Help with dimension text in autolisp

[DC-MWA]

I have a sinple routine I'm trying get done. It uses autocad dimensions and I need to gather user input and change the dimension text with that information.

My autolisp knowledge is very limited so forgive my rooky programming.

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[Kent1Cooper]

If this is for use in sections, be aware that a routine could calculate what the actual slope is, rather than asking the User for it.  If it's for use in plan view, then I can see a point in what it does.

Personally, I would set all those DIMensioning System Variables into a defined Dimension Style, and save whatever is the current Style at the beginning, set the one for this purpose current, do the Dimension, and then restore the previous Style.

Also, the DIMALIGNED command will supply its own prompts, if you can live with its offering the select-an-object option that you don't want a User to take.

As for the text part, I would build it into  the drawing of the Dimension, with the Text option, rather than drawing it and then modifying it afterwards:

(command

  "_.dimaligned" pause pause "_text"

  (strcat (getstring "\nSlope: ") "\\XSLOPE")

  "@"

)

[scot-65]

Another method:

First gather the user input [and strcat with the suffix].
Add the dimension to the drawing base then,
(setpropertyvalue (entlast) "DimensionText" "User Input Value Here")

???

[dbhunia]

Hi,

I know you have got solution on this post form your next post.....

But I should go with @_gile post.......