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Create Method (Document, String, ElementId, DirectShapeTypeOptions)

Creates a DirectShapeType element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2021

Syntax

C# 
public static DirectShapeType Create(
	Document document,
	string name,
	ElementId categoryId,
	DirectShapeTypeOptions options
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function Create ( _
	document As Document, _
	name As String, _
	categoryId As ElementId, _
	options As DirectShapeTypeOptions _
) As DirectShapeType
Visual C++ 
public:
static DirectShapeType^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	String^ name, 
	ElementId^ categoryId, 
	DirectShapeTypeOptions^ options
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
Document to which the created element will be added.
name
Type: System String
Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.
options
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB DirectShapeTypeOptions
Options that can be used to control the behavior of DirectShapeType being created.

Return Value

The new DirectShapeType.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException Document document may not contain DirectShape or DirectShapeType objects. -or- Element id categoryId may not be used as a DirectShape category.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

See Also