The FamilyInstance type exposes the following members.
Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AddCoping | Adds a coping (cut) to a steel beam. |
| | ArePhasesModifiable | Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CanBeHidden | Indicates if the element can be hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CanBeLocked | Identifies if the element can be locked. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CanDeleteSubelement | Checks if given subelement can be removed from the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CanHaveTypeAssigned | Identifies if the element can have a type assigned. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | ChangeTypeId(ElementId) | Changes the type of the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | DeleteEntity | Deletes the existing entity created by %schema% in the element (Inherited from Element .) |
| | DeleteSubelement | Removes a subelement from the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | DeleteSubelements | Removes the subelements from the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Dispose | (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Equals | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object . (Inherited from Object .) |
| | flipFacing | The orientation of family instance facing will be flipped. If it can not be flipped, return false, otherwise return true. |
| | FlipFromToRoom | Flips the settings of "From Room" and "To Room" for the door or window instance. |
| | flipHand | The orientation of family instance hand will be flipped. If it can not be flipped, return false, otherwise return true. |
| | GetCopingIds | Lists the elements currently used as coping cutters for this element. |
| | GetDependentElements | Get all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of this Element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetEntity | Returns the existing entity corresponding to the Schema if it has been saved in the Element, or an invalid entity otherwise. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetEntitySchemaGuids | Returns the Schema guids of any Entities stored in this element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetExternalFileReference | Gets information pertaining to the external file referenced by the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetExternalResourceReference | Gets the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetExternalResourceReferenceExpanded | Gets the collection of ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetExternalResourceReferences | Gets the map of the external resource references referenced by the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetExternalResourceReferencesExpanded | Gets the expanded map of the external resource references referenced by the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetFamilyPointPlacementReferences | Returns the Point Placement References for the Family Instance. |
| | GetGeneratingElementIds | Returns the ids of the element(s) that generated the input geometry object. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetGeometryObjectFromReference | Retrieve one geometric primitive contained in the element given a reference. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object .) |
| | GetMaterialArea | Gets the area of the material with the given id. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetMaterialIds | Gets the element ids of all materials present in the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetMaterialVolume | Gets the volume of the material with the given id. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetMonitoredLinkElementIds | Provides the link instance IDs when the element is monitoring. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetMonitoredLocalElementIds | Provides the local element IDs when the element is monitoring. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetOrderedParameters | Gets the parameters associated to the element in order. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetOriginalGeometry | Returns the original geometry of the instance, before the instance is modified by joins, cuts, coping, extensions, or other post-processing. |
| | GetParameter | Retrieves a parameter from the element given identifier. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetParameterFormatOptions | Returns a FormatOptions override for the element Parameter, or a default FormatOptions if no override exists. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetParameters | Retrieves the parameters from the element via the given name. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetPhaseStatus | Gets the status of a given element in the input phase (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetReferenceByName | Gets the family instance reference corresponding to the named reference plane in the instance's family. |
| | GetReferenceName | Gets the name of the reference plane in the family corresponding to the given family instance reference. |
| | GetReferences | Gets family instance references corresponding to the reference planes or reference lines of the given reference type in the instance's family. |
| | GetReferenceType | Gets the type of the reference plane or reference line in the instance's family corresponding to the given family instance reference. |
| | GetSpatialElementCalculationPoint | Gets the location of the calculation point for this instance. |
| | GetSpatialElementFromToCalculationPoints | Gets the locations for the calculation points for this instance. |
| | GetSubComponentIds | Gets the sub component ElementIds of the current family instance. |
| | GetSubelements | Returns the collection of element subelements. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetSweptProfile | Gets the object that describes the profile that is swept along the driving curve for this instance. |
| | GetTotalTransform | Gets the total transform, which includes the true north transform for instances like import instances. (Inherited from Instance .) |
| | GetTransform | Gets the transform of the instance. (Inherited from Instance .) |
| | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object .) |
| | GetTypeId | Returns the identifier of this element's type. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GetValidTypes | Obtains a set of types that are valid for this element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | HasModifiedGeometry | Identifies if the geometry of this FamilyInstance has been modified from the automatically generated default. |
| | HasPhases | Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | HasSweptProfile | Indicates if this instance can be represented as a swept profile. |
| | IsCreatedPhaseOrderValid | Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsDemolishedPhaseOrderValid | Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsExternalFileReference | Determines whether this Element represents an external file. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsHidden | Identifies if the element has been permanently hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsMonitoringLinkElement | Indicate whether an element is monitoring any elements in any linked models. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsMonitoringLocalElement | Indicate whether an element is monitoring other local elements. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsPhaseCreatedValid | Returns true if createdPhaseId is an allowed value for the property CreatedPhaseId in this Element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsPhaseDemolishedValid | Returns true if demolishedPhaseId is an allowed value for the property DemolishedPhaseId in this Element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsValidType(ElementId) | Checks if given type is valid for this element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | LookupParameter | Attempts to find a parameter on the element which has the given name. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | RefersToExternalResourceReference | Determines whether this Element uses external resources associated with a specified external resource type. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | RefersToExternalResourceReferences | Determines whether this Element uses external resources. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | RemoveCoping | Removes a coping (cut) from a steel beam. |
