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Create Method

Create a cylindrical helix.

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

Syntax

C#
public static CylindricalHelix Create(
	XYZ basePoint,
	double radius,
	XYZ xVector,
	XYZ zVector,
	double pitch,
	double startAngle,
	double endAngle
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function Create ( _
	basePoint As XYZ, _
	radius As Double, _
	xVector As XYZ, _
	zVector As XYZ, _
	pitch As Double, _
	startAngle As Double, _
	endAngle As Double _
) As CylindricalHelix
Visual C++
public:
static CylindricalHelix^ Create(
	XYZ^ basePoint, 
	double radius, 
	XYZ^ xVector, 
	XYZ^ zVector, 
	double pitch, 
	double startAngle, 
	double endAngle
)

Parameters

basePoint
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBXYZ
Base point of the axis. It can be any point in 3d.
radius
Type: SystemDouble
Radius. It should be a positive number.
xVector
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBXYZ
X vector. Should be Non-zero vector.
zVector
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DBXYZ
Z vector = axis direction. Should be non-zero and orthogonal to X Vector.
pitch
Type: SystemDouble
Pitch. It should be non-zero number, can be positive or negative. Positive means right handed and negative means left handed.
startAngle
Type: SystemDouble
Start angle. It specifies the start point of the Helix.
endAngle
Type: SystemDouble
End angle. It specifies the end point of the Helix. End angle should not be equal to start angle.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsArgumentException The radius is negative -or- the pitch is zero -or- the xVector or zVector is zero length -or- zVector is not orthogonal to xVector -or- endAngle is equal to startAngle.

See Also

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