NewAngularDimension Method (View, Arc, Reference, Reference)


Creates a new angular dimension object using the default dimension type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)

Syntax

C#
public Dimension NewAngularDimension(
	View view,
	Arc arc,
	Reference firstRef,
	Reference secondRef
)
Visual Basic
Public Function NewAngularDimension ( _
	view As View, _
	arc As Arc, _
	firstRef As Reference, _
	secondRef As Reference _
) As Dimension
Visual C++
public:
Dimension^ NewAngularDimension(
	View^ view, 
	Arc^ arc, 
	Reference^ firstRef, 
	Reference^ secondRef
)

Parameters

view
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB View
The view in which the dimension is to be visible.
arc
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Arc
The extension arc of the dimension.
firstRef
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Reference
The first geometric reference to which the dimension is to be bound. The reference must be perpendicular to the extension arc.
secondRef
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Reference
The second geometric reference to which the dimension is to be bound. The reference must be perpendicular to the extension arc.

Return Value

If creation was successful the new angular 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.

Exceptions

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

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