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CreateRibbonTab Method

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UIApplication Create Ribbon Tab Method

Creates a new tab on the Revit user interface.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

C#

VB

C++

F#

public virtual void CreateRibbonTab(
	string tabName
)

Public Overridable Sub CreateRibbonTab ( 
	tabName As String
)

public:
virtual void CreateRibbonTab(
	String^ tabName
)

abstract CreateRibbonTab : 
        tabName : string -> unit 
override CreateRibbonTab : 
        tabName : string -> unit 

Parameters

tabName String

The name of the tab to be created.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	tabName or panelName is .
ArgumentException	tabName or panelName is Empty or the tab name duplicates the name of another tab in the Revit UI.
InvalidOperationException	Too many custom tabs have been created in this session. (Maximum is 20).

Remarks

This method will create a custom tab at the end of the list of static tabs. If multiple tabs are added, they will be shown in the order added. This method is not supported in Macros.

See Also

Reference

UIApplication Class

Autodesk.Revit.UI Namespace