FamilyItemFactoryNewArcLengthDimension(View, Arc, Reference, Reference, Reference, DimensionType) Method

Creates a new arc length dimension object using the specified dimension type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
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public Dimension NewArcLengthDimension(
	View view,
	Arc arc,
	Reference arcRef,
	Reference firstRef,
	Reference secondRef,
	DimensionType dimensionType
)

Parameters

view  View
The view in which the dimension is to be visible.
arc  Arc
The extension arc of the dimension.
arcRef  Reference
Geometric reference of the arc to which the dimension is to be bound. This reference must be parallel to the extension arc.
firstRef  Reference
The first geometric reference to which the dimension is to be bound. This reference must intersect the arcRef reference.
secondRef  Reference
The second geometric reference to which the dimension is to be bound. This reference must intersect the arcRef reference.
dimensionType  DimensionType
The dimension style to be used for the dimension.

Return Value

Dimension
If creation was successful the new arc length dimension is returned, otherwise an exception with failure information will be thrown.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException Thrown when any input argument is .
ArgumentException Thrown when the argument arcRef/ref1/ref2/dimensionType is invalid.
InvalidOperationException Thrown when the creation failed.
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