Function GetDimensionDisplayString5( _
   ByRef DimensionSize As System.Integer _
) As System.Object

Dim instance As IView
Dim DimensionSize As System.Integer
Dim value As System.Object
 
value = instance.GetDimensionDisplayString5(DimensionSize)

System.object GetDimensionDisplayString5( 
   out System.int DimensionSize
)

System.Object^ GetDimensionDisplayString5( 
&   [Out] System.int DimensionSize
) 

Parameters

DimensionSize

Number of strings for each dimension (see Remarks)

Return Value

'VBA

' Open a drawing that has one or more display dimensions

'=============================================

Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks

Dim swModel As ModelDoc2

Dim swDraw As DrawingDoc

Dim swView As View

Option Explicit

Sub main()

    Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

    Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc

    Set swDraw = swModel

    Dim views As Variant

    views = swDraw.GetViews()

    Set swView = views(0)(0)

    Dim var As Variant

    Dim size As Long

    var = swView.GetDimensionDisplayString5(size)

    Debug.Print "Number of strings in returned array: " & UBound(var) + 1

    Debug.Print "Number of strings for each display dimension: " & size

End Sub

This method returns a string array of size (DimensionSize) x (number_of_dimensions_in_view).

This set of values returned for each dimension in the view:

[ value1, tolMax1 tolMin1, value2, tolMax2, tolMin2, prefix, suffix, callout1, callout2, bottom ]

where:

value1 = Primary Dimension Value

tolMax1 = Maximum Variation for value1

tolMin1 = Minimum Variation for value1

value2 = Dual Dimension Value

tolMax2 = Maximum Variation for value2

tolMin2 = Minimum Variation for value2

prefix = Text before value1

suffix = Text after value1

callout1 = Text above prefix<value1>suffix

callout2 = Text below prefix<value1>suffix

bottom = Text below callout2

The Dimension PropertyManager page (PMP) contains two Dimension Text boxes. Add dimension text by entering prefix, suffix, callout1, and callout2 texts in the first Dimension Text box. Enter bottom text in the second Dimension Text box.

If any of the above values are not used in the dimension, then those values are returned as empty strings in the returned array of this method.

For more information, see SOLIDWORKS user-interface help > Detailing and Drawings > Drawings > Dimensions in Drawings > Dimension Value PropertyManager.

NOTES:

• A previous version of this method, IView::GetDimensionDisplayString2, detects and overlooks dangling dimensions. This method neither overlooks nor indicates that any dimensions are dangling. Use IView::GetDimensionDisplayString2 if you need dangling dimensions detected and overlooked.
• This method does not support hole callouts.