•  

View Methods

---

View Class See Also

The View type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	AddFilter	Adds a filter to the view.
	AllowsAnalysisDisplay	Identifies if this view allows display of Analysis results.
	ApplyViewTemplateParameters	Applies to this view the parameters of the input view that are not controlled by the current view template.
	AreGraphicsOverridesAllowed	Determines if Visibility/Graphics Overriddes can be applied to the view.
	ArePhasesModifiable	Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element. (Inherited from Element.)
	CanApplyColorFillScheme	Checks if the id can be applied as the scheme id of specified category to this view.
	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.)
	CanCategoryBeHidden	Checks whether the category can be hidden in the view.
	CanCategoryBeHiddenTemporary	Check if category can be temporarily hidden in the view.
	CanDeleteSubelement	Checks if given subelement can be removed from the element. (Inherited from Element.)
	CanEnableTemporaryViewPropertiesMode	Indicates if Temporary View Properties mode can be applied for view in current state.
	CanHaveTypeAssigned	Identifies if the element can have a type assigned. (Inherited from Element.)
	CanModifyDetailLevel	Check if Detail Level can be modified.
	CanModifyDisplayStyle	Indicates if DisplayStyle can be modified.
	CanModifyViewDiscipline	Indicates if the View Discipline can be modified
	CanUseDepthCueing	Indicates if view can use Depth Cueing
	CanUseTemporaryVisibilityModes	Indicates if view can use temporary visibility modes
	CanViewBeDuplicated	Identifies if this view can be duplicated.
	ChangeTypeId(ElementId)	Changes the type of the element. (Inherited from Element.)
	ConvertTemporaryHideIsolateToPermanent	Convert all temporary hidden elements or categories to permanently hidden in view.
	ConvertToIndependent	Convert the dependent view to independent.
	CreateViewTemplate	Creates a new view template instance from this view instance.
	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.)
	DisableTemporaryViewMode	Disables the specified temporary view mode.
	Dispose	(Inherited from Element.)
	Duplicate	Duplicates this view.
	EnableRevealHiddenMode	Enables Reveal Hidden elements mode.
	EnableTemporaryViewPropertiesMode	Turns Temporary View Properties mode on or off. In this mode, any changes made to the view are temporary and will be discarded once the mode is disabled.
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	EvaluateAllParameterValues	Evaluates all the parameters' values of the element. (Inherited from Element.)
	EvaluateParameterValues	Evaluate the parameters' values of the element on the given parameter ID set. (Inherited from Element.)
	GetBackground	Returns the current background set for the view.
	GetCalloutParentId	Gets ID of the callout parent view.
	GetCategoryHidden	Checks if elements of the given category are set to be invisible (hidden) in this view.
	GetCategoryOverrides	Gets graphic overrides for a category in view.
	GetColorFillSchemeId	Returns id of the color fill scheme element applied to the view.
	GetCropRegionShapeManager	Returns an object for managing view crop region shape.
	GetCropRegionShapeManagerForReferenceCallout	Returns an object for managing view crop region shape for reference callout.
	GetDependentElements	Get all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of this Element. (Inherited from Element.)
	GetDependentViewIds	Get the ids of dependent views.
	GetDepthCueing	Returns the current depth cueing settings for the view.
	GetDirectContext3DHandleOverrides	Returns DirectContext3D handle overrides object for the view.
	GetElementOverrides	Gets graphic overrides for an element in the view.
	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.)
	GetFilterOverrides	Gets graphic overrides that a filter applies to the view.
	GetFilters	Gets the filters applied to the view.
	GetFilterVisibility	Gets the visibility of the elements associated with a filter.
	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.)
	GetIsFilterEnabled	Identifies if the filter is enabled in this view.
	GetLinkOverrides	Gets the graphic overrides of a RevitLinkType or RevitLinkInstance in view.
	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.)
	GetModelToProjectionTransforms	Gets the transforms from the model space to the view projection space.
	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.)
	GetNonControlledTemplateParameterIds	Returns a list of parameters that are not marked as included when this view is used as a template.
	GetOrderedFilters	Gets the filters applied to the view in the order they are applied.
	GetOrderedParameters	Gets the parameters associated to the element in order. (Inherited from Element.)
	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.)
	GetPlacementOnSheetStatus	Determines if this view placed on a sheet completely or partially.
	GetPointCloudOverrides	Returns point cloud overrides object for the view.
	GetPrimaryViewId	Get the id of the primary view.
	GetReferenceCallouts	Returns element ids of all reference callouts in the view.
	GetReferenceElevations	Returns element ids of all reference elevations in the view.
	GetReferenceSections	Returns element ids of all reference sections in the view.
	GetSketchyLines	Returns the current sketchy lines settings for the view.
	GetSubelements	Returns the collection of element subelements. (Inherited from Element.)
	GetTemplateParameterIds	Returns a list of parameter ids that may be controlled when this view is assigned as a template.
	GetTemporaryViewPropertiesId	When Temporary View Properties mode is in progress it provides view id that overrode settings for current view. Outside Temporary View Properties mode InvalidElementId will be returned.
	GetTemporaryViewPropertiesName	When Temporary View Properties mode is in progress, name of applied template is returned. Outside Temporary View Properties mode, empty string will be returned.
	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.)
	GetViewDisplayModel	Returns the current view display model settings for the view.
	GetWorksetVisibility	Returns the visibility settings of a workset for this particular view.
	GetWorksharingDisplayMode	Gets the current worksharing display mode for this view.
