Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: ArcLengthDimension

ArcLengthDimension.Create

Method

Description:
Creates a new instance of an Arc Length Dimension element within the project.

Syntax

public static ArcLengthDimension Create(
	Document document,
	View dbView,
	Arc arc,
	Reference ArcRef,
	IList<Reference> references
)

Public Shared Function Create ( 
	document As Document,
	dbView As View,
	arc As Arc,
	ArcRef As Reference,
	references As IList(Of Reference)
) As ArcLengthDimension

public:
static ArcLengthDimension^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	View^ dbView, 
	Arc^ arc, 
	Reference^ ArcRef, 
	IList<Reference^>^ references
)

static member Create : 
        document : Document * 
        dbView : View * 
        arc : Arc * 
        ArcRef : Reference * 
        references : IList<Reference> -> ArcLengthDimension

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
document	Document	The document where the new Arc Length Dimension is created.
dbView	View	The view in which the Arc Length Dimension will appear.
arc	Arc	The Arc of the annotation itself
ArcRef	Reference	Reference for the arc to be measured
references	IList	The segments which the Arc Length Dimension will witness.

Return Value

Type	Description
ArcLengthDimension	The newly created Arc Length Dimension instance, or if the operation fails.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	References should be: at least two and intersecting the ends of the arc passed.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
ModificationForbiddenException	The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
ModificationOutsideTransactionException	The document has no open transaction.