The FamilyInstance type exposes the following members.
Properties
Name | Description | |
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AssemblyInstanceId |
The id of the assembly instance to which the element belongs.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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BoundingBox |
Retrieves a box that circumscribes all geometry of the element.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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CanFlipFacing |
Property to test whether the orientation of family instance facing can be flipped.
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CanFlipHand |
Property to test whether the orientation of family instance hand can be flipped.
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CanFlipWorkPlane |
Identifies if the instance can flip its work plane.
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CanRotate |
Property to test whether the family instance can be rotated by 180 degrees.
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CanSplit |
Identifies whether a particular family instance can be split at a point on it's defining curve (by
Split(Double)
).
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Category |
Retrieves a Category object that represents the category or sub category in which the
element resides.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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CreatedPhaseId |
Id of a Phase at which the Element was created.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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DemolishedPhaseId |
Id of a Phase at which the Element was demolished.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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DesignOption |
Returns the design option to which the element belongs.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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Document |
Returns the Document in which the Element resides.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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ExtensionUtility |
Property to check whether the instance can be extended and return the interface for extension operation.
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FacingFlipped |
Property to test whether the orientation of family instance facing is flipped.
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FacingOrientation |
Property to get the orientation of family instance facing.
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FromRoom |
The "From Room" set for the door or window in the last phase of the project.
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FromRoom Phase | ||
Geometry |
Retrieves the geometric representation of the element.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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GroupId |
The id of the group to which an element belongs.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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HandFlipped |
Property to test whether the orientation of family instance hand is flipped.
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HandOrientation |
Property to get the orientation of family instance hand.
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HasSpatialElementCalculationPoint |
Identifies if this instance has a single SpatialElementCalculationPoint used as the search point for Revit to identify if the instance is inside a room or space.
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HasSpatialElementFromToCalculationPoints |
Identifies if this instance has a pair of SpatialElementCalculationPoints used as the search points for Revit to identify if the instance lies between up to two rooms or spaces.
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Host |
If the instance is contained within another element, this property returns the containing
element. An instance that is face hosted will return the element containing the face.
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HostFace |
Property to get the reference to the host face of family instance.
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HostParameter |
If the instance is hosted by a wall, this property returns the parameter value of the insertion
point of the instance along the wall's location curve, as long as the family of the instance isn't work plane based.
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Id |
A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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Invisible |
Property to test whether the family instance is invisible.
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IsSlantedColumn |
Indicates if the family instance is a slanted column.
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IsTransient |
Indicates whether an element is transient or permanent.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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IsValidObject |
Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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IsWorkPlaneFlipped |
Identifies if the instance's work plane is flipped.
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LevelId |
The id of the level associated with the element.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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Location |
This property is used to find the physical location of an instance within project.
(Overrides
Element
Location
.)
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MEPModel |
Retrieves the MEP model for the family instance.
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Mirrored |
Property to test whether the family instance is mirrored. (only one axis is flipped)
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Name |
A human readable name for the Element.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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OwnerViewId |
The id of the view that owns the element.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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Parameter Guid |
Retrieves a parameter from the element given a GUID for a shared parameter.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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Parameter BuiltInParameter |
Retrieves a parameter from the element given a parameter id.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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Parameter Definition |
Retrieves a parameter from the element based on its definition.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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Parameters |
Retrieves a set containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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ParametersMap |
Retrieves a map containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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Pinned |
Identifies if the element has been pinned to prevent changes.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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Room |
The room in which the instance is located (during the last phase of the project).
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Room Phase | ||
Space |
The space in which the instance is located (during the last phase of the project).
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Space Phase | ||
StructuralMaterialId |
Identifies the material that defines the instance's structural analysis properties.
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StructuralMaterialType |
This property returns the physical material from which the instance is made.
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StructuralType |
Provides the primary structural type of the instance, such as beam or column etc.
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StructuralUsage |
Provides the primary structural usage of the instance, such as brace, girder etc.
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SuperComponent |
Property to get the super component of current family instance.
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Symbol |
Returns or changes the FamilySymbol object that represents the type of the instance.
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ToRoom |
The "To Room" set for the door or window in the last phase of the project.
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ToRoom Phase | ||
UniqueId |
A stable unique identifier for an element within the document.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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ViewSpecific |
Identifies if the element is owned by a view.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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WorksetId |
Get Id of the Workset which owns the element.
(Inherited from
Element
.)
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