Using Programming Languages other than VBA

Sub Example_TextHeight()
   ' This example creates an aligned dimension in model space and
   ' uses the TextHeight property to increase the height of the
   ' dimension text

	Dim dimObj As AcadDimAligned
	Dim point1(0 To 2) As Double, point2(0 To 2) As Double
	Dim location(0 To 2) As Double

	' Define the dimension
	point1(0) = 5: point1(1) = 5: point1(2) = 0
	point2(0) = 5.5: point2(1) = 5: point2(2) = 0
	location(0) = 5: location(1) = 7: location(2) = 0

	' Create an aligned dimension object in model space
	Set dimObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddDimAligned(point1, point2, location)
	ThisDrawing.Application.ZoomAll

	' Read and display current dimension text height
	MsgBox "The dimension text height for this object is currently set to: " & dimObj.textHeight

	' Increase the distance of the dimension gap
	dimObj.textHeight = 1
	ThisDrawing.Regen acAllViewports

	' Read and display current dimension text height
	MsgBox "The dimension text height for this object is now set to: " & dimObj.textHeight

End Sub