How to make a dimension show in a detail component

[djn9SY84]

Hi,

I'm creating a detail component and i want this dimension to show when its loaded. 

I want it to load so my line can display its length in real time. 

The second image shows what i want to be able to achieve. At the moment a draw the line check the dimension then type it in. 

I want a line that i can draw that will show the dimension automatically.

[blank... · Accepted solution]

Does it have to be a dimension?

You can create a shared parameter, make it read the length parameter of the line, load the same shared parameter in detail tag family and tag them that way.

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

You could create a generic annotation family, add a label, load it in the detail family, and associate the label with the length parameter.

[RDAOU]

@djn9SY84 

See this post...same principle applies. 

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/dimension-to-something-beyond-crop-region/m-...

[djn9SY84]

Thanks for your help guys.

I've managed to get it to work. 

However the line type i want doesn't load and i want the units of the label to be i meters. (I still want my project to be in mm)

Family:

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