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I am trying to add a string of linear dimensions along a wall, locating the centerline of doors and windows. However I am unable to snap to the centerline of the windows and doors. I understand that I can make the temporary dimensions 'permanent' and then adjust the witness lines, but this is inconvenient. Do I need to add a centerline to all the window and door families? If so, how to I do this? I am using Revit Architecture 2010. The various postings on this matter do not seem to help with 2010 ... any help will be greatfully appreciatedIan
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All you need is an invisible line or a strong reference plane in the family. Are you sure it's not there already? May have to tab to find it when you are dimensioning.
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Thanks for your response: TAB doesn't seem to do anything (neither does SPACE BAR). I can only (linear horizontal) dimension to the window jambs ...
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You must be using some strange doors (and windows). Almost all Revit doors are defined around a center reference and so are most individual windows. They will all dimension to center. Curtain wall windows will not. BTW ... If your temporary dimensions are to the center... then the family's origin reference is the center and it will dimension. Try agian and when you run your string, roll over the door, the center will show.
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Thanks for your response. The doors/windows are straight from the Revit Library. Actually a strange thing is happening ... LINEAR dimensions will not find the center of any revit (library) doors or windows but ALIGN dimensions will. Is this right? Seems strange to me. Ian
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You will find that you will use aligned for 99.9% of your dimensions....
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seems like it ... thanks.
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