Creating a new dimension style and make it as current

Apr 27, 2012

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Below code create a new dimension style and make the newly created dimension style as current.

[CommandMethod("NewDimStyle")]
 public void NewDimStyle()
 {
     Database db = 
         Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Database;
     using (Transaction trans = 
         db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
     {
         DimStyleTable DimTabb = 
             (DimStyleTable)trans.GetObject(db.DimStyleTableId, 
                            OpenMode.ForRead);
         ObjectId dimId = ObjectId.Null;
 
         if (!DimTabb.Has("Test"))
         {
             DimTabb.UpgradeOpen();
             DimStyleTableRecord newRecord = 
                            new DimStyleTableRecord();
             newRecord.Name = "Test";
             dimId = DimTabb.Add(newRecord);
             trans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(newRecord, true);
         }
         else
         {
             dimId = DimTabb["Test"];
         }
         DimStyleTableRecord DimTabbRecaord = 
             (DimStyleTableRecord)trans.GetObject(dimId, 
                                            OpenMode.ForRead);
 
         if (DimTabbRecaord.ObjectId != db.Dimstyle)
         {
             db.Dimstyle = DimTabbRecaord.ObjectId;
             db.SetDimstyleData(DimTabbRecaord);
         }
         trans.Commit();
     }
 
 }

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6 responses to “Creating a new dimension style and make it as current”

Matus Brlit

November 27, 2012

When I create a new dimension style, it looks like override of the previously current one. In the description, it says ISO-25 + ‘all the overriden properties’
It then causes problem when changing arrow type. Is there a way to create new dimension style without any relation to an existing one?

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Viru

December 4, 2012

Hi,
above code should create a new dimension style without any relation to exiting one. So, not sure about steps you are following to create the new dim style
regards
Viru

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owen gayo

January 29, 2014

how can i use dimension style from another drawing to the current drawing

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Nathan R

January 14, 2022

I know this is quite old but for future searchers like me: I ran into the same issue (existing drawing, adding a new style and changing some of the dims to use the new style).
I commented out the db.SetDimstyleData line and it stopped overriding the existing style.

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Ceethreedee

February 27, 2025

For anyone finding this like 13 years later. without the “db.SetDimstyleData(DimTabbRecaord);”
It wont make the style current when drawing the command. Its creates the dimension, says its on the right style, but doesnt display the style correctly..

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Daniel

June 4, 2025

What about the text style associated with the dimension style? I couldn’t seem to find how to do it.

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