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SetUnitTypeId Method

Sets the unit used to quantify values.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2014

Syntax

C# 
public FormatOptions SetUnitTypeId(
	ForgeTypeId unitTypeId
)
Visual Basic 
Public Function SetUnitTypeId ( _
	unitTypeId As ForgeTypeId _
) As FormatOptions
Visual C++ 
public:
FormatOptions^ SetUnitTypeId(
	ForgeTypeId^ unitTypeId
)

Parameters

unitTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ForgeTypeId
The unit identifier.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException unitTypeId is not a unit identifier. See UnitUtils.IsUnit(ForgeTypeId) and UnitUtils.GetUnitTypeId(DisplayUnitType).
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException UseDefault is true in this FormatOptions.

See Also

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