Represents a single grid line within Autodesk Revit.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Syntax
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Remarks
Grid lines can either be curved or straight. The Name property can be used to retrieve the contents of the grid line's bubble.
Examples

public void GetInfo_Grid(Grid grid)
{
string message = "Grid : ";
// Show IsCurved property
message += "\nIf grid is Arc : " + grid.IsCurved;
// Show Curve information
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Curve curve = grid.Curve;
if (grid.IsCurved)
{
// if the curve is an arc, give center and radius information
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Arc arc = curve as Autodesk.Revit.DB.Arc;
message += "\nArc's radius: " + arc.Radius;
message += "\nArc's center: (" + XYZToString(arc.Center);
}
else
{
// if the curve is a line, give length information
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Line line = curve as Autodesk.Revit.DB.Line;
message += "\nLine's Length: " + line.Length;
}
// Get curve start point
message += "\nStart point: " + XYZToString(curve.GetEndPoint(0));
// Get curve end point
message += "; End point: " + XYZToString(curve.GetEndPoint(0));
TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message);
}
// output the point's three coordinates
string XYZToString(XYZ point)
{
return "(" + point.X + ", " + point.Y + ", " + point.Z + ")";
}

Public Sub GetInfo_Grid(grid As Grid)
Dim message As String = "Grid : "
' Show IsCurved property
message += vbLf & "If grid is Arc : " & Convert.ToString(grid.IsCurved)
' Show Curve information
Dim curve As Autodesk.Revit.DB.Curve = grid.Curve
If grid.IsCurved Then
' if the curve is an arc, give center and radius information
Dim arc As Autodesk.Revit.DB.Arc = TryCast(curve, Autodesk.Revit.DB.Arc)
message += vbLf & "Arc's radius: " + arc.Radius
message += vbLf & "Arc's center: (" & XYZToString(arc.Center)
Else
' if the curve is a line, give length information
Dim line As Autodesk.Revit.DB.Line = TryCast(curve, Autodesk.Revit.DB.Line)
message += vbLf & "Line's Length: " + line.Length
End If
' Get curve start point
message += vbLf & "Start point: " & XYZToString(curve.GetEndPoint(0))
' Get curve end point
message += "; End point: " & XYZToString(curve.GetEndPoint(0))
TaskDialog.Show("Revit", message)
End Sub
' output the point's three coordinates
Private Function XYZToString(point As XYZ) As String
Return "(" & Convert.ToString(point.X) & ", " & Convert.ToString(point.Y) & ", " & Convert.ToString(point.Z) & ")"
End Function