Revit 2025 API
Arc |
Creates a new instance of an Arc Length Dimension element within the project.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
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
- 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 IListReference
- The segments which the Arc Length Dimension will witness.
Return Value
ArcLengthDimensionThe newly created Arc Length Dimension instance, or if the operation fails.

Exception | Condition |
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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. |
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