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FamilyElementVisibility Class

Family Element Visibility Class

Provides access to the visibility parameters of family elements in family document.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB APIObject
Autodesk.Revit.DB FamilyElementVisibility

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

The FamilyElementVisibility type exposes the following members.

Constructors
Name Description
Public method FamilyElementVisibility Initializes a new instance of the FamilyElementVisibility class
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Properties
Name Description
Public property Code example IsReadOnly Identifies if the object is read-only or modifiable.
(Inherited from APIObject )
Public property IsShownInCoarse Indicates if the instance is display with Coarse detail level in the view of project document.
Public property IsShownInFine Indicates if the instance is display with Fine detail level in the view of project document.
Public property IsShownInFrontBack Indicates if the instance is display in Front/Back view of project document.
Public property IsShownInLeftRight Indicates if the instance is display in Left/Right view of project document.
Public property IsShownInMedium Indicates if the instance is display with Medium detail level in the view of project document.
Public property IsShownInPlanRCPCut Indicates if the instance is displayed when cut in Plan/RCP (if the category permits).
Public property IsShownInTopBottom Indicates if the instance is display in Plan/RCP view of project document.
Public property IsShownOnlyWhenCut Indicates if the instance is displayed only if it has been cut.
Public property VisibilityType Indicates if the instance is Model or View specific.
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Methods
Name Description
Public method Dispose Causes the object to release immediately any resources it may be utilizing.
(Inherited from APIObject )
Public method Equals Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
(Inherited from Object )
Public method GetHashCode Serves as the default hash function.
(Inherited from Object )
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object )
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object )
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Example 
public void CreateAndSetVisibility(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document familyDocument, SketchPlane sketchPlane)
{
    // create a new ModelCurve in the family document
    XYZ p0 = new XYZ(1, 1, 0);
    XYZ p1 = new XYZ(5, 1, 0);
    Line line1 = Line.CreateBound(p0, p1);

    ModelCurve modelCurve1 = familyDocument.FamilyCreate.NewModelCurve(line1, sketchPlane);

    // create a new ModelText along ModelCurve line
    ModelText text = familyDocument.FamilyCreate.NewModelText("Hello World", null, sketchPlane, p0, HorizontalAlign.Center, 0.1);

    // set visibility for text 
    FamilyElementVisibility textVisibility = new FamilyElementVisibility(FamilyElementVisibilityType.Model);
    textVisibility.IsShownInTopBottom = false;
    text.SetVisibility(textVisibility);

    // set visibility for line
    FamilyElementVisibility curveVisibility = new FamilyElementVisibility(FamilyElementVisibilityType.Model);
    curveVisibility.IsShownInCoarse = false;
    modelCurve1.SetVisibility(curveVisibility);

}
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