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CreateMaterialTakeoff Method (Document, ElementId, ElementId, Boolean)

Creates a new material takeoff multicategory schedule assembly view for the assembly instance.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 17.0.0.0 (17.0.484.0)
Since: 2017

Syntax

C# 
public static ViewSchedule CreateMaterialTakeoff(
	Document document,
	ElementId assemblyInstanceId,
	ElementId viewTemplateId,
	bool isAssigned
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function CreateMaterialTakeoff ( _
	document As Document, _
	assemblyInstanceId As ElementId, _
	viewTemplateId As ElementId, _
	isAssigned As Boolean _
) As ViewSchedule
Visual C++ 
public:
static ViewSchedule^ CreateMaterialTakeoff(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ assemblyInstanceId, 
	ElementId^ viewTemplateId, 
	bool isAssigned
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The document to which the view will be added.
assemblyInstanceId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
Id of the assembly instance that owns the new view.
viewTemplateId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
Id of the view template that is used to create the view; if invalidElementId, the view will be created with the default settings.
isAssigned
Type: System Boolean
If true, the template will be assigned, if false, the template will be applied.

Return Value

A new material takeoff multicategory schedule assembly view.

Remarks

The material takeoff schedule will be preloaded with fields "Material: Name" and "Material: Volume". The document must be regenerated before using the schedule.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException assemblyInstanceId is not an AssemblyInstance. -or- viewTemplateId is not a correct view template for the schedule view.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ModificationForbiddenException The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ModificationOutsideTransactionException The document has no open transaction.

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