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Equality dimensions anchor point

Equality dimensions anchor point

If you've been using Revit for a while, you've no doubt discovered that you can equally space a collection of objects very simply by using an equality dimension string. However, if you've ever struggled with maintaining that equality string and having them behave and move in exactly the way that you want, then in this movie, we're going to look at ways that you can control that. So I've got a really simple file here on screen, and I've got a collection of walls defining these four equally spaced rooms, and this equality dimension is controlling that. In addition, I have a dimension at each of the doors, which is actually locked to maintain the position of the door off of the corner of each room. And then finally, I have this dimension over here, which is not locked, but it is desirable to maintain the size of that room at its current size of 25. So the trouble comes in when you start selecting one of the walls that's in the equality group, and you try and move it. What I'm going to do…

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