Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC Class: ImporterIFCUtils

ImporterIFCUtils.CreateEmptyFamily

Method

Description:
Creates an empty family of a given category.

Syntax

public static ElementId CreateEmptyFamily(
	ImporterIFC importerIFC,
	Document aDoc,
	ElementId catId,
	string familyName
)

Public Shared Function CreateEmptyFamily ( 
	importerIFC As ImporterIFC,
	aDoc As Document,
	catId As ElementId,
	familyName As String
) As ElementId

public:
static ElementId^ CreateEmptyFamily(
	ImporterIFC^ importerIFC, 
	Document^ aDoc, 
	ElementId^ catId, 
	String^ familyName
)

static member CreateEmptyFamily : 
        importerIFC : ImporterIFC * 
        aDoc : Document * 
        catId : ElementId * 
        familyName : string -> ElementId

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
importerIFC	ImporterIFC	The importer.
aDoc	Document	The document to create the family.
catId	ElementId	The category id.
familyName	String	The family name.

Return Value

Type	Description
ElementId	The created family id.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null