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Wall Class

Wall Class

Represents a wall in Autodesk Revit.
Inheritance Hierarchy

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax 
public class Wall : HostObject

The Wall type exposes the following members.

Properties
Name Description
Public property AssemblyInstanceId The id of the assembly instance to which the element belongs.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Code example BoundingBox Retrieves a box that circumscribes all geometry of the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Category Retrieves a Category object that represents the category or sub category in which the element resides.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Code example CreatedPhaseId Id of a Phase at which the Element was created.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property CrossSection Gets or sets the Cross-section for this wall.
Public property CurtainGrid Get the grid object of a curtain wall
Public property Code example DemolishedPhaseId Id of a Phase at which the Element was demolished.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Code example DesignOption Returns the design option to which the element belongs.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Document Returns the Document in which the Element resides.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Flipped Property to test whether the wall orientation is flipped.
Public property Code example Geometry Retrieves the geometric representation of the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property GroupId The id of the group to which an element belongs.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Code example Id A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property IsModifiable Identifies if the element is modifiable.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property IsStackedWall Identifies if the wall is a stacked wall.
Public property IsStackedWallMember Identifies if the wall is a member of a stacked wall.
Public property IsTransient Indicates whether an element is transient or permanent.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property IsValidObject Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property LevelId The id of the level associated with the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Code example Location This property is used to find the physical location of an element within a project.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Name A human readable name for the Element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Orientation The outward-facing normal vector of the exterior side face at the starting point of the wall.
Public property OwnerViewId The id of the view that owns the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Code example Parameter BuiltInParameter Retrieves a parameter from the element given a parameter id.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Parameter Definition Retrieves a parameter from the element based on its definition.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Parameter Guid Retrieves a parameter from the element given a GUID for a shared parameter.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Code example Parameters Retrieves a set containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property ParametersMap Retrieves a map containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Pinned Identifies if the element has been pinned to prevent changes.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property SketchId Returns id of the profile sketch, or invalidElementId if sketch does not exist.
Public property StackedWallOwnerId Gets the stacked wall which contains this stacked wall member.
Public property StructuralUsage Retrieves or changes the wall's designated structural usage.
Public property Code example UniqueId A stable unique identifier for an element within the document.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property VersionGuid Get the element version Guid.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property ViewSpecific Identifies if the element is owned by a view.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property WallType Retrieves or changes the type of the wall.
Public property Width Get the overall thickness of the wall.
Public property WorksetId Get Id of the Workset which owns the element.
(Inherited from Element )
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Methods
Name Description
Public method AllowWrappingAtLocation Allow end wrapping at the location.
Public method ArePhasesModifiable Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method CanBeHidden Indicates if the element can be hidden in the view.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method CanBeLocked Identifies if the element can be locked.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method CanDeleteSubelement Checks if given subelement can be removed from the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method CanHaveProfileSketch Checks whether this wall has or can have a profile sketch.
Public method CanHaveTypeAssigned Identifies if the element can have a type assigned.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method ChangeTypeId(ElementId) Changes the type of the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method Static member Create(Document, IList Curve , Boolean) Creates a non rectangular profile wall within the project using the default wall type.
Public method Static member Code example Create(Document, Curve, ElementId, Boolean) Creates a new rectangular profile wall within the project using the default wall style.
Public method Static member Create(Document, IList Curve , ElementId, ElementId, Boolean) Creates a non rectangular profile wall within the project using the specified wall type.
Public method Static member Code example Create(Document, IList Curve , ElementId, ElementId, Boolean, XYZ) Creates a non rectangular profile wall within the project using the specified wall type and normal vector.
Public method Static member Code example Create(Document, Curve, ElementId, ElementId, Double, Double, Boolean, Boolean) Creates a new rectangular profile wall within the project using the specified wall type, height, and offset.
Public method CreateProfileSketch Creates a new Wall profile Sketch.
Public method DeleteEntity Deletes the existing entity created by %schema% in the element
(Inherited from Element )
Public method DeleteSubelement Removes a subelement from the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method DeleteSubelements Removes the subelements from the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method DisallowWrappingAtLocation Disallow end wrapping at the location.
Public method Dispose
(Inherited from Element )
Public method Equals Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
(Inherited from Object )
