The Family type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	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 .)
	CanDeleteSubelement	Checks if given subelement can be removed from the element. (Inherited from Element .)
	CanHaveAnalyticalModel	Indicates whether the Element can have an Analytical Model. (Inherited from Element .)
	CanHaveStructuralSection	Identifies if this Family can have a structural section.
	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 .)
	DeleteSubelement	Removes a subelement from the element. (Inherited from Element .)
	DeleteSubelements	Removes the subelements from the element. (Inherited from Element .)
	Dispose	(Inherited from Element .)
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object . (Inherited from Object .)
	ExtractPartAtom	Writes a PartAtom XML from the contents of a family object.
	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 .)
	GetDependentElements	Get all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of this Element. (Inherited from Element .)
	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 .)
	GetFamilySymbolIds	Gets the ids of the FamilySymbols owned by this Family.
	GetFamilyTypeParameterValues	Returns all applicable values for a FamilyType parameter of this family.
	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 .)
	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 .)
	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 .)
	GetSubelements	Returns the collection of element subelements. (Inherited from Element .)
	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 .)
	HasLargeSketches	Checks whether the family contains sketches with a large number of elements.
	HasPhases	Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId. (Inherited from Element .)
	IsAppropriateCategoryId	Identifies if the input category id can be assigned as the new category for this family.
	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 .)
	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
	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 .)
	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 .)
	CurtainPanelHorizontalSpacing	For Curtain Panel families, the horizontal spacing of the driving mesh.
	CurtainPanelTilePattern	For Curtain Panel families, the choice of tile pattern.
	CurtainPanelVerticalSpacing	For Curtain Panel families, the vertical spacing of the driving mesh.
	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 .)
	FamilyCategory	Retrieves or sets a Category object that represents the category or sub category in which the elements ( this family could generate ) reside.
	FamilyCategoryId	The id of the category or sub category in which the elements that this family could generate reside.
	FamilyPlacementType	Identifies the type of placement required by a given family.
	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 .)
	Id	A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project. (Inherited from Element .)
	IsConceptualMassFamily	Whether the Family is a Conceptual Mass family.
	IsCurtainPanelFamily	Whether the Family is a Curtain Panel family. Curtain Panel family symbols are used as the ObjectTypes of DividedSurface elements.
	IsEditable	True if the family supports editing, false otherwise.
	IsInPlace	True if the family is an in-place family, false if the family is a loadable family.
	IsOwnerFamily	True if the family is the owner family for its own editable document, false otherwise.
	IsParametric	Identifies whether the family contains parametric relations between some of its elements.
	IsTransient	Indicates whether an element is transient or permanent. (Inherited from Element .)
	IsUserCreated	Determine whether the family has been defined by the user.
	IsValidObject	Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity. (Inherited from Element .)
	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 element within a project. (Inherited from Element .)
	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 .)
	ShowSpatialElementCalculationPoint	For families that can have a calculation point for spatial elements, hide or show the calculation point. SpatialElementCalculationPoint elements.
	StructuralCodeName	The family's structural code name.
	StructuralFamilyNameKey	The family's structural section shape name key.
	StructuralMaterialType	The family's structural material type.
	StructuralSectionShape	The family's structural section shape.
	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 .)

Family Members

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