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

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

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)

Syntax

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

Parameters

view
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBView
The view in which the dimension is to be visible.
arc
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBArc
The extension arc of the dimension.
firstRef
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBReference
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.DBReference
The second geometric reference to which the dimension is to be bound. The reference must be perpendicular to the extension arc.
dimensionType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBDimensionType
The dimension style to be used for the dimension.

Return Value

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

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException Thrown when any input argument is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException Thrown when the argument firstRef/secondRef/dimensionType is invalid.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsInvalidOperationException Thrown when the creation failed.

See Also