Temp Dimension Per Object Selection

[tim_crouse]

I am not understanding why the selection of a verical wall section brings up a horizontal temp dimension or vice versa.

Selection of a horizontal wall brings up a vertical temp dimension.

What is the proper technique to select a vertical wall and have the vertical temp dimension appear?

Thanks

Tim

[barthbradley]

Are you referring to this behavior? 

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles...

[tim_crouse]

See attached image for behavior I am trying to explain.

[ToanDN]

The dimension indicate the location of the selected element relates to another element in the close proximity. Why is it wrong?

[barthbradley]

It looks wrong to me, but not the way you mean. I would expect a string of vertical dimensions.  Not Horizontal.  

...looks like I'd be disappointed too.  No string.  

[ToanDN]

String happens.

[barthbradley]

Yeah; same here on that side.  

Maybe I ought to open a support case?  😉

[tim_crouse]

So I guess the approach is to click the object you want to set the length of and if the wrong temp dimension appears you click on nearby perpendicular objects until the correct temp dimension appears.

I guess I was expecting the temp dimension to be in the orientation of the selected object.

Thanks

Tim

[tim_crouse]

Found this:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/temporary-dimension-orientation/td-p/7122938

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Temporary dimensions prioritize the location of the selected element.  Only when it does not find any relationship location wise, it shows the element dimension.  So if you have only a wall in the view, nothing else, then when you select the wall, the temp dim is the length of the wall.

[barthbradley]

Learn to love it.  It is what it is.