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CreateElement Method (Document, ElementId)

Creates a DirectShape object and adds it to document.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 18.0.0.0 (18.2.0.0)
Since: 2017

Syntax

C# 
public static DirectShape CreateElement(
	Document document,
	ElementId categoryId
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function CreateElement ( _
	document As Document, _
	categoryId As ElementId _
) As DirectShape
Visual C++ 
public:
static DirectShape^ CreateElement(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ categoryId
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
Document to which the created element will be added.
categoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
Id of the category assigned to this DirectShape. Must be a valid category id.

Return Value

The created DirectShape object.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException Document document may not contain DirectShape or DirectShapeType objects. -or- Element id categoryId may not be used as a DirectShape category.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

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