string-subst "\X" "\P" text))
						(setq ent (subst (cons 1 text)(assoc 1 ent) ent))
						(entmod ent)
					)
				)
			)
		)
	)
	(vla-endundomark adoc)
	(princ)
)

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@Clay_Stringer wrote:

Is there a way to force autocad to use the \X method by default?

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Probably not because it would then affect all dimension objects (that's why this is an override - a special case).

This is not an option to set in dimension style.

[Clay_Stringer]

This works well, after the fact.  But I'd still like a way, if possible, where just hitting enter creates a new line below by default.  I've scoured the variables and I can't find one.