What does Revit measure in?

How do you show measurements in Revit?

Click Annotate tab Dimension panel (Aligned). On the Options Bar, select Wall Faces, and for Pick, select Individual References.

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Add Dimensions

1. Click the exterior face of the west wall.
2. Click the exterior face of the east wall.
3. Move the cursor above the building, and click to place the dimension.

Why won’t my dimensions show up in Revit?

Causes: This can occur for multiple reasons: Multiple elements are selected. If it takes more than 200 milliseconds for Revit to calculate the temporary dimensions, when selecting an element, then to maintain good performance Revit will abort this calculation and the temporary dimensions will not be displayed.

How do you dimension vertically in Revit?

Place the cursor on the desired location of the next reference point, and click. As you move the cursor, a dimension line appears. You can continue to select multiple references, if desired. After selecting a second reference point, press Spacebar to align the dimension to the vertical or horizontal axis.

How do you measure multiple lines in Revit?

However you can measure the total length of multiple model lines using the Measure Along An Element tool and TAB selecting the chain. So if you needed a quick total length you could select the detail lines > Convert Lines > Measure Along An Element > TAB > click chain.

How do you measure a pipe in Revit?

Length of a standard pipe can by read by Annotation Family and Pipe Schedule. To get the length of a pipe: Use Revit Pipe Category instead of the Generic Model. Place a Pipe Annotation Tag which contains a Length label to read the length property from a pipe.

How do you create a polyline in Revit?

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This has helped me tremendously.

1. 1.In the “Modify” tab, create a new “Region” and call it Polyline.
2. In the “Edit Type” properties pallet, select “,No pattern>
3. Uncheck “Masking”
4. Click “Ok”