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Pipe.Create

Description:
Creates a new pipe from two points.

Overloads (3):

Create(Document,ElementId,ElementId,Connector,Connector)

Create(Document,ElementId,ElementId,Connector,XYZ)

Create(Document,ElementId,ElementId,ElementId,XYZ,XYZ)

public static Pipe Create(
	Document document,
	ElementId systemTypeId,
	ElementId pipeTypeId,
	ElementId levelId,
	XYZ startPoint,
	XYZ endPoint
)

Public Shared Function Create ( _
	document As Document, _
	systemTypeId As ElementId, _
	pipeTypeId As ElementId, _
	levelId As ElementId, _
	startPoint As XYZ, _
	endPoint As XYZ _
) As Pipe

public:
static Pipe^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ systemTypeId, 
	ElementId^ pipeTypeId, 
	ElementId^ levelId, 
	XYZ^ startPoint, 
	XYZ^ endPoint
)

Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document

document

The document.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId

systemTypeId

The ElementId of the piping system type.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId

pipeTypeId

The ElementId of the pipe type.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId

levelId

The level ElementId for the pipe.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ

startPoint

The start point of the pipe.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ

endPoint

The end point of the pipe.

Return Value The pipe. The pipe.

public static Pipe CreateNewPipe(Document document, ElementId systemTypeId, ElementId levelId)
{
    // find a pipe type

    FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(document);
    collector.OfClass(typeof(PipeType));
    PipeType pipeType = collector.FirstElement() as PipeType;

    Pipe pipe = null;
    if (null != pipeType)
    {
        // create pipe between 2 points
        XYZ p1 = new XYZ(0, 0, 0);
        XYZ p2 = new XYZ(10, 0, 0);

        pipe = Pipe.Create(document, systemTypeId, pipeType.Id, levelId, p1, p2);
    }

    return pipe;
}

Public Shared Function CreateNewPipe(document As Document, systemTypeId As ElementId, levelId As ElementId) As Pipe
    ' find a pipe type


    Dim collector As New FilteredElementCollector(document)
    collector.OfClass(GetType(PipeType))
    Dim pipeType As PipeType = TryCast(collector.FirstElement(), PipeType)

    Dim pipe__1 As Pipe = Nothing
    If pipeType IsNot Nothing Then
        ' create pipe between 2 points
        Dim p1 As New XYZ(0, 0, 0)
        Dim p2 As New XYZ(10, 0, 0)

        pipe__1 = Pipe.Create(document, systemTypeId, pipeType.Id, levelId, p1, p2)
    End If

    Return pipe__1
End Function

Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentException

The systemTypeId is not valid piping system type. -or- The pipe type pipeTypeId is not valid pipe type. -or- The ElementId levelId is not a Level. -or- The points of startPoint and endPoint are too close: for MEPCurve, the minimum length is 1/10 inch.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentNullException

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

None of the following disciplines is enabled: Mechanical Electrical Piping.