GetMaximumAllowedWidth Method (Document, ElementId)


Text Element Get Maximum Allowed Width(Document, Element Id) Method

Returns the maximum width the text element can be created with.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public static double GetMaximumAllowedWidth(
	Document cdda,
	ElementId typeId
)

Parameters

cdda Document
A document containing the new text element's type
typeId ElementId
Id of the text type

Return Value

Double
The maximum allowed width in paper space [ft].
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Remarks
Note that it is not necessarily a constant; it can be affected by properties of the text type, such as the width factor.
See Also
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