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ItemFactoryBase.NewDimension

Description:
Creates a new linear dimension object using the default dimension style.
Remarks:
The currently user set default style is used for the created dimension.
Overloads (2):
NewDimension
NewDimension(View,Line,ReferenceArray)
NewDimension(View,Line,ReferenceArray,DimensionType) 
public Dimension NewDimension(
	View view,
	Line line,
	ReferenceArray references
)
  • View
    view
    The view in which the dimension is to be visible. The view must be null if the document is in SketchEditScope.
  • Line
    line
    The line drawn for the dimension.
  • ReferenceArray
    references
    An array of geometric references to which the dimension is to be bound.
Return Value Dimension If successful a new dimension object, otherwise . 
Dimension CreateNewDimensionAlongLine(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document document, Line line)
{
    // Use the Start and End points of our line as the references  
    // Line must come from something in Revit, such as a beam
    ReferenceArray references = new ReferenceArray();
    references.Append(line.GetEndPointReference(0));
    references.Append(line.GetEndPointReference(1));

    // create the new dimension
    Dimension dimension = document.Create.NewDimension(document.ActiveView,
                                                        line, references);
    return dimension;
}