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Document.SetDefaultFamilyTypeId

Description:
Sets the default family type id for the given family category.

public void SetDefaultFamilyTypeId(
	ElementId familyCategoryId,
	ElementId familyTypeId
)

Public Sub SetDefaultFamilyTypeId ( 
	familyCategoryId As ElementId,
	familyTypeId As ElementId
)

public:
void SetDefaultFamilyTypeId(
	ElementId^ familyCategoryId, 
	ElementId^ familyTypeId
)

member SetDefaultFamilyTypeId : 
        familyCategoryId : ElementId * 
        familyTypeId : ElementId -> unit

ElementId

familyCategoryId

The family category id.
ElementId

familyTypeId

The default family type id.

private void SetDefaultTypeFromDoor(Document document, FamilyInstance door)
{
    ElementId doorCategoryId = new ElementId(BuiltInCategory.OST_Doors);

    // It is necessary to test the type suitability to be a default family type, for not every type can be set as default. 
    // Trying to set a non-qualifying default type will cause an exception
    if (door.Symbol.IsValidDefaultFamilyType(doorCategoryId))
    {
        document.SetDefaultFamilyTypeId(doorCategoryId, door.Symbol.Id);
    }
}

ArgumentException

The family type id familyTypeId is invalid for the give family category familyCategoryId. -or- familyCategoryId is not a built in category or parameter Element ID.
ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null