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ReferencePlane

Description:
Represents a reference plane of Autodesk Revit.
Inheritance Hierarchy:
System.Object
  Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.DatumPlane
      Autodesk.Revit.DB.ReferencePlane
public class ReferencePlane : DatumPlane
private void Getinfo_ReferencePlane(ReferencePlane refPlane)
{
    string message = "Reference Plane: ";
    //get the bubble end of the reference plane
    XYZ bubbleEnd = refPlane.BubbleEnd;
    message += "\nBubble end: (" + bubbleEnd.X + ", "
                       + bubbleEnd.Y + ", " + bubbleEnd.Z + ")";

    //get the direction of the reference plane
    XYZ direction = refPlane.Direction;
    message += "\nDirection: (" + direction.X + ", "
                    + direction.Y + ", " + direction.Z + ")";

    //get the freeEnd of the reference plane
    XYZ freeEnd = refPlane.FreeEnd;
    message += "\nFree End: (" + freeEnd.X + ", "
                    + freeEnd.Y + ", " + freeEnd.Z + ")";

    //get the name of the reference plane
    message += "\nName: " + refPlane.Name;

    //get the normal vector of the reference plane
    XYZ normal = refPlane.Normal;
    message += "\nNormal vector: (" + normal.X + ", "
                    + normal.Y + ", " + normal.Z + ")";

    //get the geometry plane to which the reference plane assigned 
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.Plane plane = refPlane.GetPlane();
    message += "\norigin of the plane: (" + plane.Origin.X + ", "
                    + plane.Origin.Y + ", " + plane.Origin.Z + ")";

    message += "\nnormal of the plane: (" + plane.Normal.X + ", "
                    + plane.Normal.Y + ", " + plane.Normal.Z + ")";

    message += "\nXvec of the plane: (" + plane.XVec.X + ", "
                    + plane.XVec.Y + ", " + plane.XVec.Z + ")";

    message += "\nYvec of the plane: (" + plane.YVec.X + ", "
                    + plane.YVec.Y + ", " + plane.YVec.Z + ")";

    TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message);
}
Name Return Type Description Inherited From
M Flip() None Flips the orientation of the reference plane.
M GetPlane() Plane Returns the geometry plane to which the reference plane is assigned.
M GetReference() Reference Returns the geometry reference of the reference plane.
M ArePhasesModifiable() bool Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element. Element
M CanBeHidden(View) bool Indicates if the element can be hidden in the view. Element
M CanBeLocked() bool Identifies if the element can be locked. Element
M CanDeleteSubelement(Subelement) bool Checks if given subelement can be removed from the element. Element
M CanHaveTypeAssigned() bool Identifies if the element can have a type assigned. Element
M CanHaveTypeAssigned(Document, ICollection<ElementId>) bool Checks if all elements in the set can have a type assigned. Element
M ChangeTypeId(Document, ICollection<ElementId>, ElementId) IDictionary Changes the type of all elements in the given set. Element
M ChangeTypeId(ElementId) ElementId Changes the type of the element. Element
M DeleteEntity(Schema) bool Deletes the existing entity created by %schema% in the element Element
M DeleteSubelement(Subelement) bool Removes a subelement from the element. Element
M DeleteSubelements(IList<Subelement>) bool Removes the subelements from the element. Element
M Dispose() None Releases all resources used by the Element
M EvaluateAllParameterValues() EvaluatedParameter Evaluates all the parameters' values of the element. Element
M EvaluateParameterValues(ISet<ElementId>) EvaluatedParameter Evaluate the parameters' values of the element on the given parameter ID set. Element
M GetChangeTypeAny() ChangeType Returns ChangeType associated with any change in an element. Element
M GetChangeTypeElementAddition() ChangeType Returns ChangeType associated with element addition Element
M GetChangeTypeElementDeletion() ChangeType Returns ChangeType associated with element deletion. Element
M GetChangeTypeGeometry() ChangeType Returns ChangeType associated with a change in the geometry of an element Element
M GetChangeTypeParameter(ElementId) ChangeType Returns ChangeType associated with a change in a parameter's value Element
M GetChangeTypeParameter(Parameter) ChangeType Returns ChangeType associated with a change in a parameter's value Element
M GetDependentElements(ElementFilter) IList<ElementId> Get all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of this Element. Element
M GetEntity(Schema) The returned Entity. Returns the existing entity corresponding to the Schema if it has been saved in the Element, or an invalid entity otherwise. Element
M GetEntitySchemaGuids() IList<Guid> Returns the Schema guids of any Entities stored in this element. Element
M GetExternalFileReference() ExternalFileReference Gets information pertaining to the external file referenced by the element. Element
M GetExternalResourceReferenceExpanded(ExternalResourceType) IList<ExternalResourceReference> Gets the collection of ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type. Element
M GetExternalResourceReference(ExternalResourceType) ExternalResourceReference Gets the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type. Element
M GetExternalResourceReferencesExpanded() IDictionary Gets the expanded map of the external resource references referenced by the element. Element
M GetExternalResourceReferences() IDictionary Gets the map of the external resource references referenced by the element. Element
M GetGeneratingElementIds(GeometryObject) ICollection<ElementId> Returns the ids of the element(s) that generated the input geometry object. Element
M GetGeometryObjectFromReference(Reference) GeometryObject Retrieve one geometric primitive contained in the element given a reference. Element
M GetMaterialArea(ElementId, Boolean) double Gets the area of the material with the given id. Element
M GetMaterialIds(Boolean) ICollection<ElementId> Gets the element ids of all materials present in the element. Element
M GetMaterialVolume(ElementId) double Gets the volume of the material with the given id. Element
M GetMonitoredLinkElementIds() IList<ElementId> Provides the link instance IDs when the element is monitoring. Element
M GetMonitoredLocalElementIds() IList<ElementId> Provides the local element IDs when the element is monitoring. Element
M GetOrderedParameters() IList<Parameter> Gets the parameters associated to the element in order. Element
M GetParameterFormatOptions(ElementId) FormatOptions Returns a FormatOptions override for the element Parameter, or a default FormatOptions if no override exists. Element
M GetParameter(ForgeTypeId) Parameter Retrieves a parameter from the element given identifier. Element
M GetParameters(String) IList<Parameter> Retrieves the parameters from the element via the given name. Element
M GetPhaseStatus(ElementId) ElementOnPhaseStatus Gets the status of a given element in the input phase Element
M GetSubelements() IList<Subelement> Returns the collection of element subelements. Element
M GetTypeId() ElementId Returns the identifier of this element's type. Element
M GetValidTypes() ICollection<ElementId> Obtains a set of types that are valid for this element. Element
M GetValidTypes(Document, ICollection<ElementId>) ICollection<ElementId> Obtains a set of types that are valid for all given elements. Element
M HasPhases() bool Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId. Element
M IsCreatedPhaseOrderValid(ElementId) bool Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order. Element
M IsDemolishedPhaseOrderValid(ElementId) bool Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order. Element
M IsExternalFileReference() bool Determines whether this Element represents an external file. Element
M IsHidden(View) bool Identifies if the element has been permanently hidden in the view. Element
M IsMonitoringLinkElement() bool Indicate whether an element is monitoring any elements in any linked models. Element
M IsMonitoringLocalElement() bool Indicate whether an element is monitoring other local elements. Element
M IsPhaseCreatedValid(ElementId) bool Returns true if createdPhaseId is an allowed value for the property CreatedPhaseId in this Element. Element
