Item Factory Base New Dimension(View, Line, Reference Array) Method

Creates a new linear dimension object using the default dimension style.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)

Syntax

public Dimension NewDimension(
	View view,
	Line line,
	ReferenceArray references
)

Public Function NewDimension ( 
	view As View,
	line As Line,
	references As ReferenceArray
) As Dimension

public:
Dimension^ NewDimension(
	View^ view, 
	Line^ line, 
	ReferenceArray^ references
)

member NewDimension : 
        view : View * 
        line : Line * 
        references : ReferenceArray -> Dimension

view View: The view in which the dimension is to be visible. The view must be if the document is in [!:Autodesk::Revit::DB::SketchEditScope] .
line Line: The line drawn for the dimension.
references ReferenceArray: An array of geometric references to which the dimension is to be bound.

Dimension
If successful a new dimension object, otherwise .

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Thrown when references are not geometric references.

Remarks

The currently user set default style is used for the created dimension.