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RevitLinkInstance.Create

Description:
Creates a new instance of a linked Revit project (RevitLinkType).

Remarks:
Instances will be placed origin-to-origin. This function cannot be used to create instances of nested links.

Overloads (2):

Create(Document,ElementId)

Create(Document,ElementId,ImportPlacement)

public static RevitLinkInstance Create(
	Document document,
	ElementId revitLinkTypeId
)

Public Shared Function Create ( _
	document As Document, _
	revitLinkTypeId As ElementId _
) As RevitLinkInstance

public:
static RevitLinkInstance^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ revitLinkTypeId
)

Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document

document

The document in which the new instance should be created.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId

revitLinkTypeId

The element id of the RevitLinkType.

Return Value RevitLinkInstance The newly-created RevitLinkInstance.

public void CreateLinkInstances(Document doc, ElementId linkTypeId)
{
    // Create revit link instance at origin
    RevitLinkInstance.Create(doc, linkTypeId);
    RevitLinkInstance instance2 = RevitLinkInstance.Create(doc, linkTypeId);
    Location location = instance2.Location;
    // Create a second instance of the link and offset it by 100 feet.
    location.Move(new XYZ(0, -100, 0));
}

Public Sub CreateLinkInstances(doc As Document, linkTypeId As ElementId)
   ' Create revit link instance at origin
   RevitLinkInstance.Create(doc, linkTypeId)
   Dim instance2 As RevitLinkInstance = RevitLinkInstance.Create(doc, linkTypeId)
   Dim location As Location = instance2.Location
   ' Create a second instance of the link and offset it by 100 feet.
   location.Move(New XYZ(0, -100, 0))
End Sub

Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentException

revitLinkTypeId isn't a RevitLinkType. -or- revitLinkTypeId is not a top-level link. -or- revitLinkTypeId is not a loaded RevitLinkType -or- document is not a project document.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null
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.