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DirectShapeType

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41 members across 9 versions · 32 added later · 4 changed

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M AddExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject)
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M AddReferenceCurve(Curve)
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M AddReferenceCurve(Curve, DirectShapeReferenceOptions)
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M AddReferencePlane(Plane, BoundingBoxUV)
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M AddReferencePlane(Plane, DirectShapeReferenceOptions)
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M AddReferencePlane(Plane, BoundingBoxUV, DirectShapeReferenceOptions)
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M AddReferencePlane(Plane)
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M AddReferencePoint(XYZ, DirectShapeReferenceOptions)
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M AddReferencePoint(XYZ)
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M AppendShape(IList<GeometryObject>)
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M AppendShape(ShapeBuilder)
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M AppendShape(IList<GeometryObject>, DirectShapeTargetViewType)
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M AreOptionsValid(DirectShapeTypeOptions)
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M AreValidDirectShapeReferenceOptions(DirectShapeReferenceOptions)
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M CanChangeFamilyName
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M CanCreateParts
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M Create(Document, String, ElementId)
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M Create(Document, String, ElementId, DirectShapeTypeOptions)
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M GetExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternalGeometryId)
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M GetExternallyTaggedReference(ExternalGeometryId)
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M GetOptions
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M HasExternalGeometry(ExternalGeometryId)
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M HasExternallyTaggedReference(ExternalGeometryId)
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M IsValidReferenceCurve(Curve)
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M IsValidReferencePlaneBoundingBoxUV(BoundingBoxUV)
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M IsValidShape(IList<GeometryObject>, DirectShapeTargetViewType)
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M IsValidShape(IList<GeometryObject>)
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M IsValidShape(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject)
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M IsValidUsage(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject)
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M RemoveAllReferenceObjects
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M RemoveExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternalGeometryId)
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M RemoveReferenceObject(ExternalGeometryId)
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M RemoveReferenceObject(String)
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M ResetExternallyTaggedGeometry
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M SetFamilyName(String)
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M SetOptions(DirectShapeTypeOptions)
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M SetShape(ShapeBuilder)
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M SetShape(IList<GeometryObject>)
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M SetShape(IList<GeometryObject>, DirectShapeTargetViewType)
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M UpdateExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject)
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P UserAssignability
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Changes in 2020 vs 2022 22 missing

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Missing in 2020 (only available in 2022)

AddExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) AddReferenceCurve(Curve) AddReferenceCurve(Curve, DirectShapeReferenceOptions) AddReferencePlane(Plane, BoundingBoxUV) AddReferencePlane(Plane, DirectShapeReferenceOptions) AddReferencePlane(Plane, BoundingBoxUV, DirectShapeReferenceOptions) AddReferencePlane(Plane) AddReferencePoint(XYZ, DirectShapeReferenceOptions) AddReferencePoint(XYZ) AreOptionsValid(DirectShapeTypeOptions) CanChangeFamilyName Create(Document, String, ElementId, DirectShapeTypeOptions) GetExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternalGeometryId) GetOptions HasExternalGeometry(ExternalGeometryId) IsValidReferenceCurve(Curve) IsValidReferencePlaneBoundingBoxUV(BoundingBoxUV) RemoveExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternalGeometryId) ResetExternallyTaggedGeometry SetFamilyName(String) SetOptions(DirectShapeTypeOptions) UpdateExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject)

Changes in 2021 vs 2022 18 missing

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Missing in 2021 (only available in 2022)

AddExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) AddReferenceCurve(Curve) AddReferenceCurve(Curve, DirectShapeReferenceOptions) AddReferencePlane(Plane, BoundingBoxUV) AddReferencePlane(Plane, DirectShapeReferenceOptions) AddReferencePlane(Plane, BoundingBoxUV, DirectShapeReferenceOptions) AddReferencePlane(Plane) AddReferencePoint(XYZ, DirectShapeReferenceOptions) AddReferencePoint(XYZ) CanChangeFamilyName GetExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternalGeometryId) HasExternalGeometry(ExternalGeometryId) IsValidReferenceCurve(Curve) IsValidReferencePlaneBoundingBoxUV(BoundingBoxUV) RemoveExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternalGeometryId) ResetExternallyTaggedGeometry SetFamilyName(String) UpdateExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject)

Changes in 2025 vs 2022 10 added 3 changed

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Added in 2025 (new since 2022)

AreValidDirectShapeReferenceOptions(DirectShapeReferenceOptions) GetExternallyTaggedReference(ExternalGeometryId) HasExternallyTaggedReference(ExternalGeometryId) IsValidShape(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) IsValidUsage(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) RemoveAllReferenceObjects RemoveReferenceObject(ExternalGeometryId) RemoveReferenceObject(String) SetShape(IList<GeometryObject>, DirectShapeTargetViewType) UserAssignability

