Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFrameWork.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgeDraft.DraftDocument
    Dim objSheet As SolidEdgeDraft.Sheet
    Dim objDimensions As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimensions
    Dim objDim As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Dimension
    Dim objLine As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Line2d
    Dim objLine1 As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.Line2d
    Dim bMeasAxiDir As Boolean
    ' Report errors
    Const PI = 3.14159265358979
    ' Create/get the application with specific settings
    On Error Resume Next
    Set objApp = GetObject(, "SolidEdge.Application")
    If Err Then
        Err.Clear
        Set objApp = CreateObject("SolidEdge.Application")
        Set objDoc = objApp.Documents.Add("SolidEdge.DraftDocument")
        objApp.Visible = True
    Else
        Set objDoc = objApp.ActiveDocument
    End If
    'getting the Active Sheet object
    Set objSheet = objDoc.ActiveSheet
    'create a line
    Set objLine = objSheet.Lines2d.AddBy2Points(x1:=0.1, y1:=0.1, x2:=0.3, y2:=0.3)
    'Create another line to be set as DimensionAxis
    Set objLine1 = objSheet.Lines2d.AddBy2Points(x1:=0.05, y1:=0.05, x2:=0.15, y2:=0.1)
    'Set the Dimension axis
    Set objDimensions = objSheet.Dimensions
    objDimensions.AxisMode = igDimAxisModeExplicit
    objDimensions.Axis = objLine1
    'create the dimension
    Set objDim = objDimensions.AddDistanceBetweenObjects(Object1:=objLine, x1:=0.1, y1:=0.1, z1:=0, _
                                                         Keypoint1:=True, Object2:=objLine, x2:=0.3, y2:=0.3, z2:=0, Keypoint2:=True)
    'get MeasurementAxisDirection
    bMeasAxiDir = objDim.MeasurementAxisDirection
    'set MeasurementAxisDirection
    objDim.MeasurementAxisDirection = True

    ' USER DISPLAY
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objSheet = Nothing
    Set objDimensions = Nothing
    Set objDim = Nothing
    Set objLine = Nothing
    Set objLine1 = Nothing
End Sub