Dimensioning between arcs

[paullee]

I need to dimension BETWEEN two arcs. I don't see any tool to do this, only the radial dimensions that give the arc radius. How can do this? I am using Revit Structure 3.

[Justin Marchiel]

you might need 2 reference planes, and dimension between them.

Justin

[paullee]

I could use reference planes, but I have many of these dimensions and this will take a lone time. I was hoping for a quicker solution.

[dbaldacchino]

You can use the Aligned dimension or the linear dimension tool to dimension between a line and an arc, but not between two arcs rightaway.

As I'm experimenting, I just discovered something odd....place a line anywhere and dimension from the line to an arc. Now select and drag the witness line from the line to another arc. I don't understand why it is possible to do it this way but not directly between two arcs. See posted example.

[paullee]

Thanks David,

I tried it and it works! Shouldn't have to go round about to do this, though.

Palul

[gsucci]

Most likely revit needs a direction. When you start dimensioning and touch a line, you are actually giving revit a direction, hortogonal to which it draws the dimension object.

In any case, Revit dimensioning needs some MAJOR re-design, and less limitations...


regards

gio

[chaskett344269]

Linnear dimensioning works if there is a line bisecting the two archs and the center point.