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SetStructuralSection Method

Sets the structural section in element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 22.0.0.0 (22.1.0.0)
Since: 2015

Syntax

C# 
public void SetStructuralSection(
	StructuralSection structuralSection
)
Visual Basic 
Public Sub SetStructuralSection ( _
	structuralSection As StructuralSection _
)
Visual C++ 
public:
void SetStructuralSection(
	StructuralSection^ structuralSection
)

Parameters

structuralSection
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.StructuralSections StructuralSection
Structural section with values that will be set.

Remarks

Only beams, braces and structural columns can have a structural section. To check if the element can have structural section use the [!:Family.HasStructuralSection()] method.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException This FamilySymbol cannot have a structural section.

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