Create Method (Document, IList(ElementId))


Creates a new instance of a Structural Connection Handler, which defines the connection between given elements.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since: 2017

Syntax

C#
[ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and will be removed in the next version of Revit. We suggest you to use either CreateGenericConnection or other Create methods instead.")]
public static StructuralConnectionHandler Create(
	Document document,
	IList<ElementId> idsToConnect
)
Visual Basic
<ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and will be removed in the next version of Revit. We suggest you to use either CreateGenericConnection or other Create methods instead.")> _
Public Shared Function Create ( _
	document As Document, _
	idsToConnect As IList(Of ElementId) _
) As StructuralConnectionHandler
Visual C++
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method is deprecated in Revit 2021 and will be removed in the next version of Revit. We suggest you to use either CreateGenericConnection or other Create methods instead.")]
public:
static StructuralConnectionHandler^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	IList<ElementId^>^ idsToConnect
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The Revit document.
idsToConnect
Type: System.Collections.Generic IList ElementId
List of element ids of connected elements.

Return Value

The newly created connection.

Remarks

Elements should be of the following structural categories: framings (OST_StructuralFraming), columns (OST_StructuralColumns), walls (OST_Walls), floors (OST_Floors) or foundations (OST_StructuralFoundations). The first of given elements is set as the primary one.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException It verifies that we have at least one element id in the list.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements).
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ModificationForbiddenException The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ModificationOutsideTransactionException The document has no open transaction.

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