SetDesiredReferenceData Method


Sets the ExternalFileReference information which Revit should use the next time it opens the document which this TransmissionData belongs to.

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

Syntax

C#
public void SetDesiredReferenceData(
	ElementId elemId,
	ModelPath path,
	PathType pathType,
	bool shouldLoad
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub SetDesiredReferenceData ( _
	elemId As ElementId, _
	path As ModelPath, _
	pathType As PathType, _
	shouldLoad As Boolean _
)
Visual C++
public:
void SetDesiredReferenceData(
	ElementId^ elemId, 
	ModelPath^ path, 
	PathType pathType, 
	bool shouldLoad
)

Parameters

elemId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The id of the element associated with this reference.
path
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ModelPath
A ModelPath indicating the location to load the external file reference from.
pathType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB PathType
A PathType value indicating what type of path the ModelPath is.
shouldLoad
Type: System Boolean
True if the external file should be loaded the next time Revit opens the document. False if it should be unloaded.

Remarks

There must already be a reference associated with the given id for this function to be valid. New references cannot be created in a closed file. See the documentation for a particular reference type to see its creation API.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException elemId does not correspond to an ExternalFileReference contained in this TransmissionData. -or- These inputs will not produce a valid ExternalFileReference.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

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