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ElementTransformUtils.RotateElement

Description:
Rotates an element about the given axis and angle.

public static void RotateElement(
	Document document,
	ElementId elementToRotate,
	Line axis,
	double angle
)

Public Shared Sub RotateElement ( 
	document As Document,
	elementToRotate As ElementId,
	axis As Line,
	angle As Double
)

public:
static void RotateElement(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ elementToRotate, 
	Line^ axis, 
	double angle
)

static member RotateElement : 
        document : Document * 
        elementToRotate : ElementId * 
        axis : Line * 
        angle : float -> unit

Document

document

The document that owns the elements.
ElementId

elementToRotate

The element to rotate.
Line

axis

The axis of rotation.
Double

angle

The angle of rotation in radians.

public void RotateColumn(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document document, Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element element)
{
    XYZ point1 = new XYZ(10, 20, 0);
    XYZ point2 = new XYZ(10, 20, 30);
    Line axis = Line.CreateBound(point1, point2);
    ElementTransformUtils.RotateElement(document, element.Id, axis, Math.PI / 3.0);
}

ArgumentException

The element elementToRotate does not exist in the document
ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null