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Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

janis.prodnieks — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 11:12:04 GMT

How to adjust dimensions in Revit so they behaved in similar way as in AutoCAD with "Keep dim line with text" Fit setting for a dimension (or dimension style)?

The default Arc/Line options of Leader Type doesn't provide possibility to achieved desired outlook. Am I missing something or this is out of reach of Revit capabilities? Picture of desired outlook attached (screenshot from AutoCAD).

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

martijn_pater — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:17:17 GMT

Not sure, alternatively you could use a line based detail item though.

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

janis.prodnieks — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 08:13:54 GMT

Yeah, sure it's possible to manually draw everything...

But is it possible to use dimensions only without additional manual linework (Detail Line) and have this appearance?

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 08:30:57 GMT

This one is fairly close.

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

martijn_pater — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 08:55:18 GMT

You can set the leader type to line and drag the leader to the side. Set text location to above. If the value changes though that will jump back, so you'd have to lock the value. Don't know any other way, but perhaps someone else does.

edit: ow, I used the leader as dimline extension there. Like below.

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 08:36:46 GMT

Switch off the leader.

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

janis.prodnieks — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 08:54:13 GMT

Ain't no beauty when text moved to needed location with line leader...

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

janis.prodnieks — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:17:03 GMT

Didn't see the edit of reply of @martijn_pater .

Yes, that's it! Thanks, Martijn!

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

ennujozlagam — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:09:36 GMT

Not possible in Revit at the moment with the dimension you want it to be automatic, you have to drag the dimension text. Thanks

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:17:30 GMT

No problem, although you won't get exactly the same result.

Note that Autodesk doesn't read these threads - it's a user platform, but you could post as an idea to Autodesk.

But you can also explain to your colleagues that this is a different programme to AutoCAD, and some things may look different. This does not mean that it cannot look decent. Because that's how the did it in CAD doesn't mean its the only correct option, and I would imagine that Revit will create some details or annotations that cannot be reproduced in AutoCAD.

The aim of Revit is not to emulate AutoCAD drawings.

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

janis.prodnieks — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:37:52 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
No problem, although you won't get exactly the same result.
Note that Autodesk doesn't read these threads - it's a user platform, but you could post as an idea to Autodesk.
But you can also explain to your colleagues that this is a different programme to AutoCAD, and some things may look different. This does not mean that it cannot look decent. Because that's how the did it in CAD doesn't mean its the only correct option, and I would imagine that Revit will create some details or annotations that cannot be reproduced in AutoCAD.
The aim of Revit is not to emulate AutoCAD drawings.

I edited my reply as @martijn_pater had edited his post with a solution that I accepted and removed the text from my post about hoping Autodesk reads this and improves Revit...

So any forth conversation becomes offtopic. And let's continue with the offtopic. 😀

The purpose is not to emulate AutoCAD but to produce our product. Getting better tools/machinery for our production is natural step for any business. However, the revelation the new machine does many things faster/better but 1 thing cannot perform even in same level as the old machine might be frustrating. Thankfully it's not the case for this partcular issue.

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

janis.prodnieks — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:46:34 GMT

@martijn_pater wrote:
If the value changes though that will jump back, so you'd have to lock the value. Don't know any other way, but perhaps someone else does.

Text doesn't jump back in the middle of dimension line after changing size of element dimensioned. It stretches together with extended line. Though this behaviour isn't straight forward and I feel I should get used to it. After few adjustments of a wall size my dimension looks like this (the text is too far away):

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

martijn_pater — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:53:04 GMT

Indeed, but I mean if the reference is changed. So if you draw an annotation line and drag one of the reference points to that instead of the wall ie.

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

Reometry — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:02:13 GMT

What worked for me was to set the "flipped dimension line extension" dimension to 5mm. Which seems to work fine for smaller dims.

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

mkennedy — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:14:04 GMT

Curious, is it possible to do this for the dim, not have this change at all AND have text under the dim line (still with the dim line extension a straight line in line with the dim)?

Re: Dimension text behavior as AutoCAD's Keep dim line with text

petrlanik — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:59:51 GMT

Well Autodesk should wake up, it is standard way of dimensioning, when the dimension does not fit - move it out either above or under the line without leader. Start first with oprion of leader - arc, line, none