ValidateShape Method


View Shape Builder Validate Shape Method

Validates a shape represented as a collection of geometry objects for use as a view-specific shape. The objects are expected to be either points, curves or polylines. Curves are expected to be flat and lie in a plane perpendicular to view normal as defined by view type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 27.0.4.0 (27.0.4.0)
Syntax
public static bool ValidateShape(
	IList<GeometryObject> shape,
	DirectShapeTargetViewType targetViewType
)

Parameters

shape IList GeometryObject
targetViewType DirectShapeTargetViewType

Return Value

Boolean
Returns true if %shape% may be used as a view-specific shape representation, false otherwise.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentException targetViewType is not DirectShapeTargetViewType::Plan
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration
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