Revit provides the ability to customize the look of dimensions.
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Modifying Dimensions
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- Video: Alternate Dimension Units
Display configurable alternate dimension units along with primary units. - Change a Dimension Value
When you adjust the value of a dimension, the referenced element changes in size or moves accordingly. - Add Prefix/Suffix to a Dimension Type
Add a prefix/suffix to a dimension type. Prefix/Suffix added in this way will not need to be added to each dimension instance. - Video: Change Dimension Values
change the value of a permanent dimension by moving an element or creating an override. - Move Text for Dimensions
When dimensions display close together, making them difficult to read, you can drag text away from the dimension line to improve clarity. - Change the Dimension Tick Mark
To meet office standards or improve readability in drawings, you can change the tick mark that displays at the ends of a dimension line. - Remove a Dimension Line Segment
In dimension strings containing 2 or more segments, use Tab to highlight an individual dimension segment for deletion. - Control the Display Behavior of Dimension Arrows
You can change the way that dimension arrows display when segments of a dimension line are too small for the arrows to fit. - Define Alternate Dimension Units
You can display alternate dimension units along with the primary units for all permanent and spot dimension types. For example, if you define alternate dimension units, you can place dimensions that automatically display Primary Units (for example, feet and fractional inches), and Alternate Units (for example, millimeters). - Create Custom Dimension Units
When you create a project, by default Revit assigns specific units and accuracy to dimension styles based on project unit settings. You can create custom dimension types that override these default settings. - Add Text to a Dimension or an Equality Text Label
You can add supplemental text above, below, or on either side of a permanent dimension value or an Equality Text label (EQ). - Override a Dimension or an Equality Text Label
You can replace a permanent dimension value or Equality Text label (EQ) with custom text, as shown in the following image. - Apply a Label to a Dimension
In the Family Editor or the conceptual design environment, you can edit a permanent dimension to apply a label. - Change the Reference for a Radial Dimension
You can change the reference of an existing radial dimension from one arc to another, provided the new arc is concentric with the original arc. - Rotate Spot Coordinates and Spot Elevations with Components
When spot elevations or spot coordinates are applied to line-based host components, you can specify that they orient to the component and not the horizontal default. - Anchor Elements Referenced in Multi-Segmented Dimensions
In a multi-segmented, equality constrained dimension, you can use the anchor symbol to designate the anchored element. The element that is anchored remains stationary while you move other elements in a dimension. - Determine the Referenced Element for a Dimension Lock
In large-scale projects with many dimensions and alignments, it can be difficult to distinguish the element to which a particular dimension lock refers. - Control the Visibility of a Dimension Segment Leader
Control the visibility of the leader for an individual dimension segment without affecting the leader display in other segments of a dimension chain.
Parent topic: Dimensions