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Create Method

Creates a new FreeFormElement from a copy of the input geometry.

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

Syntax

C# 
public static FreeFormElement Create(
	Document document,
	Solid geometry
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function Create ( _
	document As Document, _
	geometry As Solid _
) As FreeFormElement
Visual C++ 
public:
static FreeFormElement^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	Solid^ geometry
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The document in which the element is to be created.
geometry
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Solid
The input geometry.

Return Value

returns a new FreeFormElement

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException document is not a family document, nor a document editing an in-place family.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ModificationForbiddenException The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ModificationOutsideTransactionException The document has no open transaction.

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