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Create Method (Document, Element, XYZ, ElementId, ElementId)

Creates a FabricArea based on a host boundary.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 16.0.0.0 (16.0.0.0)
Since: 2015

Syntax

C# 
public static FabricArea Create(
	Document aDoc,
	Element hostElement,
	XYZ majorDirection,
	ElementId fabricAreaTypeId,
	ElementId fabricSheetTypeId
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function Create ( _
	aDoc As Document, _
	hostElement As Element, _
	majorDirection As XYZ, _
	fabricAreaTypeId As ElementId, _
	fabricSheetTypeId As ElementId _
) As FabricArea
Visual C++ 
public:
static FabricArea^ Create(
	Document^ aDoc, 
	Element^ hostElement, 
	XYZ^ majorDirection, 
	ElementId^ fabricAreaTypeId, 
	ElementId^ fabricSheetTypeId
)

Parameters

aDoc
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The document.
hostElement
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Element
The element that will host the FabricArea. The host can be a Structural Floor, Structural Wall, Structural Slab, or a Part created from a structural layer belonging to one of those element types.
majorDirection
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB XYZ
A vector to define the major direction of the FabricArea.
fabricAreaTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The id of the FabricAreaType.
fabricSheetTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The id of the FabricSheetType.

Return Value

The newly created FabricArea.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException The element hostElement was not found in the given document. -or- the host Element is not a valid host for Area Reinforcement, Path Reinforcement, Fabric Area or Fabric Sheet. -or- fabricAreaTypeId should refer to an FabricAreaType element. -or- fabricSheetTypeId should refer to an FabricSheetType element.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentOutOfRangeException majorDirection has zero length.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions DisabledDisciplineException None of the following disciplines is enabled: Structural.

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