Place accurate dimensions in 3D views. No manual work-plane setup.
Revit requires a correctly aligned work plane before you can place dimensions in a 3D view. For fabrication parts, that means manually setting the plane to match each fitting's orientation. Tedious and error-prone on complex spools.
QuickDims3D reads the connector coordinate system from each part, sets the correct work plane automatically, and launches Revit's native Aligned Dimension command. Click a part, cycle through plane orientations with Tab, and dimension normally. No hidden geometry, no proxy families. Every dimension hosts directly to the elements you click.
Place accurate, real Revit dimensions directly in 3D views. Dimensions update with the model, can be edited, scheduled, and printed exactly like any other Revit dimension.
Skip the manual work-plane dance entirely. QuickDims3D reads each part's connector orientation and sets the correct SketchPlane for you. A colored wireframe overlay confirms the active plane before you commit.
Press Tab after clicking a part to cycle through up to five candidate planes: east/west, north/south, plan (horizontal), drop (perpendicular to the run), and aligned (true orientation for sloped or rotated runs). The overlay color changes with each cycle so you always know which plane is active.
When dimensioning a series of similar parts in a row, sticky mode remembers the plane direction you chose on the last pick and applies it automatically to the next part. Most useful on long runs of duct, pipe, or conduit where every dimension should share the same orientation.
By default the work-plane origin lands at the part's center. Hold Ctrl while clicking to snap the origin to the nearest connector instead. Useful when a dimension needs to start exactly at a fitting's joint.
Click an existing dimension (instead of a part) and QuickDims3D reuses that dimension's work plane for your next pick. Combine with sticky mode to build up a stack of parallel dimensions across a long fabrication run with minimal clicks.
Revit won't let you place dimensions in an unlocked 3D view. QuickDims3D handles this automatically: records the current lock state, locks the view temporarily if needed, and restores the original state when you finish or cancel.
QuickDims3D works in plan and section views too. In a 2D view it skips the work-plane step and launches Aligned Dimension directly, so you can leave it as your default dimensioning command across every view type.
