Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: RevolvedSurface

RevolvedSurface.Create(XYZ, XYZ, Curve, Double, Double)

Method

Description:
Creates a Surface object coincident with the surface of revolution defined by an axis, a profile curve, and start and end angles of revolution.

Remarks:
The returned surface may not be of type RevolvedSurface - this function will create a surface of the simplest possible type (Plane, Cylinder, etc.) that can be used to represent the required surface of revolution. Given that the surface may be simplified, this function does not guarantee any particular parameterization of the surface.

Syntax

public static Surface Create(
	XYZ axisBasePoint,
	XYZ axisDirection,
	Curve profileCurve,
	double startAngle,
	double endAngle
)

Public Shared Function Create ( 
	axisBasePoint As XYZ,
	axisDirection As XYZ,
	profileCurve As Curve,
	startAngle As Double,
	endAngle As Double
) As Surface

public:
static Surface^ Create(
	XYZ^ axisBasePoint, 
	XYZ^ axisDirection, 
	Curve^ profileCurve, 
	double startAngle, 
	double endAngle
)

static member Create : 
        axisBasePoint : XYZ * 
        axisDirection : XYZ * 
        profileCurve : Curve * 
        startAngle : float * 
        endAngle : float -> Surface

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
axisBasePoint	XYZ	The base point of the axis of revolution. Expected to lie within the Revit design limits <a href="ac2171af-4250-8a30-faa7-4d7030d29a03.htm">IsWithinLengthLimits(XYZ)</a>.
axisDirection	XYZ	The direction of the axis.
profileCurve	Curve	The profile curve, which should satisfy the following conditions: <ul><li> It is bounded and non-degenerate. </li><li> It is co-planar with the axis of revolution. </li><li> It lies on only one side of the axis. </li><li> Only the end points of the profile curve can touch the axis. </li></ul>
startAngle	Double	Start angle of rotation. The angles are measured around the axis of revolution, using the right-hand rule. The profile curve is at the zero angle.
endAngle	Double	End angle of rotation. Start angle must be less than end angle and their difference must be less than or equal to two times PI.

Return Value

Type	Description
Surface	The created surface. Note that this surface may not be of type RevolvedSurface.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The input point lies outside of Revit design limits. -or- The input profile curve is not valid to create a surface revolution around the given axis.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	axisDirection has zero length.
ArgumentsInconsistentException	Start angle must be less than end angle and their difference must be less than or equal to two times PI.