ProjectWithGuessPoint Method


Surface Project With Guess Point Method

Project a 3D point orthogonally onto a surface (to find the nearest point). This method is meant to be used when a good approximate solution for the projection is available. Throws InvalidOperationException if the projection fails.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public void ProjectWithGuessPoint(
	XYZ point,
	UV guessUV,
	out UV uv,
	out double distance
)

Parameters

point XYZ
The point to project.
guessUV UV
The calculation will look for a project near the provided UV.
uv UV
The surface coordinates of the projected point.
distance Double
Holds the distance from input point to its projection.
Exceptions
Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException The projection failed.
See Also
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