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PointCloudType

Description:
Represents a type of point cloud loaded into a Revit document. Each PointCloudType maps to a single file or identifier (depending upon the type of Point Cloud Engine which governs it).
Inheritance Hierarchy:
System.Object
  Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementType
      Autodesk.Revit.DB.PointCloudType
public class PointCloudType : ElementType
Name Return Type Description Inherited From
M ArePhasesModifiable() Boolean Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
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 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, String) PointCloudType Creates a new point cloud type for a given point cloud engine.
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 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 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 GetPath() ModelPath Gets the path of the link source from which the points are loaded.
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 GetReCapProject() RCProject This method provides a direct entry point to get access to an object from the ReCap SDK (ReCapWrapper.RCProject) from Revit. This object represents the point cloud from the RC file path stored in PointCloudType. The ReCap assembly AdskRcManaged.dll will need to be included into code using this method.
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 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 IsValidType(ElementId) Boolean Checks if given type is valid for this element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
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 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 ToString None Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object ) Object
Name Return Type Description Inherited From
P AssemblyInstanceId ElementId The id of the assembly instance to which the element belongs. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P BoundingBox BoundingBoxXYZ Retrieves a box that circumscribes all geometry of the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P CanBeCopied bool Determine if this ElementType can create a copy (Inherited from ElementType ) ElementType
P CanBeDeleted bool Determine if this ElementType can be deleted (Inherited from ElementType ) ElementType
P CanBeRenamed bool Determine if this ElementType can be renamed (Inherited from ElementType ) ElementType
P Category Category Retrieves a Category object that represents the category or sub category in which the element resides. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P ColorEncoding PointCloudColorEncoding The color encoding used by points extracted from instances of this point cloud.
P CreatedPhaseId ElementId Id of a Phase at which the Element was created. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P DemolishedPhaseId ElementId Id of a Phase at which the Element was demolished. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P DesignOption DesignOption Returns the design option to which the element belongs. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P Document Document Returns the Document in which the Element resides. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P EngineIdentifier string The identifier of the engine responsible for handling of the point cloud.
P FamilyName string Gets the family name of this element type. (Inherited from ElementType ) ElementType
P FoundStatus PointCloudFoundStatus Shows whether the Point Cloud external file could be found.
P Geometry GeometryElement Retrieves the geometric representation of the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P GroupId ElementId The id of the group to which an element belongs. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P Id ElementId A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P IsModifiable bool Identifies if the element is modifiable. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P IsTransient bool Indicates whether an element is transient or permanent. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P IsValidObject Boolean Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P LevelId ElementId The id of the level associated with the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P Location Location This property is used to find the physical location of an element within a project. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P Name string Set the name for the ElementType. (Inherited from ElementType ) ElementType
P Offset XYZ Returns the offset stored in the point cloud.
P OwnerViewId ElementId The id of the view that owns the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P Parameter[BuiltInParameter] Parameter Retrieves a parameter from the element given a parameter id. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P Parameter[Definition] Parameter Retrieves a parameter from the element based on its definition. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P Parameter[Guid] Parameter Retrieves a parameter from the element given a GUID for a shared parameter. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P Parameters ParameterSet Retrieves a set containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P ParametersMap ParameterMap Retrieves a map containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P Pinned bool Identifies if the element has been pinned to prevent changes. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P Scale double The multiplier applied to the points in all instances of this point cloud.
P UniqueId string A stable unique identifier for an element within the document. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P VersionGuid Guid Get the element version Guid. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P ViewSpecific bool Identifies if the element is owned by a view. (Inherited from Element ) Element
P WorksetId WorksetId Get Id of the Workset which owns the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element