M IsPhaseDemolishedValid(ElementId) bool Returns true if demolishedPhaseId is an allowed value for the property DemolishedPhaseId in this Element. Element
M IsValidType(Document, ICollection<ElementId>, ElementId) bool Checks if given type is valid for the set of elements. Element
M IsValidType(ElementId) bool Checks if given type is valid for this element. Element
M LookupParameter(String) nullNothingnullptr Attempts to find a parameter on the element which has the given name. Element
M RefersToExternalResourceReference(ExternalResourceType) bool Determines whether this Element uses external resources associated with a specified external resource type. Element
M RefersToExternalResourceReferences() bool Determines whether this Element uses external resources. Element
M SetEntity(Entity) None Stores the entity in the element. If an Entity described by the same Schema already exists, it is overwritten. Element
M AddLeader(DatumEnds, View) Leader Adds a default Leader for the indicated end of the datum plane. This method does not apply to Reference planes (which do not support leaders). DatumPlane
M CanBeVisibleInView(View) bool Checks if the datum plane can be visible in the view. DatumPlane
M GetCurvesInView(DatumExtentType, View) The curves. Gets a collection of curves representing the DatumPlane element in the given view. DatumPlane
M GetDatumExtentTypeInView(DatumEnds, View) The extent type. Identifies whether the curve representing the datum plane is displayed according to its actual 3d extents, or else according to a view specific setting. DatumPlane
M GetLeader(DatumEnds, View) Leader Gets a copy of the leader applied to the indicated end of the datum plane. This method does not apply to Reference planes (which do not support leaders). DatumPlane
M GetPropagationViews(View) ISet<ElementId> Gets a list of candidate views which are parallel to the current view and to which the extents of the datum may be propagated. DatumPlane
M HasBubbleInView(DatumEnds, View) bool Identifies if the DatumPlane has bubble or not. DatumPlane
M HideBubbleInView(DatumEnds, View) None Hides the bubble in a view. This method does not apply to Reference planes. DatumPlane
M IsBubbleVisibleInView(DatumEnds, View) bool Identifies if the bubble is visible or not in a view. DatumPlane
M IsCurveValidInView(DatumExtentType, View, Curve) bool Checks if the curve is valid to be as the extents for the datum plane in a view. The curve must be bound and coincident with the original one of the datum plane. DatumPlane
M IsLeaderValid(DatumEnds, View, Leader) bool Identifies if the leader valid or not for this DatumPlane. This method does not apply to Reference planes (which do not support leaders). DatumPlane
M Maximize3DExtents() None Computes the 3d extents of all model geometry and levels, and extends the 3d extents of this datum surface to include the model extents. DatumPlane
M PropagateToViews(View, ISet<ElementId>) None Propagates the extents applied to this datum in the view to the specified parallel views. DatumPlane
M SetCurveInView(DatumExtentType, View, Curve) None Sets the extents to match the curve. DatumPlane
M SetDatumExtentType(DatumEnds, View, DatumExtentType) None Sets whether the curve representing the datum plane is displayed according to its 3d extents, or else according to a view specific setting. DatumPlane
M SetLeader(DatumEnds, View, Leader) None Sets the leader to the indicated end of the datum plane. This method does not apply to Reference planes (which do not support leaders). DatumPlane
M ShowBubbleInView(DatumEnds, View) None Shows the bubble in a view. This method does not apply to Reference planes. DatumPlane
Name Return Type Description Inherited From
P BubbleEnd XYZ The bubble end of the reference plane.
P Direction XYZ The direction of the reference plane.
P FreeEnd XYZ The free end of the reference plane.
P Name string The name property of the reference plane.
P Normal XYZ The normal vector of the reference plane.
P AssemblyInstanceId ElementId The id of the assembly instance to which the element belongs. Element
P BoundingBox BoundingBoxXYZ Retrieves a box that circumscribes all geometry of the element. Element
P Category Category Retrieves a Category object that represents the category or sub category in which the element resides. Element
P CreatedPhaseId ElementId Id of a Phase at which the Element was created. Element
P DemolishedPhaseId ElementId Id of a Phase at which the Element was demolished. Element
P DesignOption DesignOption Returns the design option to which the element belongs. Element
P Document Document Returns the Document in which the Element resides. Element
P Geometry GeometryElement Retrieves the geometric representation of the element. Element
P GroupId ElementId The id of the group to which an element belongs. Element
P Id ElementId A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project. Element
P IsModifiable bool Identifies if the element is modifiable. Element
P IsTransient bool Indicates whether an element is transient or permanent. Element
P IsValidObject bool Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity. Element
P LevelId ElementId The id of the level associated with the element. Element
P Location Location This property is used to find the physical location of an element within a project. Element
P Name string A human readable name for the Element. Element
P OwnerViewId ElementId The id of the view that owns the element. Element
P Parameter Parameter Retrieves a parameter from the element given a parameter id. Element
P Parameter Parameter Retrieves a parameter from the element based on its definition. Element
P Parameter Parameter Retrieves a parameter from the element given a GUID for a shared parameter. Element
P ParametersMap ParameterMap Retrieves a map containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element. Element
P Parameters ParameterSet Retrieves a set containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element. Element
P Pinned bool Identifies if the element has been pinned to prevent changes. Element
P UniqueId string A stable unique identifier for an element within the document. Element
P VersionGuid Guid Get the element version Guid. Element
P ViewSpecific bool Identifies if the element is owned by a view. Element
P WorksetId WorksetId Get Id of the Workset which owns the element. Element