I know the design checker checks for Override Value but what about if someone types a value in the "Dimension Text" box, removing the <DIM> and replacing it with their number for text.
I found the macro below that detects if the Override Value is changed but what about if the "Dimension Text" has been changed?
Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swDoc As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim swDwg As SldWorks.DrawingDoc
Dim swView As SldWorks.View
Dim swDispDim As SldWorks.DisplayDimension
Dim swDim As SldWorks.Dimension
Dim sCurPrefix As String
Dim sCurSuffix As String
Dim nOpenParPos As Long
Dim nCloseParPos As Long
Dim vDimVal As Variant
Dim dInchVal As Double
Dim sInchString As String
Dim sNewPrefix As String
Dim sNewSuffix As String
Dim KillFlag As Integer
Dim sMsg As String
Sub AddStarToOverridden()
Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set swDoc = swApp.ActiveDoc
If swDoc.GetType <> swDocDRAWING Then
MsgBox "This macro only works for drawing files."
Exit Sub
End If
sMsg = "This macro will add a text prefix and suffix of ""*""" & _
vbCrLf & "to all overridden dimensions in this drawing." & _
vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
"To add or update stars on overridden dimensions, choose ""Yes""" & vbCrLf & _
"To remove all stars, choose ""No""" & _
vbCrLf & "To quit, choose ""Cancel"""
KillFlag = MsgBox(sMsg, vbYesNoCancel, "Add stars?")
If KillFlag = vbCancel Then
Exit Sub
End If
Set swDwg = swDoc
Set swView = swDwg.GetFirstView
While Not (swView Is Nothing)
Set swDispDim = swView.GetFirstDisplayDimension5
While Not swDispDim Is Nothing
Set swDim = swDispDim.GetDimension
sCurSuffix = swDispDim.GetText(swDimensionTextSuffix)
sCurPrefix = swDispDim.GetText(swDimensionTextPrefix)
If (swDispDim.GetOverride) And (KillFlag = vbYes) Then
If Right(sCurPrefix, 1) <> "*" Then
sNewPrefix = sCurPrefix & "*"
Else
sNewPrefix = sCurPrefix
End If
If Left(sCurSuffix, 1) <> "*" Then
sNewSuffix = "*" & sCurSuffix
Else
sNewSuffix = sCurSuffix
End If
Else
If Right(sCurPrefix, 1) = "*" Then
sNewPrefix = Left(sCurPrefix, Len(sCurPrefix) - 1)
Else
sNewPrefix = sCurPrefix
End If
If Left(sCurSuffix, 1) = "*" Then
sNewSuffix = Right(sCurSuffix, Len(sCurSuffix) - 1)
Else
sNewSuffix = sCurSuffix
End If
End If
swDispDim.SetText swDimensionTextSuffix, sNewSuffix
swDispDim.SetText swDimensionTextPrefix, sNewPrefix
Set swDispDim = swDispDim.GetNext5
Wend
Set swView = swView.GetNextView
Wend
End Sub