AlternateUnits Property


The alternate units display mode for this DimensionType.

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

Syntax

C#
public AlternateUnits AlternateUnits { get; set; }
Visual Basic
Public Property AlternateUnits As AlternateUnits
	Get
	Set
Visual C++
public:
property AlternateUnits AlternateUnits {
	AlternateUnits get ();
	void set (AlternateUnits value);
}

Field Value

Alternate units let dimensions display values in multiple units. For example, for a dimension which shows its values in imperial units, alternate units can be used to repeat those values in metric units.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentOutOfRangeException When setting this property: A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

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