Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual page 371

To measure elements:
1 Click Tools menu
2 On the Options Bar, select a Tape Measure option:
If you want to
display temporary dimensions for an existing wall or
line
display dimensions for a temporary line that you draw
measure a certain length from a starting point
display dimensions for a chain of temporary lines that
you draw
3 Press ESC once to exit the current measurement.
4 Press ESC twice to exit the Tape Measure tool.
Tape measure line with length and angle measurements
Tape Measure, or click
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on the Tools toolbar.
Then
click (Pick Lines). Click the wall or line to meas-
ure.
click (Draw). Click the starting point. Then click
the endpoint.
click . Click the starting point, move the cursor
in the direction that you want the line to extend, and
enter a value for the length of the line.
click , select Chain, and do either of the follow-
ing:
Specify a series of points.
Specify the first point, move the cursor in the
direction that you want the line to extend, and
enter a value for the length of the line, repeating
until all lines in the chain are drawn.
The Total Length box on the Options Bar keeps a
running total for the length of the chain. Double-click
to end the chain.