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FamilyItemFactory.NewOpening

Description:
Create an opening to cut the wall or ceiling.

public Opening NewOpening(
	Element host,
	CurveArray profile
)

Public Function NewOpening ( _
	host As Element, _
	profile As CurveArray _
) As Opening

public:
Opening^ NewOpening(
	Element^ host, 
	CurveArray^ profile
)

Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element

host

Host elements that new opening would lie in. The host can only be a wall or a ceiling.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.CurveArray

profile

The profile of the newly created opening. This may contain more than one curve loop. Each loop must be a fully closed curve loop and the loops may not intersect. The profiles will be projected into the host plane.

Return Value Opening If successful, the newly created opening is returned, otherwise an exception with error information will be thrown.

Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentNullException

Thrown when the input argument host or profile isnullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothingin Visual Basic).
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentException

Thrown when host isn't a wall or a ceiling. Thrown when profile doesn't contain any loops.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.InvalidOperationException

Thrown when opening creation failed.