Indicates whether the family can be converted to face host based.

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

Syntax

C#
`public static bool FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased( Document document, ElementId familyId )`

Visual Basic
`Public Shared Function FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased ( _ document As Document, _ familyId As ElementId _ ) As Boolean`

Visual C++
`public: static bool FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased( Document^ document, ElementId^ familyId )`

Parameters

document: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The document.

familyId: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The element id of the family.

Return Value

True if the family can be converted to face-based. Otherwise false, which will be returned if there any family instances exist in the project, the family is already face-based, or the family does not have a host. Also, false is returned if the family does not belong to one of the following categories:

OST_CommunicationDevices
OST_DataDevices
OST_DuctTerminal
OST_ElectricalEquipment
OST_ElectricalFixtures
OST_FireAlarmDevices
OST_LightingDevices
OST_LightingFixtures
OST_MechanicalEquipment
OST_NurseCallDevices
OST_PlumbingFixtures
OST_SecurityDevices
OST_Sprinklers
OST_TelephoneDevices

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was NULL

FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased Method

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See Also

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