Direct Shape Type Create(Document, String, Element Id) Method

Creates a DirectShapeType element.

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

Syntax

public static DirectShapeType Create(
	Document document,
	string name,
	ElementId categoryId
)

Public Shared Function Create ( 
	document As Document,
	name As String,
	categoryId As ElementId
) As DirectShapeType

public:
static DirectShapeType^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	String^ name, 
	ElementId^ categoryId
)

static member Create : 
        document : Document * 
        name : string * 
        categoryId : ElementId -> DirectShapeType

document Document: Document to which the created element will be added. Must be a project document.
name String: Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId ElementId: Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.

DirectShapeType
The new DirectShapeType.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	document is not a project document. -or- Document document may not contain DirectShape or DirectShapeType objects. -or- Element id categoryId may not be used as a DirectShape category.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null