NewCurveByPoints Method


Family Item Factory New Curve By Points Method

Create a 3d curve through two or more points in an Autodesk Revit family document.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 27.0.4.0 (27.0.4.0)
Syntax
public CurveByPoints NewCurveByPoints(
	ReferencePointArray points
)

Parameters

points ReferencePointArray
Two or more PointElements. The curve will interpolate these points.

Return Value

CurveByPoints
The newly created curve.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException Thrown when points is .
ArgumentException Thrown when points does not contain at least two PointElements.
InvalidOperationException Thrown when the family is not a Conceptual Mass Family.
Example
C#
ReferencePointArray rpa = new ReferencePointArray();

XYZ xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(0, 0, 0);
ReferencePoint rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
rpa.Append(rp);

xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(0, 30, 10);
rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
rpa.Append(rp);

xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(0, 60, 0);
rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
rpa.Append(rp);

xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(0, 100, 30);
rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
rpa.Append(rp);

xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(0, 150, 0);
rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
rpa.Append(rp);

curve = document.FamilyCreate.NewCurveByPoints(rpa);
See Also
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