Element Class

Base class for most persistent data within a Revit document.

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

Syntax

C#
`public class Element : IDisposable`

Visual Basic
`Public Class Element _ Implements IDisposable`

Visual C++
`public ref class Element : IDisposable`

Remarks

The data in a Revit document consists primarily of a collection of elements. An element usually corresponds to a single component of a building or drawing, such as a wall, door, or dimension, but it can also be something more abstract, like a wall type or a view. Every element in a document has a unique ID, represented by the ElementId class.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  Autodesk.Revit.DBElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisAnalysisDisplayLegend
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisAnalysisDisplayStyle
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisConceptualSurfaceType
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisEnergyAnalysisConstruction
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisEnergyAnalysisDetailModel
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisEnergyAnalysisMaterial
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisEnergyAnalysisOpening
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisEnergyAnalysisSpace
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisEnergyAnalysisSurface
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisEnergyAnalysisWindowType
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisEnergyAnalysisZone
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisEnergyDataSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisGenericZone
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisHVACLoadType
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisMassLevelData
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisMassSurfaceData
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisPathOfTravel
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisRouteAnalysisSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisSpatialFieldManager
    Autodesk.Revit.DBAppearanceAssetElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ArchitectureContinuousRail
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ArchitectureMultistoryStairs
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ArchitectureRailing
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ArchitectureStairs
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ArchitectureStairsLanding
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ArchitectureStairsPath
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ArchitectureStairsRun
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ArchitectureTopographySurface
    Autodesk.Revit.DBAreaScheme
    Autodesk.Revit.DBAreaVolumeSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DBAssemblyInstance
    Autodesk.Revit.DBBaseArray
    Autodesk.Revit.DBBasePoint
    Autodesk.Revit.DBBeamSystem
    Autodesk.Revit.DBColorFillLegend
    Autodesk.Revit.DBColorFillScheme
    Autodesk.Revit.DBCombinableElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DBComponentRepeater
    Autodesk.Revit.DBComponentRepeaterSlot
    Autodesk.Revit.DBConnectorElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DBControl
    Autodesk.Revit.DBCurveElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DBDatumPlane
    Autodesk.Revit.DBDefaultDivideSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DBDesignOption
    Autodesk.Revit.DBDimension
    Autodesk.Revit.DBDirectShape
    Autodesk.Revit.DBDisplacementElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DBDisplacementPath
    Autodesk.Revit.DBDividedPath
    Autodesk.Revit.DBDividedSurface
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalAreaBasedLoadType
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalCableTrayConduitRunBase
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalCableTraySettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalCableTraySizes
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalCircuitNamingScheme
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalCircuitNamingSchemeSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalConduitSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalConduitSizeSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalElectricalAnalyticalLoadSet
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalElectricalAnalyticalNode
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalElectricalDemandFactorDefinition
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalElectricalLoadClassification
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalElectricalSetting
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalPanelScheduleSheetInstance
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElectricalPanelScheduleTemplate
    Autodesk.Revit.DBElementType
    Autodesk.Revit.DBElevationMarker
    Autodesk.Revit.DBExportDGNSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DBExportDWGSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DBExportPDFSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ExtensibleStorageDataStorage
    Autodesk.Revit.DBFabricationConfiguration
    Autodesk.Revit.DBFabricationPart
    Autodesk.Revit.DBFabricationServiceSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DBFaceSplitter
    Autodesk.Revit.DBFamily
    Autodesk.Revit.DBFilledRegion
    Autodesk.Revit.DBFillPatternElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DBFilterElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DBGraphicsStyle
    Autodesk.Revit.DBGroup
    Autodesk.Revit.DBHostObject
    Autodesk.Revit.DBImageInstance
    Autodesk.Revit.DBIndependentTag
    Autodesk.Revit.DBInstance
    Autodesk.Revit.DBInternalOrigin
    Autodesk.Revit.DBKeyBasedTreeEntryTable
    Autodesk.Revit.DBLinePatternElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DBMaterial
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.MechanicalDuctSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.MechanicalDuctSizeSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.MechanicalMechanicalEquipmentSet
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.MechanicalMEPAnalyticalSystem
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.MechanicalMEPHiddenLineSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.MechanicalZone
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.MechanicalZoneEquipment
    Autodesk.Revit.DBMEPSystem
    Autodesk.Revit.DBModelText
    Autodesk.Revit.DBMultipleValuesIndicationSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DBMultiReferenceAnnotation
    Autodesk.Revit.DBMultiSegmentGrid
    Autodesk.Revit.DBNestedFamilyTypeReference
    Autodesk.Revit.DBNumberingSchema
    Autodesk.Revit.DBNumberSystem
    Autodesk.Revit.DBOpening
    Autodesk.Revit.DBParameterElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DBPart
    Autodesk.Revit.DBPartMaker
    Autodesk.Revit.DBPhase
    Autodesk.Revit.DBPhaseFilter
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.PlumbingPipeSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DBPrintSetting
    Autodesk.Revit.DBProjectInfo
    Autodesk.Revit.DBPropertyLine
    Autodesk.Revit.DBPropertySetElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DBReferencePoint
    Autodesk.Revit.DBRevision
    Autodesk.Revit.DBRevisionCloud
    Autodesk.Revit.DBRevisionNumberingSequence
    Autodesk.Revit.DBRevisionSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DBScheduleSheetInstance
    Autodesk.Revit.DBSegment
    Autodesk.Revit.DBSketchBase
    Autodesk.Revit.DBSketchPlane
    Autodesk.Revit.DBSpatialElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DBSpatialElementCalculationLocation
    Autodesk.Revit.DBSpatialElementTag
    Autodesk.Revit.DBSSEPointVisibilitySettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DBStartingViewSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureAnalyticalElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureAnalyticalLink
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureAnalyticalToPhysicalAssociationManager
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureAreaReinforcement
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureBoundaryConditions
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureFabricArea
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureFabricSheet
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureHub
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureLoadBase
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureLoadCase
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureLoadCombination
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureLoadNature
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureLoadUsage
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructurePathReinforcement
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureRebar
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureRebarContainer
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureRebarCoupler
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureRebarInSystem
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureReinforcementSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureStructuralConnectionHandler
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureStructuralConnectionSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureStructuralSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.StructureTruss
    Autodesk.Revit.DBSunAndShadowSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DBTextElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DBView
    Autodesk.Revit.DBViewNavigationToolSettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DBViewport
    Autodesk.Revit.DBViewSheetSet
    Autodesk.Revit.DBWorksetDefaultVisibilitySettings
    Autodesk.Revit.DBWorksharingDisplaySettings

See Also

Element Members

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace