AttachmentType Property


Revit Link Type Attachment Type Property

The attachment/overlay status of this link.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public AttachmentType AttachmentType { get; set; }

Property Value

AttachmentType
AttachmentType.Overlay if this link is an overlay, AttachmentType.Attachment if this link is an attachment.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException When setting this property: A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration
InvalidOperationException When setting this property: This RevitLinkType is not a top-level link.
Remarks

"Attachment" links are considered to be part of their parent link and will be brought along if their parent is linked into another document. "Overlay" links are only visible when their parent is open directly.

For example: A user has a file B which contains a link C, and they wish to link B into another file, A. If C is an overlay, C will not be loaded into A. If C is an attachment, then C will be loaded into A along with B.
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