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StructuralType Property

Provides the primary structural type of the instance, such as beam or column etc.

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

Syntax

C# 
public StructuralType StructuralType { get; }
Visual Basic 
Public ReadOnly Property StructuralType As StructuralType
	Get
Visual C++ 
public:
property StructuralType StructuralType {
	StructuralType get ();
}

Examples

Copy C# 
public void GetStructuralType(FamilyInstance familyInstance)
{
    string message = "";
    switch (familyInstance.StructuralType)
    {
        case StructuralType.Beam:
            message = "FamilyInstance is a beam.";
            break;
        case StructuralType.Brace:
            message = "FamilyInstance is a brace.";
            break;
        case StructuralType.Column:
            message = "FamilyInstance is a column.";
            break;
        case StructuralType.Footing:
            message = "FamilyInstance is a footing.";
            break;
        default:
            message = "FamilyInstance is non-structural or unknown framing.";
            break;
    }

    TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message);
}
Copy VB.NET 
Public Sub GetStructuralType(familyInstance As FamilyInstance)
    Dim message As String = ""
    Select Case familyInstance.StructuralType
        Case StructuralType.Beam
            message = "FamilyInstance is a beam."
            Exit Select
        Case StructuralType.Brace
            message = "FamilyInstance is a brace."
            Exit Select
        Case StructuralType.Column
            message = "FamilyInstance is a column."
            Exit Select
        Case StructuralType.Footing
            message = "FamilyInstance is a footing."
            Exit Select
        Case Else
            message = "FamilyInstance is non-structural or unknown framing."
            Exit Select
    End Select

    TaskDialog.Show("Revit", message)
End Sub

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