Dimension Text
Set, append, find-and-replace or clear dimension text, from one picked segment to every dimension in the project.
Five fields (Above, Below, Prefix, Suffix and Replace value), each with Keep, Set, Append, Find / replace or Clear. Apply to picked segments, the current selection, the active view or the entire project, preview the result, and write it as one undo step. The Pick & Apply Text button applies the same settings segment by segment without opening the window.
“Add, replace, find/replace or clear the above, below, prefix, suffix and value text of dimensions, one segment or thousands at once.”
“Apply the current Dimension Text settings to dimension segments you pick one by one, without opening the window.”
Workflow
How it works
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Set the texts
Edit fields: one row each for Above, Below, Prefix, Suffix and Replace value, with Keep · Set · Append · Find / replace · Clear. Insert chips add TYP., EQ, U.N.O., CLR., MIN., MAX., REF., VARIES, O.C., ±, Ø and °. Six built-in presets, plus your own.
- 2
Or find and replace
Find, Replace with, remove the found text, search in any of the five fields, Match case and Whole words only (“EQ” will not match inside “EQUAL”).
- 3
Choose where
Pick segments, Current selection (including dimensions inside selected views, sheets, viewports or groups), Active view, or Entire project. Filter by dimension kind and type, with usage counts.
- 4
Preview and Apply
Every segment shows Change, Skipped, Failed or No change with old → new text. Apply is one transaction and one undo step; the report pastes into Excel.
Capabilities
What’s inside
Pick & Apply Text
A second ribbon button applies the current settings to segments you pick one by one in the view. A whole pick session is one undo step.
Append never doubles
Appending TYP. to a segment that already says TYP. leaves it alone; re-running a job reports “Nothing to change”.
Copy from dimension
An eyedropper loads the texts of an existing segment into the fields.
Only where empty
Fill blanks without touching segments that already carry text.
Internal dimensions untouched
Revit’s own sketch and constraint dimensions are never edited; in a test model that was 18,282 of 19,985 dimension elements.
Presets and history
Settings, presets and the last 20 texts per field are remembered; history from the stand-alone version is imported on first run.
Safety guarantees
- Dimensions in groups, owned by another user or changed in central are skipped with a reason; pinned ones optionally
- Asks first above 250 segments
- A Revit error rolls the whole run back; no Revit pop-ups during a run
- Line breaks are refused on purpose
Tutorials
Learn Dimension Text
Tutorials for this tool are on the way.