Changed members

DirectShapeType.Create(Document, String, ElementId)
document Document Document to which the created element will be added. Must be a project document.
name String Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId ElementId Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.
→ returns DirectShapeType The new DirectShapeType.
DirectShapeType.Create(Document, String, ElementId, DirectShapeTypeOptions)
document Document Document to which the created element will be added.
name String Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId ElementId Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.
options DirectShapeTypeOptions Options that can be used to control the behavior of DirectShapeType being created.
→ returns DirectShapeType The new DirectShapeType.
DirectShapeType.GetExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternalGeometryId)
externalId ExternalGeometryId The external ID of the externally tagged geometry that should be obtained.
→ returns ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject→nullNothingnullptr The externally tagged geometry. Or null Nothing nullptr a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no such an externally tagged geometry in the DirectShapeType.

Changes in 2025.3 vs 2022 10 added 3 changed

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Added in 2025.3 (new since 2022)

AreValidDirectShapeReferenceOptions(DirectShapeReferenceOptions) GetExternallyTaggedReference(ExternalGeometryId) HasExternallyTaggedReference(ExternalGeometryId) IsValidShape(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) IsValidUsage(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) RemoveAllReferenceObjects RemoveReferenceObject(ExternalGeometryId) RemoveReferenceObject(String) SetShape(IList<GeometryObject>, DirectShapeTargetViewType) UserAssignability

Changed members

DirectShapeType.Create(Document, String, ElementId)
document Document Document to which the created element will be added. Must be a project document.
name String Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId ElementId Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.
→ returns DirectShapeType The new DirectShapeType.
DirectShapeType.Create(Document, String, ElementId, DirectShapeTypeOptions)
document Document Document to which the created element will be added.
name String Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId ElementId Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.
options DirectShapeTypeOptions Options that can be used to control the behavior of DirectShapeType being created.
→ returns DirectShapeType The new DirectShapeType.
DirectShapeType.GetExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternalGeometryId)
externalId ExternalGeometryId The external ID of the externally tagged geometry that should be obtained.
→ returns ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject→nullNothingnullptr The externally tagged geometry. Or null Nothing nullptr a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no such an externally tagged geometry in the DirectShapeType.

Changes in 2026 vs 2022 10 added 3 changed

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Added in 2026 (new since 2022)

AreValidDirectShapeReferenceOptions(DirectShapeReferenceOptions) GetExternallyTaggedReference(ExternalGeometryId) HasExternallyTaggedReference(ExternalGeometryId) IsValidShape(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) IsValidUsage(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) RemoveAllReferenceObjects RemoveReferenceObject(ExternalGeometryId) RemoveReferenceObject(String) SetShape(IList<GeometryObject>, DirectShapeTargetViewType) UserAssignability

Changed members

DirectShapeType.Create(Document, String, ElementId)
document Document Document to which the created element will be added. Must be a project document.
name String Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId ElementId Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.
→ returns DirectShapeType The new DirectShapeType.
DirectShapeType.Create(Document, String, ElementId, DirectShapeTypeOptions)
document Document Document to which the created element will be added.
name String Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId ElementId Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.
options DirectShapeTypeOptions Options that can be used to control the behavior of DirectShapeType being created.
→ returns DirectShapeType The new DirectShapeType.
DirectShapeType.GetExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternalGeometryId)
externalId ExternalGeometryId The external ID of the externally tagged geometry that should be obtained.
→ returns ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject→nullNothingnullptr The externally tagged geometry. Or null Nothing nullptr a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no such an externally tagged geometry in the DirectShapeType.

Changes in 2027 vs 2022 10 added 3 changed

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Added in 2027 (new since 2022)

AreValidDirectShapeReferenceOptions(DirectShapeReferenceOptions) GetExternallyTaggedReference(ExternalGeometryId) HasExternallyTaggedReference(ExternalGeometryId) IsValidShape(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) IsValidUsage(ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject) RemoveAllReferenceObjects RemoveReferenceObject(ExternalGeometryId) RemoveReferenceObject(String) SetShape(IList<GeometryObject>, DirectShapeTargetViewType) UserAssignability

Changed members

DirectShapeType.Create(Document, String, ElementId)
document Document Document to which the created element will be added. Must be a project document.
name String Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId ElementId Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.
→ returns DirectShapeType The new DirectShapeType.
DirectShapeType.Create(Document, String, ElementId, DirectShapeTypeOptions)
document Document Document to which the created element will be added.
name String Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId ElementId Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.
options DirectShapeTypeOptions Options that can be used to control the behavior of DirectShapeType being created.
→ returns DirectShapeType The new DirectShapeType.
DirectShapeType.GetExternallyTaggedGeometry(ExternalGeometryId)
externalId ExternalGeometryId The external ID of the externally tagged geometry that should be obtained.
→ returns ExternallyTaggedGeometryObject→nullNothingnullptr The externally tagged geometry. Or null Nothing nullptr a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no such an externally tagged geometry in the DirectShapeType.