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CreatePlaceholder Method

Creates a new placeholder pipe.

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

Syntax

C# 
public static Pipe CreatePlaceholder(
	Document document,
	ElementId systemTypeId,
	ElementId pipeTypeId,
	ElementId levelId,
	XYZ startPoint,
	XYZ endPoint
)
Visual Basic 
Public Shared Function CreatePlaceholder ( _
	document As Document, _
	systemTypeId As ElementId, _
	pipeTypeId As ElementId, _
	levelId As ElementId, _
	startPoint As XYZ, _
	endPoint As XYZ _
) As Pipe
Visual C++ 
public:
static Pipe^ CreatePlaceholder(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ systemTypeId, 
	ElementId^ pipeTypeId, 
	ElementId^ levelId, 
	XYZ^ startPoint, 
	XYZ^ endPoint
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB Document
The document.
systemTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The ElementId of the piping system type.
pipeTypeId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The ElementId of the pipe type.
levelId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB ElementId
The level id for the pipe.
startPoint
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB XYZ
The first point of the placeholder line.
endPoint
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB XYZ
The second point of the placeholder line.

Return Value

The placeholder pipe.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException The systemTypeId is not valid piping system type. -or- The pipe type pipeTypeId is not valid pipe type. -or- The ElementId levelId is not a Level. -or- The points of startPoint and endPoint are too close: for MEPCurve, the minimum length is 1/10 inch.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions DisabledDisciplineException None of the following disciplines is enabled: Mechanical Electrical Piping.

See Also