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

Creates a new angular 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 NewAngularDimension(
	View view,
	Arc arc,
	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.
firstRef  Reference
The first geometric reference to which the dimension is to be bound. The reference must be perpendicular to the extension arc.
secondRef  Reference
The second geometric reference to which the dimension is to be bound. The reference must be perpendicular to the extension arc.
dimensionType  DimensionType
The dimension style to be used for the dimension.

Return Value

Dimension
If creation was successful the new angular 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 firstRef/secondRef/dimensionType is invalid.
InvalidOperationException Thrown when the creation failed.
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