Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation Class: FamilyItemFactory

FamilyItemFactory.NewLoftForm

Method

Description:
Create new Form element by Loft operation, and add it into the Autodesk Revit family document.

Syntax

public Form NewLoftForm(
	bool isSolid,
	ReferenceArrayArray profiles
)

Public Function NewLoftForm ( 
	isSolid As Boolean,
	profiles As ReferenceArrayArray
) As Form

public:
Form^ NewLoftForm(
	bool isSolid, 
	ReferenceArrayArray^ profiles
)

member NewLoftForm : 
        isSolid : bool * 
        profiles : ReferenceArrayArray -> Form

Examples

private Form CreateLoftForm(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document document)
{
    Form loftForm = null;

    ReferencePointArray rpa = new ReferencePointArray();
    ReferenceArrayArray ref_ar_ar = new ReferenceArrayArray();
    ReferenceArray ref_ar = new ReferenceArray();
    ReferencePoint rp = null;
    XYZ xyz = null;

    // make first profile curve for loft
    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(0, 0, 0);
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
    rpa.Append(rp);

    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(0, 50, 10);
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
    rpa.Append(rp);

    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(0, 100, 0);
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
    rpa.Append(rp);

    CurveByPoints cbp = document.FamilyCreate.NewCurveByPoints(rpa);
    ref_ar.Append(cbp.GeometryCurve.Reference);
    ref_ar_ar.Append(ref_ar);
    rpa.Clear();
    ref_ar = new ReferenceArray();

    // make second profile curve for loft
    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(50, 0, 0);
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
    rpa.Append(rp);

    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(50, 50, 30);
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
    rpa.Append(rp);

    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(50, 100, 0);
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
    rpa.Append(rp);

    cbp = document.FamilyCreate.NewCurveByPoints(rpa);
    ref_ar.Append(cbp.GeometryCurve.Reference);
    ref_ar_ar.Append(ref_ar);
    rpa.Clear();
    ref_ar = new ReferenceArray();

    // make third profile curve for loft
    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(75, 0, 0);
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
    rpa.Append(rp);

    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(75, 50, 5);
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
    rpa.Append(rp);

    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(75, 100, 0);
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz);
    rpa.Append(rp);

    cbp = document.FamilyCreate.NewCurveByPoints(rpa);
    ref_ar.Append(cbp.GeometryCurve.Reference);
    ref_ar_ar.Append(ref_ar);

    loftForm = document.FamilyCreate.NewLoftForm(true, ref_ar_ar);

    return loftForm;
}

Private Function CreateLoftForm(document As Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document) As Form
    Dim loftForm As Form = Nothing

    Dim rpa As New ReferencePointArray()
    Dim ref_ar_ar As New ReferenceArrayArray()
    Dim ref_ar As New ReferenceArray()
    Dim rp As ReferencePoint = Nothing
    Dim xyz As XYZ = Nothing

    ' make first profile curve for loft
    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(0, 0, 0)
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz)
    rpa.Append(rp)

    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(0, 50, 10)
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz)
    rpa.Append(rp)

    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(0, 100, 0)
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz)
    rpa.Append(rp)

    Dim cbp As CurveByPoints = document.FamilyCreate.NewCurveByPoints(rpa)
    ref_ar.Append(cbp.GeometryCurve.Reference)
    ref_ar_ar.Append(ref_ar)
    rpa.Clear()
    ref_ar = New ReferenceArray()

    ' make second profile curve for loft
    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(50, 0, 0)
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz)
    rpa.Append(rp)

    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(50, 50, 30)
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz)
    rpa.Append(rp)

    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(50, 100, 0)
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz)
    rpa.Append(rp)

    cbp = document.FamilyCreate.NewCurveByPoints(rpa)
    ref_ar.Append(cbp.GeometryCurve.Reference)
    ref_ar_ar.Append(ref_ar)
    rpa.Clear()
    ref_ar = New ReferenceArray()

    ' make third profile curve for loft
    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(75, 0, 0)
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz)
    rpa.Append(rp)

    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(75, 50, 5)
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz)
    rpa.Append(rp)

    xyz = document.Application.Create.NewXYZ(75, 100, 0)
    rp = document.FamilyCreate.NewReferencePoint(xyz)
    rpa.Append(rp)

    cbp = document.FamilyCreate.NewCurveByPoints(rpa)
    ref_ar.Append(cbp.GeometryCurve.Reference)
    ref_ar_ar.Append(ref_ar)

    loftForm = document.FamilyCreate.NewLoftForm(True, ref_ar_ar)

    Return loftForm
End Function

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
isSolid	Boolean	Indicates if the Form is Solid or Void.
profiles	ReferenceArrayArray	The profile set of the newly created loft. Each profile should consist of only one curve loop.

Return Value

Type	Description
Form	If creation was successful form is are returned.