Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices Class: Application

Application.NewFamilyDocument

Method

Description:
New family document, including family, titleblock, and annotation symbol

Remarks:
This command corresponds to File->New->Family.../TitleBlock.../Annotation Symbol....

Syntax

public virtual Document NewFamilyDocument(
	string templateFileName
)

Public Overridable Function NewFamilyDocument ( 
	templateFileName As String
) As Document

public:
virtual Document^ NewFamilyDocument(
	String^ templateFileName
)

abstract NewFamilyDocument : 
        templateFileName : string -> Document 
override NewFamilyDocument : 
        templateFileName : string -> Document

Examples

// create a new family document using Generic Model.rft template
string templateFileName = @"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\RST 2010\Imperial Templates\Generic Model.rft";
Document familyDocument = application.NewFamilyDocument(templateFileName);
if (null == familyDocument)
{
    throw new Exception("Cannot open family document");
}

' create a new family document using Generic Model.rft template
Dim templateFileName As String = "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\RST 2010\Imperial Templates\Generic Model.rft"
Dim familyDocument As Document = application.NewFamilyDocument(templateFileName)
If familyDocument Is Nothing Then
    Throw New Exception("Cannot open family document")
End If

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
templateFileName	String	The template file name.

Return Value

Document

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	If 'templateFileName' isor an empty string.
InvalidOperationException	If the new family document cannot be created.