Copies an element and places the copy at a location indicated by a given transformation.
Namespace:
Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly:
RevitAPI
(in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:
2012
Syntax
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Parameters
- document
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Type:
Autodesk.Revit.DB
Document
The document that owns the element.
- elementToCopy
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Type:
Autodesk.Revit.DB
ElementId
The id of the element to copy.
- translation
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Type:
Autodesk.Revit.DB
XYZ
The translation vector for the new element.
Return Value
The ids of the newly created copied elements. More than one element may be created due to dependencies.Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
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Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentException | The element elementToCopy does not exist in the document -or- The input element is a Sketch member and there is no Sketch in the edit mode to place this element in. |
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions ArgumentNullException | A non-optional argument was null |
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions InvalidOperationException | It is not allowed to copy Sketch member to non-parallel sketch. -or- If we are not able to copy the element. |