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ViewSection.CreateReferenceSection

Description:
Creates a new reference section.

Remarks:
The reference section will assume the ViewFamilyType of the view it references.

public static void CreateReferenceSection(
	Document document,
	ElementId parentViewId,
	ElementId viewIdToReference,
	XYZ headPoint,
	XYZ tailPoint
)

Public Shared Sub CreateReferenceSection ( _
	document As Document, _
	parentViewId As ElementId, _
	viewIdToReference As ElementId, _
	headPoint As XYZ, _
	tailPoint As XYZ _
)

public:
static void CreateReferenceSection(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ parentViewId, 
	ElementId^ viewIdToReference, 
	XYZ^ headPoint, 
	XYZ^ tailPoint
)

Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document

document

The document to which the reference section will be added.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId

parentViewId

The view in which the new reference section marker will appear. Reference sections can be created in FloorPlan, CeilingPlan, StructuralPlan, Section, Elevation, Drafting, and Detail views.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId

viewIdToReference

Detail, Drafting and Section views can be referenced. The ViewFamilyType of the referenced view will be used by the new reference section.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ

headPoint

Determines the location of the section marker's head in the parent view.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ

tailPoint

Determines the location of the section marker's tail in the parent view.

Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentException

The ElementId viewIdToReference does not correspond to a View. -or- The ElementId parentViewId does not correspond to a View. -or- The parent view and the referenced view must be different views. -or- Can't create a new reference sections in parentViewId. Parent views must be FloorPlan, CeilingPlan, StructuralPlan, Section, Elevation, Drafting, or Detail views. -or- The viewIdToReference cannot be referenced by reference sections. Only Detail, Drafting and Section views can be referenced. -or- headPoint and tailPoint do not differ when projected onto a plane perpendicular to the view direction. -or- Reference section view creation is not allowed in this family.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ModificationForbiddenException

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). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ModificationOutsideTransactionException

The document has no open transaction.