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FamilyUtils.FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased

Description:
Indicates whether the family can be converted to face host based.

public static bool FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased(
	Document document,
	ElementId familyId
)

Public Shared Function FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased ( _
	document As Document, _
	familyId As ElementId _
) As Boolean

public:
static bool FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ familyId
)

Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document

document

The document.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId

familyId

The element id of the family.

Return Value bool True if the family can be converted to face-based. Otherwise false, which will be returned if there any family instances exist in the project, the family is already face-based, or the family does not have a host. Also, false is returned if the family does not belong to one of the following categories: OST_CommunicationDevices OST_DataDevices OST_DuctTerminal OST_ElectricalEquipment OST_ElectricalFixtures OST_FireAlarmDevices OST_LightingDevices OST_LightingFixtures OST_MechanicalControlDevices OST_MechanicalEquipment OST_NurseCallDevices OST_PlumbingEquipment OST_PlumbingFixtures OST_SecurityDevices OST_Sprinklers OST_TelephoneDevices

Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null