Set the light distribution style to the given shape distribution
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Lighting
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since: 2013
Syntax
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Parameters
- lightDistributionStyle
- Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Lighting LightDistributionStyle
The light distribution style to set the light distribution type to
Examples

public void ModifyLightDistributionStyle(Document familyDoc)
{
// Get the light family from the static method.
LightFamily lightFamily = LightFamily.GetLightFamily(familyDoc);
// Set the light distribution style to PhotometricWeb
lightFamily.SetLightDistributionStyle(LightDistributionStyle.PhotometricWeb);
// After light shape style set to PhotometricWeb, each tyoe returns a CircleLightShape instance,
for (int index = 0; index < lightFamily.GetNumberOfLightTypes(); index++)
{
LightType lightData = lightFamily.GetLightType(index);
PhotometricWebLightDistribution lightDistribution =
lightData.GetLightDistribution() as PhotometricWebLightDistribution;
lightDistribution.PhotometricWebFile = @"C:\IES\1x4 2Lamp.ies"; // input a full file path here.
lightDistribution.TiltAngle = Math.PI / 6; // use radian value to set
lightData.SetLightDistribution(lightDistribution); // set back
}
}

Public Sub ModifyLightDistributionStyle(familyDoc As Document)
' Get the light family from the static method.
Dim lightFamily__1 As LightFamily = LightFamily.GetLightFamily(familyDoc)
' Set the light distribution style to PhotometricWeb
lightFamily__1.SetLightDistributionStyle(LightDistributionStyle.PhotometricWeb)
' After light shape style set to PhotometricWeb, each tyoe returns a CircleLightShape instance,
For index As Integer = 0 To lightFamily__1.GetNumberOfLightTypes() - 1
Dim lightData As LightType = lightFamily__1.GetLightType(index)
Dim lightDistribution As PhotometricWebLightDistribution = TryCast(lightData.GetLightDistribution(), PhotometricWebLightDistribution)
lightDistribution.PhotometricWebFile = "C:\IES\1x4 2Lamp.ies"
' input a full file path here.
lightDistribution.TiltAngle = Math.PI / 6
' use radian value to set
' set back
lightData.SetLightDistribution(lightDistribution)
Next
End Sub
Exceptions
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Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentOutOfRangeException | A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration |