Revit 2024: Align Dimension Problem

[AR.KRISHMA2017]

In revit 2024, the align dimension isn't even aligning along the wall, I cannot find the point even by pressing TAB button. Dimensioning in Revit 2024 is so difficult. 

[HVAC-Novice]

I just tried some dimension in R2024 and all seemed fine (coming from R2023). i  did face to face, and face to core etc. 

Tabbing also works for me. Even when I set the alignment to "face", I can tab to the core and so on. I never noticed problems in earlier versions, but R2024 seems very refined so far. 

Can you explain better what the struggle is? 

I'm currently building an existing building, so I'm not dimensioning a lot and may not have come across your problem yet. 

[barthbradley]

Are you in a View or a Sheet?  You need to Activate the View if you are on a Sheet.  

[AR.KRISHMA2017]

on a view... I will soon post the screenshot or the screen recording. The problem that I am facing is that the aligned dimensions are not aligning as it used to in previous revit versions.

[AR.KRISHMA2017]

Thanks for the reply. I will soon post the screenshot or the screen recording of the problem. The main problem is of aligning dimension.

[740123FALF4]

I have also got similar problem while dimensioning. If one wall is not straight and another wall is straight. There is problem in dimensioning. And the tab is also not detecting the point in the corner of wall.

[AR.KRISHMA2017]

Yes mine too same problem... The align dimensioning is different in Revit 2024 than previous versions.

[barthbradley]

First of all, I don't have the same issue. Revit 24 behaves the same as previous versions. Second of all, that's a crazy dimensioning practice.  But, whatever. You can get there by using the TAB key to pick Start/End POINTS.

 

[barthbradley]

...out of curiosity, what do you think the value of that dimension is going to be to the framer in the field who is laying down chalk lines? 

[archusain.90]

I have noticed what might be a similar problem. When I edit the wall by adding a finish layer to it, then I have the non-core layers in the view template, the dimensioning behavior gets buggy. It aligns to the center of the wall's core, even though I selected the faces of the core. Any ideas?

Note that this happens in both 2023 and 2024.

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Can't replicate, if it doesn't grab it by itself TAB gets it there.

[AR.KRISHMA2017]

yes... the dimension problems arises time to time... sometimes its buggy and sometimes it doesn't align where we want.

[AR.KRISHMA2017 · Accepted solution]

well.... I myself think I solved the TAB problem. If the point etc. isn't coming even by pressing TAB button, once try pressing AC command to activate controls and then try dimensioning. AC command worked in my case and hence I can find the point while using TAB button.

[archusain.90]

I have opened a new post about it with a file attached if you're interested: 

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/aligned-dimension-snaps-to-wall-centerline-a...

Thanks.

[Shahab_M_e]

You can simply zoom on joints and select by TAB all joints you needed and then do the same things for other joints .