NewAngularDimension Method (View, Arc, Reference, Reference, DimensionType)
Creates a new angular dimension object using the specified dimension type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 23.0.0.0 (23.1.0.0)

Syntax

C#
public Dimension NewAngularDimension(
	View view,
	Arc arc,
	Reference firstRef,
	Reference secondRef,
	DimensionType dimensionType
)
Visual Basic
Public Function NewAngularDimension ( _
	view As View, _
	arc As Arc, _
	firstRef As Reference, _
	secondRef As Reference, _
	dimensionType As DimensionType _
) As Dimension
Visual C++
public:
Dimension^ NewAngularDimension(
	View^ view, 
	Arc^ arc, 
	Reference^ firstRef, 
	Reference^ secondRef, 
	DimensionType^ dimensionType
)

Parameters

view
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..View
The view in which the dimension is to be visible.
arc
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Arc
The extension arc of the dimension.
firstRef
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Reference
The first geometric reference to which the dimension is to be bound. The reference must be perpendicular to the extension arc.
secondRef
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Reference
The second geometric reference to which the dimension is to be bound. The reference must be perpendicular to the extension arc.
dimensionType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..DimensionType
The dimension style to be used for the dimension.

Return Value

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

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException Thrown when any input argument is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException Thrown when the argument firstRef/secondRef/dimensionType is invalid.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationException Thrown when the creation failed.

See Also

M:Autodesk.Revit.Creation.FamilyItemFactory.NewAngularDimension(Autodesk.Revit.DB.View,Autodesk.Revit.DB.Arc,Autodesk.Revit.DB.Reference,Autodesk.Revit.DB.Reference,Autodesk.Revit.DB.DimensionType)