Location

Description:
Provides location functionality for all elements.

Remarks:
The location object provides the ability to translate and rotate elements. More detailed location information and control can be found by using the derivatives of this object, such as LocationPoint or LocationCurve.

Inheritance Hierarchy:
System.Object
  Autodesk.Revit.DB.APIObject
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.Location
      Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve
      Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationPoint

public class Location : APIObject

Public Class Location
	Inherits APIObject

public ref class Location : public APIObject

type Location = 
    class
        inherit APIObject
    end

void ShowLocationUsage(Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices.Application application, Wall wall)
{
    // Get the location instance.
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.Location position = wall.Location;

    // Check whether the wall is pinned.
    if (wall.Pinned)
    {
        throw new Exception("The wall has been pinned.");
    }

    // Move the wall location, it provides same function as Move method of Document class.
    XYZ direction = new XYZ(10, 0, 0);
    bool result = position.Move(direction);
    if (!result)
    {
        throw new Exception("Move wall location failed.");
    }

    // Rotate the wall location, it provides same function as Rotate method of Document class.
    XYZ axisStart = new XYZ(0, 0, 0);
    XYZ axisEnd = new XYZ(0, 0, 1);
    Line axis = Line.CreateUnbound(axisStart, axisEnd);
    result = position.Rotate(axis, 30);
    if (!result)
    {
        throw new Exception("Rotate wall location failed.");
    }
}

Name	Return Type	Description	Inherited From
M Dispose()	None	Causes the object to release immediately any resources it may be utilizing. (Inherited from APIObject )	APIObject
M Equals	None	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object )	Object
M GetHashCode	None	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object )	Object
M GetType	None	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object )	Object
M Move(XYZ)	Boolean	Move the element within the project by a specified vector.
M Rotate(Line, Double)	Boolean	Rotate the element within the project by a specified angle around a given axis.
M ToString	None	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object )	Object

Name	Return Type	Description	Inherited From
P IsReadOnly	bool	Identifies if the object is read-only or modifiable. (Inherited from APIObject )	APIObject