Element Type Get Preview Image Method

Get the preview image of an element. This image is similar to what is seen in the Revit UI when selecting the type of an element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public virtual Bitmap GetPreviewImage(
	Size size
)

Public Overridable Function GetPreviewImage ( 
	size As Size
) As Bitmap

public:
virtual Bitmap^ GetPreviewImage(
	Size size
)

abstract GetPreviewImage : 
        size : Size -> Bitmap 
override GetPreviewImage : 
        size : Size -> Bitmap

Bitmap
System::Drawing::Bitmap represents the preview image. if there is no preview image.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The width or height of the size is equal or less than zero.