Namespace:
Autodesk.Revit.DB
Wall
Class
Description:
Represents a wall in Autodesk Revit.
Represents a wall in Autodesk Revit.
Remarks:
The wall object represents all the different kinds of walls in Revit.
The wall object represents all the different kinds of walls in Revit.
Inheritance Hierarchy:
System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element
Autodesk.Revit.DB.HostObject
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Wall
System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element
Autodesk.Revit.DB.HostObject
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Wall
Examples
public void GetInfo_Wall(Wall wall)
{
string message = "Wall : ";
wall.Flip();
message += "\nIf wall Flipped : " + wall.Flipped;
// Get curve start point
message += "\nWall orientation point is :(" + wall.Orientation.X + ", "
+ wall.Orientation.Y + ", " + wall.Orientation.Z + ")";
// Get wall StructuralUsage
message += "\nWall StructuralUsage is : " + wall.StructuralUsage;
// Get wall type name
message += "\nWall type name is : " + wall.WallType.Name;
// Get wall width
message += "\nWall width is : " + wall.Width;
TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message);
}
Wall Class Members:
| Name | Description | Inherited From |
|---|---|---|
| AssemblyInstanceId | The id of the assembly instance to which the element belongs. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| 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 |
| CreatedPhaseId | Id of a Phase at which the Element was created. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| CrossSection | Gets or sets the Cross-section for this wall. | |
| CurtainGrid | Get the grid object of a curtain wall | |
| 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 |
| Flipped | Property to test whether the wall orientation is flipped. | |
| 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 |
| Id | A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| IsModifiable | Identifies if the element is modifiable. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| IsStackedWall | Identifies if the wall is a stacked wall. | |
| IsStackedWallMember | Identifies if the wall is a member of a stacked wall. | |
| 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 |
| Orientation | The outward-facing normal vector of the exterior side face at the starting point of the wall. | |
| 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 |
| SketchId | Returns id of the profile sketch, or invalidElementId if sketch does not exist. | |
| StackedWallOwnerId | Gets the stacked wall which contains this stacked wall member. | |
| StructuralUsage | Retrieves or changes the wall's designated structural usage. | |
| UniqueId | A stable unique identifier for an element within the document. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| VersionGuid | Get the element version Guid. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| ViewSpecific | Identifies if the element is owned by a view. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| WallType | Retrieves or changes the type of the wall. | |
| Width | Get the overall thickness of the wall. | |
| WorksetId | Get Id of the Workset which owns the element. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| Name | Description | Inherited From |
|---|---|---|
| AllowWrappingAtLocation | Allow end wrapping at the location. | |
| ArePhasesModifiable | Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| CanBeHidden | Indicates if the element can be hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| 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 |
| CanHaveProfileSketch | Checks whether this wall has or can have a profile sketch. | |
| 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(Document, IList<Curve>, Boolean) | Creates a non rectangular profile wall within the project using the default wall type. | |
| Create(Document, Curve, ElementId, Boolean) | Creates a new rectangular profile wall within the project using the default wall style. | |
| Create(Document, IList<Curve>, ElementId, ElementId, Boolean) | Creates a non rectangular profile wall within the project using the specified wall type. | |
| Create(Document, IList<Curve>, ElementId, ElementId, Boolean, XYZ) | Creates a non rectangular profile wall within the project using the specified wall type and normal vector. | |
| Create(Document, Curve, ElementId, ElementId, Double, Double, Boolean, Boolean) | Creates a new rectangular profile wall within the project using the specified wall type, height, and offset. | |
| CreateProfileSketch | Creates a new Wall profile Sketch. | |
| 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 |
| DisallowWrappingAtLocation | Disallow end wrapping at the location. | |
| 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 |
| FindInserts | Gets the ids of the instances inserted into this host object. (Inherited from HostObject ) | HostObject |
| Flip | The wall orientation will be flipped. | |
| GetDependentElements | Get all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of this Element. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GetStackedWallMemberIds | Get the sub walls which belongs to the wall. | |
| GetSubelements | Returns the collection of element subelements. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| 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 |
| GetValidWrappingLocationIndices | Gets all valid locations for end wrapping. | |
| GetWrappingLocationAsCurveParameter | Gets the non-normalized (actual) curve parameter of the location. | |
| GetWrappingLocationAsReferences | Gets an array of references to faces at the location. | |
| 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 |
| IsValidType(ElementId) | Checks if given type is valid for this element. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| IsWallCrossSectionValid | Checks whether the desired cross section is valid for the current wall. | |
| IsWrappingAtLocationAllowed | If end wrapping is allowed at the location. | |
| 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 |
| RemoveProfileSketch | Reverts an edited wall to its original shape. | |
| 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 |