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DirectShapeType Methods

Name Return Type Description Inherited From
M AddExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) None Adds the externally tagged geometry object to the DirectShapeType.
M AddReferenceCurve(Curve) None Adds a reference curve to the DirectShapeType.
M AddReferenceCurve(Curve, DirectShapeReferenceOptions) None Adds a reference curve to the DirectShapeType.
M AddReferencePlane(Plane) None Adds a reference plane to the DirectShapeType. The reference plane can either be bounded or unbounded.
M AddReferencePlane(Plane, BoundingBoxUV) None Adds a reference plane to the DirectShapeType. The reference plane can either be bounded or unbounded.
M AddReferencePlane(Plane, DirectShapeReferenceOptions) None Adds a reference plane to the DirectShapeType. The reference plane can either be bounded or unbounded.
M AddReferencePlane(Plane, BoundingBoxUV, DirectShapeReferenceOptions) None Adds a reference plane to the DirectShapeType. The reference plane can either be bounded or unbounded.
M AddReferencePoint(XYZ) None Adds a reference point to the DirectShapeType.
M AddReferencePoint(XYZ, DirectShapeReferenceOptions) None Adds a reference point to the DirectShapeType.
M AppendShape(IList<GeometryObject>) None Appends the collection of GeometryObjects into the model shape representation stored in this DirectShape.
M AppendShape(ShapeBuilder) None Append shape built by the supplied ShapeBuilderObject to shape representation stored in this DirectShapeType. The data stored in the supplied ShapeBuilder object will be cleared.
M AppendShape(IList<GeometryObject>, DirectShapeTargetViewType) None Appends the collection of GeometryObjects into the model or view specific shape representation stored in this DirectShapeType. Passing DirectShapeTargetViewType.Default as view type will cause the model shape to be updated.
M AreOptionsValid(DirectShapeTypeOptions) Boolean Validates that the given DirectShapeTypeOptions are allowed for this particular DirectShapeType.
M ArePhasesModifiable() Boolean Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M AreValidDirectShapeReferenceOptions(DirectShapeReferenceOptions) Boolean Validates that the input DirectShapeReferenceOptions are suitable for creating a direct shape reference object. If the options specify an ExternalGeometryId, it must not correspond to any existing reference object belonging to the DirectShapeType.
M CanBeHidden(View) Boolean Indicates if the element can be hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M CanBeLocked() Boolean Identifies if the element can be locked. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M CanChangeFamilyName() Boolean Checks whether the DirectShapeType supports a custom family name.
M CanCreateParts() Boolean Indicates if it is possible to create parts from this DirectShapeType element.
M CanDeleteSubelement(Subelement) Boolean Checks if given subelement can be removed from the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M CanHaveTypeAssigned() Boolean Identifies if the element can have a type assigned. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M ChangeTypeId(ElementId) ElementId Changes the type of the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M Create(Document, String, ElementId) DirectShapeType Creates a DirectShapeType element.
M Create(Document, String, ElementId, DirectShapeTypeOptions) DirectShapeType Creates a DirectShapeType element.
M DeleteEntity(Schema) Boolean Deletes the existing entity created by %schema% in the element (Inherited from Element ) Element
M DeleteSubelement(Subelement) Boolean Removes a subelement from the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M DeleteSubelements(IList<Subelement>) Boolean Removes the subelements from the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M Dispose() None (Inherited from Element ) Element
M Duplicate(String) ElementType Duplicates an existing element type and assigns it a new name. (Inherited from ElementType ) ElementType
M Equals None Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object ) Object
M EvaluateAllParameterValues() IList<EvaluatedParameter> Evaluates all the parameters' values of the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M EvaluateParameterValues(ISet<ElementId>) IList<EvaluatedParameter> Evaluate the parameters' values of the element on the given parameter ID set. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetDependentElements(ElementFilter) IList<ElementId> Get all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of this Element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetEntity(Schema) Entity Returns the existing entity corresponding to the Schema if it has been saved in the Element, or an invalid entity otherwise. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetEntitySchemaGuids() IList<Guid> Returns the Schema guids of any Entities stored in this element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetExternalFileReference() ExternalFileReference Gets information pertaining to the external file referenced by the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternalGeometryId) ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject Gets the externally tagged geometry by its external ID that is stored in this DirectShapeType.
M GetExternallyTaggedReference(ExternalGeometryId) Reference Retrieve a Reference to reference geometry of the DirectShapeType that is associated with a particular ExternalGeometryId.
M GetExternalResourceReference(ExternalResourceType) ExternalResourceReference Gets the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetExternalResourceReferenceExpanded(ExternalResourceType) IList<ExternalResourceReference> Gets the collection of ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetExternalResourceReferences() IDictionary<ExternalResourceType,ExternalResourceReference> Gets the map of the external resource references referenced by the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetExternalResourceReferencesExpanded() ExternalResourceType Gets the expanded map of the external resource references referenced by the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetGeneratingElementIds(GeometryObject) ICollection<ElementId> Returns the ids of the element(s) that generated the input geometry object. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetGeometryObjectFromReference(Reference) GeometryObject Retrieve one geometric primitive contained in the element given a reference. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetHashCode None Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object ) Object
M GetMaterialArea(ElementId, Boolean) Double Gets the area of the material with the given id. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetMaterialIds(Boolean) ICollection<ElementId> Gets the element ids of all materials present in the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetMaterialVolume(ElementId) Double Gets the volume of the material with the given id. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetMonitoredLinkElementIds() IList<ElementId> Provides the link instance IDs when the element is monitoring. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetMonitoredLocalElementIds() IList<ElementId> Provides the local element IDs when the element is monitoring. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetOptions() DirectShapeTypeOptions Gets a copy of the current options for this DirectShapeType.
