Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: DirectShapeType

DirectShapeType.SetFamilyName

Method

Description:
Sets the family name for the DirectShapeType.

Remarks:
By default the family name is either Direct Shape or a category-specific name. When a category-specific name is used the family name cannot be set.

Syntax

public void SetFamilyName(
	string name
)

Public Sub SetFamilyName ( 
	name As String
)

public:
void SetFamilyName(
	String^ name
)

member SetFamilyName : 
        name : string -> unit

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
name	String	Family name for the DirectShapeType.

Return Value

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The element type name was empty, contained invalid characters, or was invalid for the specific element type.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException	The given DirectShapeType has a category which does not support a custom family name.