Using Programming Languages other than VBA

Sub Example_TextStyle()
   ' This example creates an aligned dimension in model space and
   ' creates a new system text style.  The new text style is then assigned to
   ' the new dimension

	Dim dimObj As AcadDimAligned
	Dim newText As AcadTextStyle
	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)

	' Create new text style
	Set newText = ThisDrawing.TextStyles.Add("MYSTYLE")
	newText.height = 0.5	' Just set the height of the new style so we can differentiate

	ThisDrawing.Application.ZoomAll

	' Read and display the current text style for this dimension
	MsgBox "The text style is currently set to: " & dimObj.textStyle

	' Change the text style to use the new style we created
	dimObj.textStyle = "MYSTYLE"
	ThisDrawing.Regen acAllViewports

	' Read and display the current text style for this dimension
	MsgBox "The text style is now set to: " & dimObj.textStyle

End Sub