SetHookOrientation Method


Rebar Container Item Set Hook Orientation Method

Note: This API is now obsolete.

Sets the orientation of the hook plane at the start or at the end of the rebar with respect to the orientation of the first or the last curve and the plane normal.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.0.4.0 (26.0.4.0)
Syntax
[ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2026 and may be removed in a later version of Revit. Please use RebarContainerItem.SetTerminationOrientation(int end, RebarTerminationOrientation hookOrientation) instead.")]
public void SetHookOrientation(
	int end,
	RebarHookOrientation hookOrientation
)

Parameters

end Int32
0 for the start hook, 1 for the end hook.
hookOrientation RebarHookOrientation
Only two values are permitted: Value = Right: The hook is on your right as you stand at the end of the bar, with the bar behind you, taking the bar's normal as "up." Value = Left: The hook is on your left as you stand at the end of the bar, with the bar behind you, taking the bar's normal as "up."
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException end must be 0 or 1. -or- A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration
Remarks
If RebarShapeDefinesHooks property of ReinforcementSettings is true (non-European shapes), setHookOrientation method does nothing.
See Also