Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation Class: FamilyItemFactory

FamilyItemFactory.NewAngularDimension(View, Arc, Reference, Reference)

Method

Description:
Creates a new angular dimension object using the default dimension type.

Remarks:
The currently user set default style is used for the created dimension.

Syntax

public Dimension NewAngularDimension(
	View view,
	Arc arc,
	Reference firstRef,
	Reference secondRef
)

Public Function NewAngularDimension ( 
	view As View,
	arc As Arc,
	firstRef As Reference,
	secondRef As Reference
) As Dimension

public:
Dimension^ NewAngularDimension(
	View^ view, 
	Arc^ arc, 
	Reference^ firstRef, 
	Reference^ secondRef
)

member NewAngularDimension : 
        view : View * 
        arc : Arc * 
        firstRef : Reference * 
        secondRef : Reference -> Dimension

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
view	View	The view in which the dimension is to be visible.
arc	Arc	The extension arc of the dimension.
firstRef	Reference	The first geometric reference to which the dimension is to be bound. The reference must be perpendicular to the extension arc.
secondRef	Reference	The second geometric reference to which the dimension is to be bound. The reference must be perpendicular to the extension arc.

Return Value

Type	Description
Dimension	If creation was successful the new angular dimension is returned, otherwise an exception with failure information will be thrown.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	Thrown when any input argument is.
ArgumentException	Thrown when the argument is invalid.
InvalidOperationException	Thrown when the creation failed.