The AnnotationSymbol type exposes the following members.
Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AddCoping | Adds a coping (cut) to a steel beam. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | addLeader | add a leader to this annotation symbol. |
| | ArePhasesModifiable | Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CanBeHidden | Indicates if the element can be hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CanBeLocked | Identifies if the element can be locked. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CanHaveAnalyticalModel | Indicates whether the Element can have an Analytical Model. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CanHaveTypeAssigned | Identifies if the element can have a type assigned. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | ChangeTypeId(ElementId) | Changes the type of the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | DeleteEntity | Deletes the existing entity created by %schema% in the element (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Dispose | (Inherited from Element .) |
| | duplicate | Duplicate this annotation symbol. |
| | Equals | (Inherited from Object .) |
| | flipFacing | The orientation of family instance facing will be flipped. If it can not be flipped, return false, otherwise return true. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | FlipFromToRoom | Flips the settings of "From Room" and "To Room" for the door or window instance. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | flipHand | The orientation of family instance hand will be flipped. If it can not be flipped, return false, otherwise return true. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | GetAnalyticalModel | Retrieves writeable Analytical Model for Element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetAnalyticalModelId | Retrieves the Element Id of the Analytical Model Element for this Element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetCopingIds | Lists the elements currently used as coping cutters for this element. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | GetEntity | Returns the existing entity corresponding to the Schema if it has been saved in the Element, or an invalid entity otherwise. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetEntitySchemaGuids | Returns the Schema guids of any Entities stored in this element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetExternalFileReference | Gets information pertaining to the external file referenced by the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetExternalResourceReference | Gets the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetExternalResourceReferences | Gets the full map of the external resource references referenced by the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetFamilyPointPlacementReferences | Returns the Point Placement References for the Family Instance. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | GetGeneratingElementIds | Returns the ids of the element(s) that generated the input geometry object. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetGeometryObjectFromReference | Retrieve one geometric primitive contained in the element given a reference. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object .) |
| | GetLeaders | Returns a collection of leaders currently attached to the annotation. |
| | GetMaterialArea | Gets the area of the material with the given id. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetMaterialIds | Gets the element ids of all materials present in the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetMaterialVolume | Gets the volume of the material with the given id. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetMonitoredLinkElementIds | Provides the link instance IDs when the element is monitoring. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetMonitoredLocalElementIds | Provides the local element IDs when the element is monitoring. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetOrderedParameters | Gets the parameters associated to the element in order. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetOriginalGeometry | Returns the original geometry of the instance, before the instance is modified by joins, cuts, coping, extensions, or other post-processing. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | GetParameterFormatOptions | Returns a FormatOptions override for the element Parameter, or a default FormatOptions if no override exists. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetParameters | Retrieves the parameters from the element via the given name. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetPhaseStatus | Gets the status of a given element in the input phase (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetSpatialElementCalculationPoint | Gets the location of the calculation point for this instance. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | GetSpatialElementFromToCalculationPoints | Gets the locations for the calculation points for this instance. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | GetSubComponentIds | Gets the sub component ElementIds of the current family instance. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | GetSweptProfile | Gets the object that describes the profile that is swept along the driving curve for this instance. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | GetTotalTransform | Gets the total transform, which includes the true north transform for instances like import instances. (Inherited from Instance .) |
| | GetTransform | Gets the transform of the instance. (Inherited from Instance .) |
| | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object .) |
| | GetTypeId | Returns the identifier of this element's type. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetValidTypes | Obtains a set of types that are valid for this element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | HasModifiedGeometry | Identifies if the geometry of this FamilyInstance has been modified from the automatically generated default. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | HasPhases | Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | HasSweptProfile | Indicates if this instance can be represented as a swept profile. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | IsExternalFileReference | Determines whether this Element represents an external file. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsHidden | Identifies if the element has been permanently hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsMonitoringLinkElement | Indicate whether an element is monitoring any elements in any linked models. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsMonitoringLocalElement | Indicate whether an element is monitoring other local elements. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsPhaseCreatedValid | Returns true if createdPhaseId is an allowed value for the property CreatedPhaseId in this Element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsPhaseDemolishedValid | Returns true if demolishedPhaseId is an allowed value for the property DemolishedPhaseId in this Element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsValidType(ElementId) | Checks if given type is valid for this element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | LookupParameter | Attempts to find a parameter on the element which has the given name. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | RefersToExternalResourceReference | Determines whether this Element uses external resources associated with a specified external resource type. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | RefersToExternalResourceReferences | Determines whether this Element uses external resources. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | RemoveCoping | Removes a coping (cut) from a steel beam. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | removeLeader | remove a leader of this annotation symbol. |
