Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Mechanical Class: MechanicalUtils

MechanicalUtils.ConnectDuctPlaceholdersAtCross(Document, ElementId, ElementId)

Method

Description:
Connects a pair of placeholders that can intersect in a Cross connection.

Remarks:
The placeholders must intersect each other. If connection succeeds, a new placeholder duct is created. If connection fails, the placeholders cannot be physically connected.

Syntax

public static bool ConnectDuctPlaceholdersAtCross(
	Document document,
	ElementId placeholder1Id,
	ElementId placeholder2Id
)

Public Shared Function ConnectDuctPlaceholdersAtCross ( 
	document As Document,
	placeholder1Id As ElementId,
	placeholder2Id As ElementId
) As Boolean

public:
static bool ConnectDuctPlaceholdersAtCross(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ placeholder1Id, 
	ElementId^ placeholder2Id
)

static member ConnectDuctPlaceholdersAtCross : 
        document : Document * 
        placeholder1Id : ElementId * 
        placeholder2Id : ElementId -> bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
document	Document	The document.
placeholder1Id	ElementId	The element id of the first duct placeholder.
placeholder2Id	ElementId	The element id of the second duct placeholder.

Return Value

Type	Description
Boolean	True if connection succeeds, false otherwise.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The element id placeholder1Id is not duct placeholder. -or- The element id placeholder2Id is not duct placeholder. -or- The elements belong to different types of system.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null