An object that represents a dimension within the Revit project.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 23.0.0.0 (23.1.0.0)
Syntax
Examples

public void GetInfo_Dimension(Dimension dimension) { string message = "Dimension : "; // Get Dimension name message += "\nDimension name is : " + dimension.Name; // Get Dimension Curve Autodesk.Revit.DB.Curve curve = dimension.Curve; if (curve != null && curve.IsBound) { // Get curve start point message += "\nCurve start point:(" + curve.GetEndPoint(0).X + ", " + curve.GetEndPoint(0).Y + ", " + curve.GetEndPoint(0).Z + ")"; // Get curve end point message += "; Curve end point:(" + curve.GetEndPoint(1).X + ", " + curve.GetEndPoint(1).Y + ", " + curve.GetEndPoint(1).Z + ")"; } // Get Dimension type name message += "\nDimension type name is : " + dimension.DimensionType.Name; // Get Dimension view name message += "\nDimension view name is : " + dimension.View.Name; // Get Dimension reference count message += "\nDimension references count is " + dimension.References.Size; if (BuiltInCategory.OST_Dimensions == dimension.Category.BuiltInCategory) { message += "\nDimension is a permanent dimension."; } else if (BuiltInCategory.OST_Constraints == dimension.Category.BuiltInCategory) { message += "\nDimension is a constraint element."; } TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message); }

Public Sub GetInfo_Dimension(dimension As Dimension) Dim message As String = "Dimension : " ' Get Dimension name message += vbLf & "Dimension name is : " + dimension.Name ' Get Dimension Curve Dim curve As Autodesk.Revit.DB.Curve = dimension.Curve If curve IsNot Nothing AndAlso curve.IsBound Then ' Get curve start point message += vbLf & "Curve start point:(" + curve.GetEndPoint(0).X + ", " + curve.GetEndPoint(0).Y + ", " + curve.GetEndPoint(0).Z + ")" ' Get curve end point message += "; Curve end point:(" + curve.GetEndPoint(1).X + ", " + curve.GetEndPoint(1).Y + ", " + curve.GetEndPoint(1).Z + ")" End If ' Get Dimension type name message += vbLf & "Dimension type name is : " + dimension.DimensionType.Name ' Get Dimension view name message += vbLf & "Dimension view name is : " + dimension.View.Name ' Get Dimension reference count message += vbLf & "Dimension references count is " + dimension.References.Size If BuiltInCategory.OST_Dimensions = dimension.Category.BuiltInCategory Then message += vbLf & "Dimension is a permanent dimension." ElseIf BuiltInCategory.OST_Constraints = dimension.Category.BuiltInCategory Then message += vbLf & "Dimension is a constraint element." End If TaskDialog.Show("Revit", message) End Sub
Inheritance Hierarchy
System..::..Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Element
Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Dimension
Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..AngularDimension
Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..SpotDimension
Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Element
Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Dimension
Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..AngularDimension
Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..SpotDimension