Generate a new linear dimension object using the default dimension type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)

Syntax

C#
public Dimension NewLinearDimension( View view, Line line, ReferenceArray references )

Visual Basic
Public Function NewLinearDimension ( _ view As View, _ line As Line, _ references As ReferenceArray _ ) As Dimension

Visual C++
public: Dimension^ NewLinearDimension( View^ view, Line^ line, ReferenceArray^ references )

Parameters

view: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..View
The view in which the dimension is to be visible.

line: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Line
The extension line of the dimension.

references: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ReferenceArray
An array of geometric references to which the dimension is to be bound. You must supply at least two references, and all references supplied must be parallel to each other and perpendicular to the extension line.

Return Value

If creation was successful the new linear dimension is returned, otherwise an exception with failure information will be thrown.

Remarks

The currently user set default style is used for the created dimension.

Examples

CopyC#

public Dimension CreateLinearDimension(Document document)
{
    // first create two lines
    XYZ pt1 = new XYZ(5, 5, 0);
    XYZ pt2 = new XYZ(5, 10, 0);
    Line line = Line.CreateBound(pt1, pt2);
    Plane plane = Plane.CreateByNormalAndOrigin(pt1.CrossProduct(pt2), pt2);
    SketchPlane skplane = SketchPlane.Create (document, plane);
    ModelCurve modelcurve1 = document.FamilyCreate.NewModelCurve(line, skplane);

    pt1 = new XYZ(10, 5, 0);
    pt2 = new XYZ(10, 10, 0);
    line = Line.CreateBound(pt1, pt2);
    plane = Plane.CreateByNormalAndOrigin(pt1.CrossProduct(pt2), pt2);
    skplane = SketchPlane.Create (document, plane);
    ModelCurve modelcurve2 = document.FamilyCreate.NewModelCurve(line, skplane);

    // now create a linear dimension between them
    ReferenceArray ra = new ReferenceArray();
    ra.Append(modelcurve1.GeometryCurve.Reference);
    ra.Append(modelcurve2.GeometryCurve.Reference);

    pt1 = new XYZ(5, 10, 0);
    pt2 = new XYZ(10, 10, 0);
    line = Line.CreateBound(pt1, pt2);

    Dimension dim = document.FamilyCreate.NewLinearDimension(document.ActiveView, line, ra);

    // create a label for the dimension called "width"
    FamilyParameter param = document.FamilyManager.AddParameter("width", 
        BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_CONSTRAINTS, 
        ParameterType.Length, false);

    dim.FamilyLabel = param;

    return dim;
}

CopyVB.NET

Public Function CreateLinearDimension(document As Document) As Dimension
    ' first create two lines
    Dim pt1 As New XYZ(5, 5, 0)
    Dim pt2 As New XYZ(5, 10, 0)
    Dim line__1 As Line = Line.CreateBound(pt1, pt2)
 Dim plane As Plane = plane.CreateByNormalAndOrigin(pt1.CrossProduct(pt2), pt2)
    Dim skplane As SketchPlane = SketchPlane.Create(document, plane)
    Dim modelcurve1 As ModelCurve = document.FamilyCreate.NewModelCurve(line__1, skplane)

    pt1 = New XYZ(10, 5, 0)
    pt2 = New XYZ(10, 10, 0)
    line__1 = Line.CreateBound(pt1, pt2)
 plane = plane.CreateByNormalAndOrigin(pt1.CrossProduct(pt2), pt2)
    skplane = SketchPlane.Create(document, plane)
    Dim modelcurve2 As ModelCurve = document.FamilyCreate.NewModelCurve(line__1, skplane)

    ' now create a linear dimension between them
    Dim ra As New ReferenceArray()
    ra.Append(modelcurve1.GeometryCurve.Reference)
    ra.Append(modelcurve2.GeometryCurve.Reference)

    pt1 = New XYZ(5, 10, 0)
    pt2 = New XYZ(10, 10, 0)
    line__1 = Line.CreateBound(pt1, pt2)

    Dim [dim] As Dimension = document.FamilyCreate.NewLinearDimension(document.ActiveView, line__1, ra)

    ' create a label for the dimension called "width"
    Dim param As FamilyParameter = document.FamilyManager.AddParameter("width", BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_CONSTRAINTS, ParameterType.Length, False)

    [dim].FamilyLabel = param

    Return [dim]
End Function

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException	Thrown when any input argument is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException	Thrown when the argument "references" is invalid.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationException	Thrown when the creation failed.