Get the total exterior building surface 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 GetGrossSurfaceArea( Document document, ElementId massInstanceId )`

Visual Basic
`Public Shared Function GetGrossSurfaceArea ( _ document As Document, _ massInstanceId As ElementId _ ) As Double`

Visual C++
`public: static double GetGrossSurfaceArea( Document^ document, ElementId^ massInstanceId )`

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

The gross surface area in square feet.

Exceptions

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