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GetGrossFloorArea Method

Get the total occupiable floor area represented by a mass instance.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2012

Syntax

C#
public static double GetGrossFloorArea(
	Document document,
	ElementId massInstanceId
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function GetGrossFloorArea ( _
	document As Document, _
	massInstanceId As ElementId _
) As Double
Visual C++
public:
static double GetGrossFloorArea(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ massInstanceId
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBDocument
The Document.
massInstanceId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBElementId
The ElementId of the mass instance.

Return Value

The gross floor area in square feet.

Remarks

The area is computed from the cross sections that are created by intersecting the associated Levels with the mass instance Geometry.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException The ElementId massInstanceId is not a mass instance.
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

See Also