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GetGrossSurfaceArea Method

Get the total exterior building surface area represented by a mass instance.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2012

Syntax

C# 
public static double GetGrossSurfaceArea(
	Document document,
	ElementId massInstanceId
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function GetGrossSurfaceArea ( _
	document As Document, _
	massInstanceId As ElementId _
) As Double
Visual C++ 
public:
static double GetGrossSurfaceArea(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ massInstanceId
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The Document.
massInstanceId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The ElementId of the mass instance.

Return Value

The gross surface area in square feet.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException The ElementId massInstanceId is not a mass instance.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

See Also