FamilyItemFactory.NewDiameterDimension Method

Creates a new diameter dimension object using the default dimension type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)

Syntax

public Dimension NewDiameterDimension(
	View view,
	Reference arcRef,
	XYZ origin
)

view View: The view in which the dimension is to be visible.
arcRef Reference: Geometric reference of the arc to which the dimension is to be bound.
origin XYZ: The point where the witness line of the diameter dimension will lie.

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

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	Thrown when any input argument is null.
ArgumentException	Thrown when the argument arcRef is invalid.
InvalidOperationException	Thrown when the creation failed.

The currently user set default style is used for the created dimension.