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DirectShape.CreateElement

Description:
Creates a DirectShape object and adds it to document.

public static DirectShape CreateElement(
	Document document,
	ElementId categoryId
)

Public Shared Function CreateElement ( _
	document As Document, _
	categoryId As ElementId _
) As DirectShape

public:
static DirectShape^ CreateElement(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ categoryId
)

Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document

document

Document to which the created element will be added.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId

categoryId

Id of the category assigned to this DirectShape. Must be a valid category id.

Return Value DirectShape The created DirectShape object.

Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentException

Document document may not contain DirectShape or DirectShapeType objects. -or- Element id categoryId may not be used as a DirectShape category.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null