Creating Continous Dimension using Revit API.

[autodesk554]

Hey I want to create continuous dimension using Revit API. Please suggest a code on how to do so.

Also you can take grid for an example and create continuous dimension within the grids.

[jeremy_tammik]

You can use one of the overloads of the NewDimension method:

https://www.revitapidocs.com/2022/af547027-32c9-6561-03e8-58c5b51b5ffc.htm

Here are some samples mentioning it:

• The Revit Family API
• Revit Family Creation API Labs
• Distinguish Different Dimension Types
• Creating a Dimension Label
• Dimension Walls by Iterating Faces
• Create Dimension between Two Lines
• What's New in the Revit 2010 API
• Grouping Schedule Headers and How to Do Something
• Creating Topography Contours and Building Masses
• How to Retrieve Dimensioning References
• Accelerator, AppStore, Disqus and AEC DevBlog Articles
• Vertical Dimensioning and Revit API QAS Research
• Hatch Line Dimensioning Voodoo
• ExtentElem and Square Face Dimensioning References
• Rebar, Wall Centreline, Core and Grid Dimensioning
• Auto-Dimension Filled Region Boundary

[autodesk554]

Yes, I have seen most of those links. And created dimension using New Dimension method only. 

I am able to create dimension which are single dimensions (Eg. Case A). However I want create one continuous dimension (Eg. Case B). See the issue is not on how to create dimension. I have reached that far. But creating continuous dimension is a concern.

In first approach I tried to do it by changing the line length which is in the argument of NewDimension method. However that didn't work at all.

Should I add more references of grids in the reference array?...

 

[jeremy_tammik · Accepted solution]

> Should I add more references of grids in the reference array?

Yes.

[jeremy_tammik]

I think the term you should search for is 'dimension string'. I did so, found a suitable solution and another related interesting thread:

• https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/dimensionsegment-dimension-segment-array/m-p/9053421
• https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/dimension-string-hide-or-show-one-of-the-dimension-s-...

Seek and you shall find (Matthew 7:7).