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Create Method

Creates a DirectShapeType element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2015

Syntax

C# 
public static DirectShapeType Create(
	Document document,
	string name,
	ElementId categoryId
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function Create ( _
	document As Document, _
	name As String, _
	categoryId As ElementId _
) As DirectShapeType
Visual C++ 
public:
static DirectShapeType^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	String^ name, 
	ElementId^ categoryId
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The document that will contain the new element.
name
Type: System String
Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.

Return Value

The new DirectShapeType.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException Element id categoryId does not correspond to a top-level built-in category.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

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