Public method EvaluateAllParameterValues Evaluates all the parameters' values of the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method EvaluateParameterValues Evaluate the parameters' values of the element on the given parameter ID set.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method FindInserts Gets the ids of the instances inserted into this host object.
(Inherited from HostObject )
Public method Flip The wall orientation will be flipped.
Public method GetDependentElements Get all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of this Element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetEntity Returns the existing entity corresponding to the Schema if it has been saved in the Element, or an invalid entity otherwise.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetEntitySchemaGuids Returns the Schema guids of any Entities stored in this element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetExternalFileReference Gets information pertaining to the external file referenced by the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetExternalResourceReference Gets the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetExternalResourceReferenceExpanded Gets the collection of ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetExternalResourceReferences Gets the map of the external resource references referenced by the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetExternalResourceReferencesExpanded Gets the expanded map of the external resource references referenced by the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method Code example GetGeneratingElementIds Returns the ids of the element(s) that generated the input geometry object.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetGeometryObjectFromReference Retrieve one geometric primitive contained in the element given a reference.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetHashCode Serves as the default hash function.
(Inherited from Object )
Public method GetMaterialArea Gets the area of the material with the given id.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetMaterialIds Gets the element ids of all materials present in the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetMaterialVolume Gets the volume of the material with the given id.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetMonitoredLinkElementIds Provides the link instance IDs when the element is monitoring.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetMonitoredLocalElementIds Provides the local element IDs when the element is monitoring.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetOrderedParameters Gets the parameters associated to the element in order.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetParameter Retrieves a parameter from the element given identifier.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetParameterFormatOptions Returns a FormatOptions override for the element Parameter, or a default FormatOptions if no override exists.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetParameters Retrieves the parameters from the element via the given name.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetPhaseStatus Gets the status of a given element in the input phase
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetStackedWallMemberIds Get the sub walls which belongs to the wall.
Public method GetSubelements Returns the collection of element subelements.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object )
Public method Code example GetTypeId Returns the identifier of this element's type.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetValidTypes Obtains a set of types that are valid for this element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetValidWrappingLocationIndices Gets all valid locations for end wrapping.
Public method GetWrappingLocationAsCurveParameter Gets the non-normalized (actual) curve parameter of the location.
Public method GetWrappingLocationAsReferences Gets an array of references to faces at the location.
Public method HasPhases Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method IsCreatedPhaseOrderValid Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method IsDemolishedPhaseOrderValid Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method IsExternalFileReference Determines whether this Element represents an external file.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method IsHidden Identifies if the element has been permanently hidden in the view.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method IsMonitoringLinkElement Indicate whether an element is monitoring any elements in any linked models.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method IsMonitoringLocalElement Indicate whether an element is monitoring other local elements.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method IsPhaseCreatedValid Returns true if createdPhaseId is an allowed value for the property CreatedPhaseId in this Element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method IsPhaseDemolishedValid Returns true if demolishedPhaseId is an allowed value for the property DemolishedPhaseId in this Element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method IsValidType(ElementId) Checks if given type is valid for this element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method IsWallCrossSectionValid Checks whether the desired cross section is valid for the current wall.
Public method IsWrappingAtLocationAllowed If end wrapping is allowed at the location.
Public method LookupParameter Attempts to find a parameter on the element which has the given name.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method RefersToExternalResourceReference Determines whether this Element uses external resources associated with a specified external resource type.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method RefersToExternalResourceReferences Determines whether this Element uses external resources.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method RemoveProfileSketch Reverts an edited wall to its original shape.
Public method SetEntity Stores the entity in the element. If an Entity described by the same Schema already exists, it is overwritten.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object )
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Remarks
The wall object represents all the different kinds of walls in Revit.
Example 
public void GetInfo_Wall(Wall wall)
{
    string message = "Wall : ";

    wall.Flip();
    message += "\nIf wall Flipped : " + wall.Flipped;
    // Get curve start point
    message += "\nWall orientation point is :(" + wall.Orientation.X + ", "
        + wall.Orientation.Y + ", " + wall.Orientation.Z + ")";
    // Get wall StructuralUsage
    message += "\nWall StructuralUsage is : " + wall.StructuralUsage;
    // Get wall type name
    message += "\nWall type name is : " + wall.WallType.Name;
    // Get wall width
    message += "\nWall width is : " + wall.Width;

    TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message);
}
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