GetVisibilityOverrideForCategory Method


Coordination Model Link Utils Get Visibility Override For Category Method

Gets the visibility override for the provided element category name in the provided Coordination Model type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.ExternalData
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 27.0.4.0 (27.0.4.0)
Syntax
public static bool GetVisibilityOverrideForCategory(
	Document document,
	View view,
	ElementType coordinationModelType,
	string categoryName
)

Parameters

document Document
The document.
view View
The view.
coordinationModelType ElementType
The Coordination Model type element where the provided element category name is found.
categoryName String
The name of the element category inside the provided Coordination Model type.

Return Value

Boolean
Returns the visibility override for the provided element category name in the provided Coordination Model type. A value of true means that the graphics are visible.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentException document is not a project document. -or- The element coordinationModelType was not found in the given document. -or- The name categoryName is not a category name in the provided AutodeskDocs Coordination Model type.
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements).
Remarks

By default, the visibility setting has no override and its value is true.

See Also
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