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MEPSupportUtils.CreateDuctworkStiffener

Description:
Create family based stiffener on the specified fabrication ductwork.

public static FamilyInstance CreateDuctworkStiffener(
	Document document,
	ElementId familySymbolId,
	ElementId hostId,
	double distanceFromHostEnd
)

Public Shared Function CreateDuctworkStiffener ( _
	document As Document, _
	familySymbolId As ElementId, _
	hostId As ElementId, _
	distanceFromHostEnd As Double _
) As FamilyInstance

public:
static FamilyInstance^ CreateDuctworkStiffener(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ familySymbolId, 
	ElementId^ hostId, 
	double distanceFromHostEnd
)

Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document

document

The document.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId

familySymbolId

The id of a stiffener FamilySymbol.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId

hostId

The id of the host ductwork.
Double

distanceFromHostEnd

The distance from the host primary end to place the hosted instance. Units are in feet (ft).

Return Value FamilyInstance The new stiffener family instance.

Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentException

document is not a project document. -or- familySymbolId is not a valid Element identifier. -or- hostId is not a valid Element identifier. -or- Invalid familySymbolId for stiffeners. -or- Host is not a straight ductwork.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentNullException

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

The distance from host primary end is out of range.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.InvalidOperationException

The profiles of family symbol and host are mismatch.
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.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.RegenerationFailedException

Failed to create stiffener due to document regenerate error.