| | rotate | The family instance will be flipped by 180 degrees. If it can not be rotated, return false, otherwise return true. |
| | SetCopingIds | Specifies the set of coping cutters on this element. |
| | SetEntity | Stores the entity in the element. If an Entity described by the same Schema already exists, it is overwritten. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Split | Splits the family instance element at a point on its defining curve. |
| | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object .) |
Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AssemblyInstanceId | The id of the assembly instance to which the element belongs. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | BoundingBox | Retrieves a box that circumscribes all geometry of the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CanFlipFacing | Property to test whether the orientation of family instance facing can be flipped. |
| | CanFlipHand | Property to test whether the orientation of family instance hand can be flipped. |
| | CanFlipWorkPlane | Identifies if the instance can flip its work plane. |
| | CanRotate | Property to test whether the family instance can be rotated by 180 degrees. |
| | CanSplit | Identifies whether a particular family instance can be split at a point on it's defining curve (by Split(Double) ). |
| | Category | Retrieves a Category object that represents the category or sub category in which the element resides. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | CreatedPhaseId | Id of a Phase at which the Element was created. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | DemolishedPhaseId | Id of a Phase at which the Element was demolished. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | DesignOption | Returns the design option to which the element belongs. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Document | Returns the Document in which the Element resides. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | ExtensionUtility | Property to check whether the instance can be extended and return the interface for extension operation. |
| | FacingFlipped | Property to test whether the orientation of family instance facing is flipped. |
| | FacingOrientation | Property to get the orientation of family instance facing. |
| | FromRoom | The "From Room" set for the door or window in the last phase of the project. |
| | FromRoom Phase | |
| | Geometry | Retrieves the geometric representation of the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | GroupId | The id of the group to which an element belongs. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | HandFlipped | Property to test whether the orientation of family instance hand is flipped. |
| | HandOrientation | Property to get the orientation of family instance hand. |
| | HasSpatialElementCalculationPoint | Identifies if this instance has a single SpatialElementCalculationPoint used as the search point for Revit to identify if the instance is inside a room or space. |
| | HasSpatialElementFromToCalculationPoints | Identifies if this instance has a pair of SpatialElementCalculationPoints used as the search points for Revit to identify if the instance lies between up to two rooms or spaces. |
| | Host | If the instance is contained within another element, this property returns the containing element. An instance that is face hosted will return the element containing the face. |
| | HostFace | Property to get the reference to the host face of family instance. |
| | HostParameter | If the instance is hosted by a wall, this property returns the parameter value of the insertion point of the instance along the wall's location curve, as long as the family of the instance isn't work plane based. |
| | Id | A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Invisible | Property to test whether the family instance is invisible. |
| | IsModifiable | Identifies if the element is modifiable. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsSlantedColumn | Indicates if the family instance is a slanted column. |
| | IsTransient | Indicates whether an element is transient or permanent. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsValidObject | Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | IsWorkPlaneFlipped | Identifies if the instance's work plane is flipped. |
| | LevelId | The id of the level associated with the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Location | This property is used to find the physical location of an instance within project. (Overrides Element Location .) |
| | MEPModel | Retrieves the MEP model for the family instance. |
| | Mirrored | Property to test whether the family instance is mirrored. (only one axis is flipped) |
| | Name | A human readable name for the Element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | OwnerViewId | The id of the view that owns the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Parameter Guid | Retrieves a parameter from the element given a GUID for a shared parameter. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Parameter BuiltInParameter | Retrieves a parameter from the element given a parameter id. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Parameter Definition | Retrieves a parameter from the element based on its definition. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Parameters | Retrieves a set containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | ParametersMap | Retrieves a map containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Pinned | Identifies if the element has been pinned to prevent changes. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | Room | The room in which the instance is located (during the last phase of the project). |
| | Room Phase | |
| | Space | The space in which the instance is located (during the last phase of the project). |
| | Space Phase | |
| | StructuralMaterialId | Identifies the material that defines the instance's structural analysis properties. |
| | StructuralMaterialType | This property returns the physical material from which the instance is made. |
| | StructuralType | Provides the primary structural type of the instance, such as beam or column etc. |
| | StructuralUsage | Provides the primary structural usage of the instance, such as brace, girder etc. |
| | SuperComponent | Property to get the super component of current family instance. |
| | Symbol | Returns or changes the FamilySymbol object that represents the type of the instance. |
| | ToRoom | The "To Room" set for the door or window in the last phase of the project. |
| | ToRoom Phase | |
| | UniqueId | A stable unique identifier for an element within the document. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | VersionGuid | Get the element version Guid. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | ViewSpecific | Identifies if the element is owned by a view. (Inherited from Element .) |
| | WorksetId | Get Id of the Workset which owns the element. (Inherited from Element .) |