API: How to move all dimensions in a drawing to another layer (VBA, VB.NET, C#)

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Created by Joyce Bossom Employee on Dec 22, 2010 12:59 PM. Last modified by Joyce Bossom Employee on Jan 4, 2013 7:19 AM.

    This example shows how to move all dimensions in a drawing to another layer.

     

    1. Extract the archive to a convenient location.
    2. Open a drawing with dimensions.
    3. Create the "HIDE" layer in the drawing.
    4. Run the macro (VBA, VB.NET, or C#) in the Macro Editor.
    5. Select a dimension in the view.
    6. The layer dropdown displays the new layer of the dimension.

     

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