Returns the minimum width a text element can be created with.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2016

Syntax

C#
`public static double GetMinimumAllowedWidth( Document cdda, ElementId typeId )`

Visual Basic
`Public Shared Function GetMinimumAllowedWidth ( _ cdda As Document, _ typeId As ElementId _ ) As Double`

Visual C++
`public: static double GetMinimumAllowedWidth( Document^ cdda, ElementId^ typeId )`

Parameters

cdda: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
A document containing the new text element's type

typeId: Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
Id of the text type

Return Value

The minimum allowed width in paper space [ft].

Remarks

Note that it is not necessarily a constant; it can be affected by properties of the text type, such as the width factor.

Examples

Copy C#

public TextNote AddNewTextNote(UIDocument uiDoc)
{
    Document doc = uiDoc.Document;
    XYZ textLoc = uiDoc.Selection.PickPoint("Pick a point for sample text.");
    ElementId defaultTextTypeId = doc.GetDefaultElementTypeId(ElementTypeGroup.TextNoteType);
    double noteWidth = .2;

    // make sure note width works for the text type
    double minWidth = TextNote.GetMinimumAllowedWidth(doc, defaultTextTypeId);
    double maxWidth = TextNote.GetMaximumAllowedWidth(doc, defaultTextTypeId);
    if (noteWidth < minWidth)
    {
        noteWidth = minWidth;
    }
    else if (noteWidth > maxWidth)
    {
        noteWidth = maxWidth;
    }

    TextNoteOptions opts = new TextNoteOptions(defaultTextTypeId);
    opts.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalTextAlignment.Left;
    opts.Rotation = Math.PI / 4;

    TextNote textNote = TextNote.Create(doc, doc.ActiveView.Id, textLoc, noteWidth, "New sample text", opts);

    return textNote;
}

Copy VB.NET

Public Function AddNewTextNote(uiDoc As UIDocument) As TextNote
    Dim doc As Document = uiDoc.Document
    Dim textLoc As XYZ = uiDoc.Selection.PickPoint("Pick a point for sample text.")
    Dim defaultTextTypeId As ElementId = doc.GetDefaultElementTypeId(ElementTypeGroup.TextNoteType)
    Dim noteWidth As Double = 0.2

    ' make sure note width works for the text type
    Dim minWidth As Double = TextNote.GetMinimumAllowedWidth(doc, defaultTextTypeId)
    Dim maxWidth As Double = TextNote.GetMaximumAllowedWidth(doc, defaultTextTypeId)
    If noteWidth < minWidth Then
        noteWidth = minWidth
    ElseIf noteWidth > maxWidth Then
        noteWidth = maxWidth
    End If

    Dim opts As New TextNoteOptions(defaultTextTypeId)
    opts.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalTextAlignment.Left
    opts.Rotation = Math.PI / 4

    Dim textNote__1 As TextNote = TextNote.Create(doc, doc.ActiveView.Id, textLoc, noteWidth, "New sample text", opts)

    Return textNote__1
End Function

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

GetMinimumAllowedWidth Method (Document, ElementId)