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SetStructuralSection Method

Set structural section in element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.StructuralSections
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2015

Syntax

C#
public static bool SetStructuralSection(
	Document document,
	ElementId familySymbolId,
	StructuralSection structuralSection
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function SetStructuralSection ( _
	document As Document, _
	familySymbolId As ElementId, _
	structuralSection As StructuralSection _
) As Boolean
Visual C++
public:
static bool SetStructuralSection(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ familySymbolId, 
	StructuralSection^ structuralSection
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBDocument
The document that owns the family for beam, brace or structural column.
familySymbolId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBElementId
ID of family symbol for beam, brace or structural column.
structuralSection
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.StructuralSectionsStructuralSection
Structural section with values that will be set.

Return Value

True is returned when requested shape with values was properly set. Return false otherwise.

Remarks

Only beams, braces and structural columns can have structural section associated with it.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

See Also