| | rotate | The family instance will be flipped by 180 degrees. If it can not be rotated, return false, otherwise return true. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | SetCopingIds | Specifies the set of coping cutters on this element. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | SetEntity | Stores the entity in the element. If an Entity described by the same Schema already exists, it is overwritten. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object .) |
Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AnnotationSymbolType | The AnnotationSymbol style of this AnnotationSymbol. |
| | AssemblyInstanceId | The id of the assembly instance to which the element belongs. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | BoundingBox | Retrieves a box that circumscribes all geometry of the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CanFlipFacing | Property to test whether the orientation of family instance facing can be flipped. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | CanFlipHand | Property to test whether the orientation of family instance hand can be flipped. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | CanFlipWorkPlane | Identifies if the instance can flip its work plane. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | CanRotate | Property to test whether the family instance can be rotated by 180 degrees. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | Category | Retrieves a Category object that represents the category or sub category in which the element resides. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CreatedPhaseId | Id of a Phase at which the Element was created. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | DemolishedPhaseId | Id of a Phase at which the Element was demolished. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | DesignOption | Returns the design option to which the element belongs. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Document | Returns the Document in which the Element resides. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | ExtensionUtility | Property to check whether the instance can be extended and return the interface for extension operation. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | FacingFlipped | Property to test whether the orientation of family instance facing is flipped. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | FacingOrientation | Property to get the orientation of family instance facing. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | FromRoom | The "From Room" set for the door or window in the last phase of the project. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | FromRoom Phase | (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | Geometry | Retrieves the geometric representation of the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GroupId | The id of the group to which an element belongs. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | HandFlipped | Property to test whether the orientation of family instance hand is flipped. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | HandOrientation | Property to get the orientation of family instance hand. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | HasSpatialElementCalculationPoint | Identifies if this instance has a single SpatialElementCalculationPoint used as the search point for Revit to identify if the instance is inside a room or space. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | HasSpatialElementFromToCalculationPoints | Identifies if this instance has a pair of SpatialElementCalculationPoints used as the search points for Revit to identify if the instance lies between up to two rooms or spaces. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | Host | If the instance is contained within another element, this property returns the containing element. An instance that is face hosted will return the element containing the face. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | HostFace | Property to get the reference to the host face of family instance. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | HostParameter | If the instance is hosted by a wall, this property returns the parameter value of the insertion point of the instance along the wall's location curve, as long as the family of the instance isn't work plane based. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | Id | A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Invisible | Property to test whether the family instance is invisible. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | IsSlantedColumn | Indicates if the family instance is a slanted column. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | IsValidObject | Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsWorkPlaneFlipped | Identifies if the instance's work plane is flipped. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | Leaders | Obsolete. Retrieves all leaders currently attached to the annotation symbol. |
| | LevelId | The id of the level associated with the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Location | This property is used to find the physical location of an instance within project. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | MEPModel | Retrieves the MEP model for the family instance. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | Mirrored | Property to test whether the family instance is mirrored. (only one axis is flipped) (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | Name | A human readable name for the Element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | OwnerViewId | The id of the view that owns the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Parameter Guid | Retrieves a parameter from the element given a GUID for a shared parameter. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Parameter BuiltInParameter | Retrieves a parameter from the element given a parameter id. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Parameter Definition | Retrieves a parameter from the element based on its definition. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Parameters | Retrieves a set containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | ParametersMap | Retrieves a map containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Pinned | Identifies if the element has been pinned to prevent changes. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Room | The room in which the instance is located (during the last phase of the project). (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | Room Phase | (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | Space | The space in which the instance is located (during the last phase of the project). (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | Space Phase | (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | StructuralMaterialId | Identifies the material that defines the instance's structural analysis properties. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | StructuralMaterialType | This property returns the physical material from which the instance is made. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | StructuralType | Provides the primary structural type of the instance, such as beam or column etc. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | StructuralUsage | Provides the primary structural usage of the instance, such as brace, girder etc. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | SuperComponent | Property to get the super component of current family instance. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | Symbol | Returns or changes the FamilySymbol object that represents the type of the instance. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | ToRoom | The "To Room" set for the door or window in the last phase of the project. (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | ToRoom Phase | (Inherited from FamilyInstance .) |
| | UniqueId | A stable unique identifier for an element within the document. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | ViewSpecific | Identifies if the element is owned by a view. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | WorksetId | Get Id of the Workset which owns the element. (Inherited from Element .) |