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FamilyItemFactory.NewLinearDimension

Description:
Creates a new linear dimension object using the specified dimension type.

Overloads (2):

NewLinearDimension(View,Line,ReferenceArray)

NewLinearDimension(View,Line,ReferenceArray,DimensionType)

public Dimension NewLinearDimension(
	View view,
	Line line,
	ReferenceArray references,
	DimensionType dimensionType
)

Public Function NewLinearDimension ( _
	view As View, _
	line As Line, _
	references As ReferenceArray, _
	dimensionType As DimensionType _
) As Dimension

public:
Dimension^ NewLinearDimension(
	View^ view, 
	Line^ line, 
	ReferenceArray^ references, 
	DimensionType^ dimensionType
)

Autodesk.Revit.DB.View

view

The view in which the dimension is to be visible.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Line

line

The extension line of the dimension.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ReferenceArray

references

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.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.DimensionType

dimensionType

The dimension style to be used for the dimension.

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

Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentNullException

Thrown when any input argument isnullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothingin Visual Basic).
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentException

Thrown when the argument is invalid.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.InvalidOperationException

Thrown when the creation failed.