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FabricArea Class

Fabric Area Class

An object that represents an Fabric Area Distribution within the Autodesk Revit project. It is container for Fabric Sheet elements.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB Element
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure FabricArea

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.0.4.0 (26.0.4.0)
Syntax 
public class FabricArea : Element

The FabricArea 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 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 CoverOffset The additional cover offset of the fabric distribution.
Public property CreatedPhaseId Id of a Phase at which the Element was created.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property DemolishedPhaseId Id of a Phase at which the Element was demolished.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property DesignOption Returns the design option to which the element belongs.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Direction The Major Direction of the Fabric Area.
Public property DirectionOrigin The Origin Point of the Major Direction of the Fabric Area.
Public property DistributionOfWiresAtCover The distribution of wires that is closest to the cover.
Public property Document Returns the Document in which the Element resides.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property FabricAreaType The type of the Fabric Area.
Public property FabricLocation The Fabric location in the host.
Public property FabricSheetTypeId The id of the Fabric Sheet Type for this element.
Public property 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 HostId The id of the Host element for the fabric area.
Public property 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 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 LapSplicePosition The fabric lap splice position in the fabric distribution.
Public property LevelId The id of the level associated with the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property Location This property is used to find the physical location of an element within a project.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property MajorLapSpliceLength The fabric lap splice length in the fabric distribution in the major direction.
Public property MajorSheetAlignment The fabric sheet alignment in the fabric distribution in the major direction.
Public property MinorLapSpliceLength The fabric lap splice length in the fabric distribution in the minor direction.
Public property MinorSheetAlignment The fabric sheet alignment in the fabric distribution in the minor direction.
Public property Name A human readable name for the Element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property OwnerViewId The id of the view that owns the element.
(Inherited from Element )
Public property 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 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 The id of the Sketch element for this element.
Public property TagViewId The element of the view in which to tag new members of this element.
Public property 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 WorksetId Get Id of the Workset which owns the element.
(Inherited from Element )
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Methods
Name Description
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 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 CopyCurveLoopsInSketch Creates copies of the CurveLoops in the FabricArea sketch.
Public method Static member Create(Document, Element, XYZ, ElementId, ElementId) Creates a FabricArea based on a host boundary.
Public method Static member Create(Document, Element, IList CurveLoop , XYZ, XYZ, ElementId, ElementId)
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
(Inherited from Element )
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
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetBoundaryCurveIds Retrieves the identifiers of the set of curves forming the boundary of the Fabric Area.
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 GetFabricSheetElementIds Retrieves the identifiers of all the FabricSheet Elements in the FabricArea.
Public method 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 GetReinforcementRoundingManager Returns an object for managing reinforcement rounding override settings.
Public method GetSubelements Returns the collection of element subelements.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method GetTotalSheetMass Calculates the total sheet mass: Volume of Wire * Unit Weight.
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object )
Public method 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 GetValidViewsForTags Gets ids of the views where tags and symbols can be placed for the FabricArea and/or FabricSheets
Public method HasPhases Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId.
(Inherited from Element )
Public method IsCoverOffsetValid Identifies if the specified value is valid for use as a cover offset.
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 IsValidMajorLapSplice Identifies if the specified value is valid for use as a major lap splice.
Public method IsValidMinorLapSplice Identifies if the specified value is valid for use as a minor lap splice.
Public method IsValidType(ElementId) Checks if given type is valid for this element.
(Inherited from Element )
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 Static member RemoveFabricReinforcementSystem Deletes the specified FabricArea, and converts its FabricSheet elements to equivalent Single Fabric Sheet elements.
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
This object derived from the Element base object and such supports all the methods of that object such as the ability to retrieve the parameters of that object. The Fabric Area element is available only in the Autodesk Revit Structure product.
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