Developed macro to turn dimension extension lines OFF but I am stumped as to how to turn the dimsettings dialog box off. The macro command lines as microstation wrote them are below. What is the command syntax that I can insert that would turn the dialog off?? thanks in advance.........charles ' turn dimsettings extension lines off Sub main Dim startPoint As MbePoint Dim point As MbePoint, point2 As MbePoint ' Start a command MbeSendCommand "MDL KEYIN DIMSET DIALOG DIMSETTINGS OPEN" ' Set a variable associated with a dialog box MbeSetAppVariable "DIMSET", "tcb->ad1.mode.witness", 0& MbeSendCommand "DIMENSION WITNESS " End Sub