Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: PointCloudType

PointCloudType.Create

Method

Description:
Creates a new point cloud type for a given point cloud engine.

Remarks:
A list of supported engine identifiers and whether they are file-based or not can be obtained from PointCloudEngineRegistry. The method GetSupportedEngines() returns a list of the identifiers registered for engines.

Syntax

public static PointCloudType Create(
	Document document,
	string engineIdentifier,
	string typeIdentifier
)

Public Shared Function Create ( 
	document As Document,
	engineIdentifier As String,
	typeIdentifier As String
) As PointCloudType

public:
static PointCloudType^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	String^ engineIdentifier, 
	String^ typeIdentifier
)

static member Create : 
        document : Document * 
        engineIdentifier : string * 
        typeIdentifier : string -> PointCloudType

Examples

private PointCloudInstance CreatePointCloud(Document doc)
{
    PointCloudType type = PointCloudType.Create(doc, "rcs", "c:\\32_cafeteria.rcs");
    return (PointCloudInstance.Create(doc, type.Id, Transform.Identity));
}

Private Function CreatePointCloud(doc As Document) As PointCloudInstance
    Dim type As PointCloudType = PointCloudType.Create(doc, "rcs", "c:\32_cafeteria.rcs")
    Return (PointCloudInstance.Create(doc, type.Id, Transform.Identity))
End Function

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
document	Document	The document in which to create the point cloud.
engineIdentifier	String	The string identifying the engine to be invoked. It should be the file extension or engine identifier registered by the third party.
typeIdentifier	String	The file name or the identification string for a non-file based engine.

Return Value

Type	Description
PointCloudType	The newly created PointCloudType object to be used to create instances of this point cloud.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The engine identifier was not found in the Revit session. -or- document is not a project document.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
FileNotFoundException	The external file could not be found or loaded.
InvalidOperationException	Unable to create a point cloud from the third party engine.
ModificationForbiddenException	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.
ModificationOutsideTransactionException	The document has no open transaction.