Creates Family instances within the document.

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

Syntax

C#
`public ICollection<ElementId> NewFamilyInstances2( List<FamilyInstanceCreationData> dataList )`

Visual Basic
`Public Function NewFamilyInstances2 ( _ dataList As List(Of FamilyInstanceCreationData) _ ) As ICollection(Of ElementId)`

Visual C++
`public: ICollection<ElementId^>^ NewFamilyInstances2( List<FamilyInstanceCreationData^>^ dataList )`

Parameters

dataList: Type: System.Collections.Generic List FamilyInstanceCreationData
A list of FamilyInstanceCreationData which wraps the creation arguments of the families to be created.

Return Value

If the creation is successful, a set of ElementIds which contains the Family instances should be returned, otherwise the exception will be thrown.

Remarks

Note: ForbiddenForDynamicUpdateException might be thrown during a dynamic update if the inserted instance establishes a mutual dependency with another structure.

Note: if the created family instance includes nested instances, the API framework will automatically regenerate the document during this method call.

Examples

Copy C#

ICollection<ElementId> BatchCreateColumns(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document document, Level level)
{
    List<FamilyInstanceCreationData> fiCreationDatas = new List<FamilyInstanceCreationData>();

    //ElementSet elementSet = null;
    ICollection<ElementId> elementSet = null;

    //Try to get a FamilySymbol
    FamilySymbol familySymbol = null;
    FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(document);
    ICollection<Element> collection = collector.OfClass(typeof(FamilySymbol)).ToElements();
    foreach (Element e in collection)
    {
        familySymbol = e as FamilySymbol;
        if (null != familySymbol.Category)
        {
            if ("Structural Columns" == familySymbol.Category.Name)
            {
                break;
            }
        }
    }

    if (null != familySymbol)
    {
        //Create 10 FamilyInstanceCreationData items for batch creation 
        for (int i = 1; i < 11; i++)
        {
            XYZ location = new XYZ(i * 10, 100, 0);
            FamilyInstanceCreationData fiCreationData =
                new FamilyInstanceCreationData(location, familySymbol, level,  StructuralType.Column);

            if (null != fiCreationData)
            {
                fiCreationDatas.Add(fiCreationData);
            }
        }

        if (fiCreationDatas.Count > 0)
        {
            // Create Columns
            elementSet = document.Create.NewFamilyInstances2(fiCreationDatas);
        }
        else
        {
            throw new Exception("Batch creation failed.");
        }
    }
    else
    {
        throw new Exception("No column types found.");
    }

    return elementSet;
}

Copy VB.NET

Private Function BatchCreateColumns(document As Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document, level As Level) As ICollection(Of ElementId)
    Dim fiCreationDatas As New List(Of FamilyInstanceCreationData)()

    'ElementSet elementSet = null;
    Dim elementSet As ICollection(Of ElementId) = Nothing

    'Try to get a FamilySymbol
    Dim familySymbol As FamilySymbol = Nothing
    Dim collector As New FilteredElementCollector(document)
    Dim collection As ICollection(Of Element) = collector.OfClass(GetType(FamilySymbol)).ToElements()
    For Each e As Element In collection
        familySymbol = TryCast(e, FamilySymbol)
        If familySymbol.Category IsNot Nothing Then
            If "Structural Columns" = familySymbol.Category.Name Then
                Exit For
            End If
        End If
    Next

    If familySymbol IsNot Nothing Then
        'Create 10 FamilyInstanceCreationData items for batch creation 
        For i As Integer = 1 To 10
            Dim location As New XYZ(i * 10, 100, 0)
            Dim fiCreationData As New FamilyInstanceCreationData(location, familySymbol, level, StructuralType.Column)

            If fiCreationData IsNot Nothing Then
                fiCreationDatas.Add(fiCreationData)
            End If
        Next

        If fiCreationDatas.Count > 0 Then
            ' Create Columns
            elementSet = document.Create.NewFamilyInstances2(fiCreationDatas)
        Else
            Throw New Exception("Batch creation failed.")
        End If
    Else
        Throw New Exception("No column types found.")
    End If

    Return elementSet
End Function

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException	If FamilyInstanceCreationData's 'curve' or 'symbol' member is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) .
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException	If regeneration fails at the end of the batch creation.

NewFamilyInstances2 Method