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

MechanicalUtils.ConnectDuctPlaceholdersAtCross(Document, ElementId, ElementId, ElementId)

Method

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

Remarks:
If connection fails, the placeholders cannot be physically connected.

Syntax

public static bool ConnectDuctPlaceholdersAtCross(
	Document document,
	ElementId placeholder1Id,
	ElementId placeholder2Id,
	ElementId placeholder3Id
)

Public Shared Function ConnectDuctPlaceholdersAtCross ( 
	document As Document,
	placeholder1Id As ElementId,
	placeholder2Id As ElementId,
	placeholder3Id As ElementId
) As Boolean

public:
static bool ConnectDuctPlaceholdersAtCross(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ placeholder1Id, 
	ElementId^ placeholder2Id, 
	ElementId^ placeholder3Id
)

static member ConnectDuctPlaceholdersAtCross : 
        document : Document * 
        placeholder1Id : ElementId * 
        placeholder2Id : ElementId * 
        placeholder3Id : 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.
placeholder3Id	ElementId	The element id of third 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 element id placeholder3Id is not duct placeholder. -or- The elements belong to different types of system. -or- The curve placeholder2Id does not connect on the curve placeholder1Id or vice versa. -or- The curve placeholder3Id does not connect on the curve placeholder1Id or vice versa. -or- The curve placeholder2Id and placeholder3Id are not collinear.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Exception

Condition

ArgumentException

The element id placeholder1Id is not duct placeholder. -or- The element id placeholder2Id is not duct placeholder. -or- The element id placeholder3Id is not duct placeholder. -or- The elements belong to different types of system. -or- The curve placeholder2Id does not connect on the curve placeholder1Id or vice versa. -or- The curve placeholder3Id does not connect on the curve placeholder1Id or vice versa. -or- The curve placeholder2Id and placeholder3Id are not collinear.

ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null