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ViewSheet.Create

Description:
Creates a new ViewSheet.
public static ViewSheet Create(
	Document document,
	ElementId titleBlockTypeId
)
  • document
    The document to which the ViewSheet will be added.
  • titleBlockTypeId
    The type id of the TitleBlock type which will be used by the new ViewSheet. For no TitleBlock, pass invalid element ID.
Return Value ViewSheet The new ViewSheet.
private void CreateSheetView(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document document, View3D view3D)
{

    // Get an available title block from document
    FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(document);
    collector.OfClass(typeof(FamilySymbol));
    collector.OfCategory(BuiltInCategory.OST_TitleBlocks);

    FamilySymbol fs = collector.FirstElement() as FamilySymbol;
    if (fs != null)
    {
        using (Transaction t = new Transaction(document, "Create a new ViewSheet"))
        {
            t.Start();
            try
            {
                // Create a sheet view
                ViewSheet viewSheet = ViewSheet.Create(document, fs.Id);
                if (null == viewSheet)
                {
                    throw new Exception("Failed to create new ViewSheet.");
                }

                // Add passed in view onto the center of the sheet
                UV location = new UV((viewSheet.Outline.Max.U - viewSheet.Outline.Min.U) / 2,
                                     (viewSheet.Outline.Max.V - viewSheet.Outline.Min.V) / 2);

                //viewSheet.AddView(view3D, location);
                Viewport.Create(document, viewSheet.Id, view3D.Id, new XYZ(location.U, location.V, 0));

                // Print the sheet out
                if (viewSheet.CanBePrinted)
                {
                    TaskDialog taskDialog = new TaskDialog("Revit");
                    taskDialog.MainContent = "Print the sheet?";
                    TaskDialogCommonButtons buttons = TaskDialogCommonButtons.Yes | TaskDialogCommonButtons.No;
                    taskDialog.CommonButtons = buttons;
                    TaskDialogResult result = taskDialog.Show();

                    if (result == TaskDialogResult.Yes)
                    {
                        viewSheet.Print();
                    }
                }

                t.Commit();
            }
            catch
            {
                t.RollBack();
            }
        }
    }
}
  • The ElementId titleBlockTypeId does not correspond to a TitleBlock type. -or- document is not a project document.
  • A non-optional argument was null
  • 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.
  • The document has no open transaction.