Delete DimensionSegment

[tom.povey]

Hi all,

Looking for some advice on DimensionSegments.

Is it possible to delete a DimensionSegment via the API?

I can delete a Dimension via the API, I can delete a DimensionSegment manually via the GUI by tabbing through, but I haven't found a way to delete a segment via the API.

It doesn't look like the segments have a unique identifier. No property for Id.

Is this possible? Or does anyone know of any workarounds?

Thanks,

Tom

[JimJia]

Dear Tom,

Yes, the DimensionSegment is not element so you cannot delete it via Document.Delete API.

I am sorry to say that there is currently no API access to this functionality.

You may have to consider to rebuild the dimension as workaround, for example, get all references of Dimension via Dimension.Reference, and then re-create new dimensions, remove the old dimension lastly.

It's recommended to post your new API request in official vote forum below:
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/idb-p/302/tab/most-recent

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[tom.povey]

Thanks @JimJia,

Thought that would be the only workaround, thanks for looking into this for me.

Tom