M GetOrderedParameters() IList<Parameter> Gets the parameters associated to the element in order. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetParameter(ForgeTypeId) Parameter Retrieves a parameter from the element given identifier. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetParameterFormatOptions(ElementId) FormatOptions Returns a FormatOptions override for the element Parameter, or a default FormatOptions if no override exists. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetParameters(String) IList<Parameter> Retrieves the parameters from the element via the given name. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetPhaseStatus(ElementId) ElementOnPhaseStatus Gets the status of a given element in the input phase (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetPreviewImage(Size) Bitmap Get the preview image of an element. This image is similar to what is seen in the Revit UI when selecting the type of an element. (Inherited from ElementType ) ElementType
M GetSimilarTypes() ICollection<ElementId> Obtains a set of types that are similar to this type. (Inherited from ElementType ) ElementType
M GetSubelements() IList<Subelement> Returns the collection of element subelements. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetType None Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object ) Object
M GetTypeId() ElementId Returns the identifier of this element's type. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M GetValidTypes() ICollection<ElementId> Obtains a set of types that are valid for this element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M HasExternalGeometry(ExternalGeometryId) Boolean Checks whether the externally tagged geometry is already present in this DirectShapeType.
M HasExternallyTaggedReference(ExternalGeometryId) Boolean Checks if the externally tagged reference is already present in this DirectShapeType.
M HasPhases() Boolean Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M IsCreatedPhaseOrderValid(ElementId) Boolean Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M IsDemolishedPhaseOrderValid(ElementId) Boolean Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M IsExternalFileReference() Boolean Determines whether this Element represents an external file. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M IsHidden(View) Boolean Identifies if the element has been permanently hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M IsMonitoringLinkElement() Boolean Indicate whether an element is monitoring any elements in any linked models. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M IsMonitoringLocalElement() Boolean Indicate whether an element is monitoring other local elements. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M IsPhaseCreatedValid(ElementId) Boolean Returns true if createdPhaseId is an allowed value for the property CreatedPhaseId in this Element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M IsPhaseDemolishedValid(ElementId) Boolean Returns true if demolishedPhaseId is an allowed value for the property DemolishedPhaseId in this Element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M IsSimilarType(ElementId) Boolean Checks if given type is similar to this type. (Inherited from ElementType ) ElementType
M IsValidDefaultFamilyType(ElementId) Boolean Identifies if this type is a valid default family type for the given family category id. (Inherited from ElementType ) ElementType
M IsValidReferenceCurve(Curve) Boolean Validates that the input curve is suitable for creating a direct shape type reference curve. Bounded and unbounded lines are accepted. Other bounded and unbounded curve types with natural bounds are accepted if they are not closed. Unbounded periodic curves are not allowed.
M IsValidReferencePlaneBoundingBoxUV(BoundingBoxUV) Boolean Validates that the input BoundingBoxUV is suitable for bounding a reference plane surface. The input BoundingBoxUV must be set and not degenerate.
M IsValidShape(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) Boolean Validates shape to be stored in a DirectShapeType.
M IsValidShape(IList<GeometryObject>) Boolean Validates shape to be stored in a DirectShapeType.
M IsValidShape(IList<GeometryObject>, DirectShapeTargetViewType) Boolean Validates view-specific shape to be stored in a DirectShapeType. Expects a non-default view type.
M IsValidType(ElementId) Boolean Checks if given type is valid for this element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M IsValidUsage(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) Boolean Validates that the ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject's usage is set to an allowed value for a DirectShapeType.
M LookupParameter(String) Parameter Attempts to find a parameter on the element which has the given name. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M RefersToExternalResourceReference(ExternalResourceType) Boolean Determines whether this Element uses external resources associated with a specified external resource type. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M RefersToExternalResourceReferences() Boolean Determines whether this Element uses external resources. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M RemoveAllReferenceObjects() None Removes all reference objects (if any) from the DirectShapeType.
M RemoveExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternalGeometryId) None Removes the externally tagged geometry object by its external ID from this DirectShapeType.
M RemoveReferenceObject(ExternalGeometryId) None Removes any reference object associated with the provided ExternalGeometryId from the DirectShapeType. Nothing is done if no reference object has the given external ID or if the external ID is an empty string.
M RemoveReferenceObject(String) None Removes any reference objects with the given name from the DirectShapeType. Nothing is done if no reference objects have the given name or if the name is the empty string.
M ResetExternallyTaggedGeometry() None Removes all of the externally tagged geometry in this DirectShapeType.
M SetEntity(Entity) None Stores the entity in the element. If an Entity described by the same Schema already exists, it is overwritten. (Inherited from Element ) Element
M SetFamilyName(String) None Sets the family name for the DirectShapeType.
M SetOptions(DirectShapeTypeOptions) None Sets the options to use for this DirectShapeType.
M SetShape(IList<GeometryObject>) None Builds the type shape from the supplied collection of GeometryObjects. The objects are copied. If the new shape is identical to the old one, the old shape will be kept.
M SetShape(ShapeBuilder) None Sets the shape of this object to the one accumulated in the supplied Builder object. If the new shape is identical to the old one, the old shape will be kept.
M SetShape(IList<GeometryObject>, DirectShapeTargetViewType) None Builds the type shape from the supplied collection of GeometryObjects. The objects are copied. If the new shape is identical to the old one, the old shape will be kept.
M ToString None Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object ) Object
M UpdateExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) None Updates the externally tagged geometry object in the DirectShapeType.