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AddContourRange Method

Add a set of contours as a contour setting item to the current contour setting.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2024

Syntax

C#
public ContourSettingItem AddContourRange(
	double start,
	double stop,
	double step,
	ElementId subcategoryId
)
Visual Basic
Public Function AddContourRange ( _
	start As Double, _
	stop As Double, _
	step As Double, _
	subcategoryId As ElementId _
) As ContourSettingItem
Visual C++
public:
ContourSettingItem^ AddContourRange(
	double start, 
	double stop, 
	double step, 
	ElementId^ subcategoryId
)

Parameters

start
Type: SystemDouble
The contour range start elevation.
stop
Type: SystemDouble
The contour range stop elevation. Should be greater than start elevation.
step
Type: SystemDouble
The increment elevation of the contour range. Should be greater than zero.
subcategoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBElementId
The contour line style subcategory id.

Return Value

The newly added contour setting item.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException The given value for start is not finite -or- The given value for stop is not finite -or- The given value for step is not finite -or- The input subcategory id is not valid.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsInvalidOperationException The input contour spacing information is not valid.

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