Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB

Profile

Class

Description:
A geometric profile consisting of a loop of curves.

Remarks:
The profile may be filled.

Inheritance Hierarchy:
System.Object
  Autodesk.Revit.DB.APIObject
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.GeometryObject
      Autodesk.Revit.DB.Profile

Syntax

public class Profile : GeometryObject

Public Class Profile
	Inherits GeometryObject

public ref class Profile : public GeometryObject

type Profile = 
    class
        inherit GeometryObject
    end

Examples

public void GetProfile(Element element)
{
    string messageInfo = "Profile : ";
    if (element is FamilyInstance)
    {
        FamilyInstance beam = element as FamilyInstance;
        if (beam.StructuralType == StructuralType.Beam)
        {
            // Get swept profile
            Autodesk.Revit.DB.SweptProfile sweptProfile = beam.GetSweptProfile();
            Autodesk.Revit.DB.Profile profile = sweptProfile.GetSweptProfile();
            // Get swept profile curves size
            messageInfo += "\nSelection name : " + beam.Name;
            messageInfo += "\nSwept Profile Driving Curve size is " + profile.Curves.Size;
            messageInfo += "\nProfile is filled :  " + profile.Filled;
            if (!profile.IsReadOnly)
            {
                profile.Filled = !profile.Filled;
                messageInfo += "\nProfile is filled after setting:  " + profile.Filled;
            }
            TaskDialog.Show("Revit",messageInfo);
        }
    }
}

Public Sub GetProfile(element As Element)
    Dim messageInfo As String = "Profile : "
    If TypeOf element Is FamilyInstance Then
        Dim beam As FamilyInstance = TryCast(element, FamilyInstance)
        If beam.StructuralType = StructuralType.Beam Then
       ' Get swept profile
       Dim sweptProfile As Autodesk.Revit.DB.SweptProfile = beam.GetSweptProfile()
            Dim profile As Autodesk.Revit.DB.Profile = sweptProfile.GetSweptProfile()
       ' Get swept profile curves size
            messageInfo += vbLf & "Selection name : " + beam.Name
            messageInfo += vbLf & "Swept Profile Driving Curve size is " + profile.Curves.Size
            messageInfo += vbLf & "Profile is filled :  " + profile.Filled
            If Not profile.IsReadOnly Then
                profile.Filled = Not profile.Filled
                messageInfo += vbLf & "Profile is filled after setting:  " + profile.Filled
            End If
            TaskDialog.Show("Revit", messageInfo)
        End If
    End If
End Sub

Profile Class Members:

Name	Description	Inherited From
Curves	Retrieve the curves that make up the boundary of the profile.
Filled	Get or set whether the profile is filled.
GraphicsStyleId	The ElementId of the GeometryObject's GraphicsStyle (Inherited from GeometryObject )	GeometryObject
Id	A unique integer identifying the GeometryObject in its associated non view-specific GeometryElement. (Inherited from GeometryObject )	GeometryObject
IsElementGeometry	Indicates whether this geometry is obtained directly from an Element. (Inherited from GeometryObject )	GeometryObject
IsReadOnly	Identifies if the object is read-only or modifiable. (Inherited from APIObject )	APIObject
Transformed	Transforms this profile and returns the result.
Visibility	The visibility. (Inherited from GeometryObject )	GeometryObject

Name	Description	Inherited From
Clone	Returns a copy of this profile.
Dispose	Causes the object to release immediately any resources it may be utilizing. (Inherited from APIObject )	APIObject
Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object . (Inherited from GeometryObject )	Object
GetHashCode	Gets the integer value of the geometry object as hash code (Inherited from GeometryObject )	GeometryObject
GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object )	Object
ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object )	Object