Setting Temporary Dimensions for Walls in Revit

During the placement of a wall a temporary dimension will appear showing how far away you are from the closest wall or object. The temporary dimension from a wall will always measure from the centre of the wall not the inside or outside face by default

I know that when picking the WALL command you can choose the LOC LINE for wall centre or exterior face for example, but this is for the wall you are about to place, not the temporary dimension that appears while placing the wall.

For example, I would like to place a new interior partition 10' from the inside face of another wall that it 4" wide. I would have to type in 10'2" to place the wall because I have to factor in that the measurement is from the centre of the wall and I must include half the width of the wall.

How can I set the temporary dimension to be on the face not the centerline?

Solution - Settings > Temporary Dimensions > Faces

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[ron]

i would like temporary dimensions to measure wall faces but changing Settings > Temporary Dimensions to Faces doesn't stop those dimensions from measuring wall centers..
does anyone know why?

[Tomislav Zigo]

Create a new wall by picking existing lines (interior finished face of an existing wall) and using the offset option in conjunction with place the new wall with the setting for Loc. Line to be Finish Face interior.