Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: FamilyUtils

FamilyUtils.FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased

Method

Description:
Indicates whether the family can be converted to face host based.

Syntax

public static bool FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased(
	Document document,
	ElementId familyId
)

Public Shared Function FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased ( 
	document As Document,
	familyId As ElementId
) As Boolean

public:
static bool FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ familyId
)

static member FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased : 
        document : Document * 
        familyId : ElementId -> bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
document	Document	The document.
familyId	ElementId	The element id of the family.

Return Value

Type	Description
Boolean	True if the family can be converted to face-based. Otherwise false, which will be returned if there any family instances exist in the project, the family is already face-based, or the family does not have a host. Also, false is returned if the family does not belong to one of the following categories:

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null