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CurveElement

Class
Description:
Class representing curve elements.
Remarks:
As a base class of several specialized curved elements (such as ModelCurve, ModelLine, CurveByPoints, etc.) CurveElement exposes methods and properties of general use applicable to most kinds of curves.
Syntax
public class CurveElement : Element
CurveElement Class Members:
Name Description Inherited From
AssemblyInstanceId The id of the assembly instance to which the element belongs. (Inherited from Element ) Element
BoundingBox Retrieves a box that circumscribes all geometry of the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Category Retrieves a Category object that represents the category or sub category in which the element resides. (Inherited from Element ) Element
CenterPointReference Centerpoint reference of curve element. Curves such as circles, arcs, ellipses, and partial ellipses support this property.
CreatedPhaseId Id of a Phase at which the Element was created. (Inherited from Element ) Element
CurveElementType Type of the curve element.
DemolishedPhaseId Id of a Phase at which the Element was demolished. (Inherited from Element ) Element
DesignOption Returns the design option to which the element belongs. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Document Returns the Document in which the Element resides. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Geometry Retrieves the geometric representation of the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GeometryCurve Geometry curve of the curve element.
GroupId The id of the group to which an element belongs. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Id A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project. (Inherited from Element ) Element
IsModifiable Identifies if the element is modifiable. (Inherited from Element ) Element
IsTransient Indicates whether an element is transient or permanent. (Inherited from Element ) Element
IsValidObject Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity. (Inherited from Element ) Element
LevelId The id of the level associated with the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
LineStyle The line style of this curve element.
Location This property is used to find the physical location of an element within a project. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Name A human readable name for the Element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
OwnerViewId The id of the view that owns the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Parameter[BuiltInParameter] Retrieves a parameter from the element given a parameter id. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Parameter[Definition] Retrieves a parameter from the element based on its definition. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Parameter[Guid] Retrieves a parameter from the element given a GUID for a shared parameter. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Parameters Retrieves a set containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
ParametersMap Retrieves a map containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Pinned Identifies if the element has been pinned to prevent changes. (Inherited from Element ) Element
SketchPlane The sketch plane the curve element lies in.
SupportsTangentLocks Indicates whether or not this curve element can have a locked tangent join at either of its end-points shared with another curve element.
UniqueId A stable unique identifier for an element within the document. (Inherited from Element ) Element
VersionGuid Get the element version Guid. (Inherited from Element ) Element
ViewSpecific Identifies if the element is owned by a view. (Inherited from Element ) Element
WorksetId Get Id of the Workset which owns the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Name Description Inherited From
ArePhasesModifiable Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
CanBeHidden Indicates if the element can be hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element ) Element
CanBeLocked Identifies if the element can be locked. (Inherited from Element ) Element
CanDeleteSubelement Checks if given subelement can be removed from the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
CanHaveTypeAssigned() Identifies if the element can have a type assigned. (Inherited from Element ) Element
ChangeTypeId(ElementId) Changes the type of the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
CreateAreaBasedLoadBoundaryLine Creates an area based load boundary line.
CreateAreaBasedLoadBoundaryLines Creates area based load boundary lines.
DeleteEntity Deletes the existing entity created by %schema% in the element (Inherited from Element ) Element
DeleteSubelement Removes a subelement from the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
DeleteSubelements Removes the subelements from the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Dispose (Inherited from Element ) Element
Equals Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object ) Object
EvaluateAllParameterValues Evaluates all the parameters' values of the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
EvaluateParameterValues Evaluate the parameters' values of the element on the given parameter ID set. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetAdjoinedCurveElements Returns elements that are joining with this curve element at the given end point.
GetAreaBasedLoadBoundaryLineData Gets the area based load boundary line data from this curve, if applicable.
GetDependentElements Get all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of this Element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetEntity Returns the existing entity corresponding to the Schema if it has been saved in the Element, or an invalid entity otherwise. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetEntitySchemaGuids Returns the Schema guids of any Entities stored in this element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetExternalFileReference Gets information pertaining to the external file referenced by the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetExternalResourceReference Gets the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetExternalResourceReferenceExpanded Gets the collection of ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetExternalResourceReferences Gets the map of the external resource references referenced by the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetExternalResourceReferencesExpanded Gets the expanded map of the external resource references referenced by the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetGeneratingElementIds Returns the ids of the element(s) that generated the input geometry object. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetGeometryObjectFromReference Retrieve one geometric primitive contained in the element given a reference. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetHashCode Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object ) Object
GetLineStyleIds Ids of all line style Elements that are applicable to this curve element.
GetMaterialArea Gets the area of the material with the given id. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetMaterialIds Gets the element ids of all materials present in the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetMaterialVolume Gets the volume of the material with the given id. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetMonitoredLinkElementIds Provides the link instance IDs when the element is monitoring. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetMonitoredLocalElementIds Provides the local element IDs when the element is monitoring. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetOrderedParameters Gets the parameters associated to the element in order. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetParameter Retrieves a parameter from the element given identifier. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetParameterFormatOptions Returns a FormatOptions override for the element Parameter, or a default FormatOptions if no override exists. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetParameters Retrieves the parameters from the element via the given name. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetPhaseStatus Gets the status of a given element in the input phase (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetSubelements Returns the collection of element subelements. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetTangentLock Returns the state of a tangent join between this and another curve element at the given end-point.
GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object ) Object
GetTypeId Returns the identifier of this element's type. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetValidTypes() Obtains a set of types that are valid for this element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
HasPhases Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId. (Inherited from Element ) Element
HasTangentJoin Tests whether this curve element and the input curve element have common tangent join at the given end-point.
HasTangentLocks Tests whether this curve element has any locked tangent joins at the given end-point.
IsAdjoinedCurveElement This method tests whether this and the given curve elements are joined at the given end.
IsCreatedPhaseOrderValid Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order. (Inherited from Element ) Element
IsDemolishedPhaseOrderValid Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order. (Inherited from Element ) Element
IsExternalFileReference Determines whether this Element represents an external file. (Inherited from Element ) Element
IsHidden Identifies if the element has been permanently hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element ) Element
IsMonitoringLinkElement Indicate whether an element is monitoring any elements in any linked models. (Inherited from Element ) Element
IsMonitoringLocalElement Indicate whether an element is monitoring other local elements. (Inherited from Element ) Element
IsPhaseCreatedValid Returns true if createdPhaseId is an allowed value for the property CreatedPhaseId in this Element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
IsPhaseDemolishedValid Returns true if demolishedPhaseId is an allowed value for the property DemolishedPhaseId in this Element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
IsValidType(ElementId) Checks if given type is valid for this element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
LookupParameter Attempts to find a parameter on the element which has the given name. (Inherited from Element ) Element
RefersToExternalResourceReference Determines whether this Element uses external resources associated with a specified external resource type. (Inherited from Element ) Element
RefersToExternalResourceReferences Determines whether this Element uses external resources. (Inherited from Element ) Element
SetEntity Stores the entity in the element. If an Entity described by the same Schema already exists, it is overwritten. (Inherited from Element ) Element
SetGeometryCurve Sets the geometry of the curve element. After the curve geometry is set, other nearby curves may join to the new curve geometry.
SetSketchPlaneAndCurve Sets the sketch plane and the curve for this CurveElement.
SetTangentLock Sets a new status for an existing tangent join with another curve element at the given end-point.
ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object ) Object