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DividedSurface

Class
Description:
An element that represents a mesh on the surface of another element, a family instance, an import instance or a geometry combination, and a tile pattern built on that mesh.
Remarks:
The type of this element may be set to: a TilePattern element, a FamilySymbol element from a Curtain Panel family.
Inheritance Hierarchy:
System.Object
  Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.DividedSurface
Syntax
public class DividedSurface : Element
Examples
public void TileSurface(Document document, Form form)
{
    // cover surface with OctagonRotate tile pattern
    TilePatterns tilePatterns = document.Settings.TilePatterns;
    foreach (Reference r in DividedSurface.GetReferencesWithDividedSurfaces(form))
    {
        DividedSurface ds = DividedSurface.GetDividedSurfaceForReference(document, r);
        ds.ChangeTypeId(tilePatterns.GetTilePattern(TilePatternsBuiltIn.OctagonRotate).Id);
    }
}
DividedSurface Class Members:
Name Description Inherited From
AllGridRotation Angle of rotation applied to the U- and V- directions together.
AssemblyInstanceId The id of the assembly instance to which the element belongs. (Inherited from Element ) Element
BorderTile Determines the handling of tiles that overlap the surface's boundary.
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
ComponentRotation The rotation of the pattern by a multiple of 90 degrees.
CreatedPhaseId Id of a Phase at which the Element was created. (Inherited from Element ) 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
GroupId The id of the group to which an element belongs. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Host The element whose surface has been divided.
HostReference A reference to the divided face on the host.
Id A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project. (Inherited from Element ) Element
IsComponentFlipped Whether the pattern is flipped.
IsComponentMirrored Whether the pattern is mirror-imaged.
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
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
NumberOfUGridlines Get the number of U-gridlines used on the surface.
NumberOfVGridlines Get the number of V-gridlines used on the surface.
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
UniqueId A stable unique identifier for an element within the document. (Inherited from Element ) Element
UPatternIndent The offset applied to the pattern by an integral number of grid nodes in the U-direction.
USpacingRule Access to the rule for laying out the first series of equidistant parallel lines on the surface.
VersionGuid Get the element version Guid. (Inherited from Element ) Element
ViewSpecific Identifies if the element is owned by a view. (Inherited from Element ) Element
VPatternIndent The offset applied to the pattern by an integral number of grid nodes in the V-direction.
VSpacingRule Access to the rule for laying out the second series of equidistant parallel lines on the surface.
WorksetId Get Id of the Workset which owns the element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
Name Description Inherited From
AddIntersectionElement Adds an intersection element to the divided surface.
ArePhasesModifiable Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
CanBeDivided This returns true if the reference represents a face that can be used to create a divided surface.
CanBeHidden Indicates if the element can be hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element ) Element
CanBeIntersectionElement Checks if the element can be an intersection reference.
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
Create Creates a new instance of a divided surface with a default layout.
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
GetAllIntersectionElements Gets all intersection elements which produce division lines.
GetDependentElements Get all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of this Element. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetDividedSurfaceForReference Get a divided surface for a given reference. Returns null if the reference does not host a divided surface.
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
GetGridNodeLocation Specify whether a particular grid node is interior to the surface, on the boundary, or outside the boundary.
GetGridNodeReference Get a reference to the geometric point associated with a grid node.
GetGridNodeUV Get the position of a grid node in UV coordinates in the surface.
GetGridSegmentReference Get a reference to a line segment connecting two adjacent grid nodes.
GetHashCode Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object ) Object
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
GetReferencesWithDividedSurfaces For a given host element get references to all the faces that host a divided surface
GetSubelements Returns the collection of element subelements. (Inherited from Element ) Element
GetTileFamilyInstance Get a reference to a tile element associated with a given seed node.
GetTileReference Get a reference to one of the tile surfaces associated with a given seed node.
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
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
IsSeedNode Reports whether a grid node is a "seed node," a node that is associated with one or more tiles.
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
RemoveAllIntersectionElements Removes all the intersection elements from a divided surface.
RemoveIntersectionElement Removes an intersection element from a divided surface.
SetEntity Stores the entity in the element. If an Entity described by the same Schema already exists, it is overwritten. (Inherited from Element ) Element
ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object ) Object