	HasDetailLevel	Check if the view has a Detail Level property
	HasDisplayStyle	Indicates if view has a DisplayStyle property
	HasPhases	Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId. (Inherited from Element.)
	HasViewDiscipline	Indicates if the view has a Discipline property
	HasViewTransforms	Returns true if the view reports model space to view projection space transforms.
	HideActiveWorkPlane	Hide the active work plane of the view.
	HideCategoriesTemporary	Set multiple categories to be temporarily hidden in the view.
	HideCategoryTemporary	Set one category to be temporarily hidden in the view.
	HideElements	Sets the elements to be hidden in the view.
	HideElementsTemporary	Set multiple elements to be temporarily hidden in the view. To hide a group completely, you must also include all members of all groups and nested groups in your input.
	HideElementTemporary	Set one element to be temporarily hidden in the view. To hide a group completely, you must also include all members of all groups and nested groups in your input, therefore you should use the version of this method that accepts multiple element ids as input.
	IsCategoryOverridable	Checks whether the category can have graphic overrides in this view.
	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.)
	IsElementVisibleInTemporaryViewMode	Identifies if the input element is visible for the temporary view mode for this view.
	IsExternalFileReference	Determines whether this Element represents an external file. (Inherited from Element.)
	IsFilterApplied	Indicates if a filter is applied to the view.
	IsHidden	Identifies if the element has been permanently hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element.)
	IsInTemporaryViewMode	Returns true if the view is in a particular temporary view mode.
	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.)
	IsolateCategoriesTemporary	Set categories to be temporarily isolated in the view.
	IsolateCategoryTemporary	Set one category to be temporarily isolated in the view.
	IsolateElementsTemporary	Set multiple elements to be temporarily isolated in the view. To isolate a group completely, you must also include all members of all groups and nested groups in your input.
	IsolateElementTemporary	Set one element to be temporarily isolated in the view. To isolate a group completely, you must also include all members of all groups and nested groups in your input, therefore you should use the version of this method that accepts multiple element ids as input.
	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.)
	IsTemporaryHideIsolateActive	Indicates if the view is temporarily hiding or isolating elements or categories.
	IsTemporaryViewPropertiesModeEnabled	Returns true when Temporary View Properties mode is in progress, false otherwise.
	IsValidType(ElementId)	Checks if given type is valid for this element. (Inherited from Element.)
	IsValidViewScale	This validator checks that the view scale is in the allowable range.
	IsValidViewTemplate	Verifies that the view represented by templateId can be set as the controlling view template for this view.
	IsViewValidForTemplateCreation	Verifies that the view is valid for template creation.
	IsWorksetVisible	Indicates whether the workset is visible in this view.
	LookupParameter	Attempts to find a parameter on the element which has the given name. (Inherited from Element.)
	Print	Print this view with the default view template and using the print setting of the current active document.
	Print(Boolean)	Print this view with the default view template, and either the view's document's print setting or the print setting of the current active document.
	Print(View)	Print this view with the given view template and using the print setting of the current active document.
	Print(View, Boolean)	Print this view with the given view template, and either the view's document's print setting or the print setting of the current active document.
	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.)
	RemoveCalloutParent	Replaces callout parent ID with InvalidElementId.
	RemoveFilter	Removes a filter from the view.
	RemoveLinkOverrides	Deletes the graphical link overrides in the current view.
	RestoreCalloutParent	Restores callout parent ID to the original view ID if that view is still available.
	SetBackground	Sets the background for the view. Background can only be set for 3d views and for Sections/Elevations.
	SetCategoryHidden	Sets if elements of the given category will be visible in this view.
	SetCategoryOverrides	Sets graphic overrides for a category in view.
	SetColorFillSchemeId	Applies color fill scheme to this view.
	SetDepthCueing	Sets the depth cueing settings for the view.
	SetElementOverrides	Sets graphic overrides for an element in the view.
	SetEntity	Stores the entity in the element. If an Entity described by the same Schema already exists, it is overwritten. (Inherited from Element.)
	SetFilterOverrides	Sets the overrides associated with a filter.
	SetFilterVisibility	Sets the visibility of the elements associated with a filter.
	SetIsFilterEnabled	Sets the filter enabled flag.
	SetLinkOverrides	Sets the graphic overrides of a RevitLinkType or RevitLinkInstance in the view.
	SetNonControlledTemplateParameterIds	Sets the parameters that will not be included when this view is used as a template.
	SetSketchyLines	Sets the sketchy lines settings for the view.
	SetViewDisplayModel	Sets the view display model settings for the view.
	SetWorksetVisibility	Sets visibility for a workset in this view.
	SetWorksharingDisplayMode	Sets the worksharing display mode for this view.
	ShowActiveWorkPlane	Show the active work plane of the view.
	SupportedColorFillCategoryIds	Returns collection of all category ids that correspond to elements that can potentially be colored in this view according to a color fill scheme. The set may be different depending on the view type.
	SupportsRevealConstraints	Checks that the view can have the Reveal Constraints mode activated.
	SupportsWorksharingDisplayMode	Checks whether this view supports the given worksharing display mode.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	UnhideElements	Sets the elements to be shown in the given view if they are currently hidden.

See Also

View Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace