Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: DirectShapeType

DirectShapeType.Create(Document, String, ElementId, DirectShapeTypeOptions)

Method

Description:
Creates a DirectShapeType element.

Syntax

public static DirectShapeType Create(
	Document document,
	string name,
	ElementId categoryId,
	DirectShapeTypeOptions options
)

Public Shared Function Create ( 
	document As Document,
	name As String,
	categoryId As ElementId,
	options As DirectShapeTypeOptions
) As DirectShapeType

public:
static DirectShapeType^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	String^ name, 
	ElementId^ categoryId, 
	DirectShapeTypeOptions^ options
)

static member Create : 
        document : Document * 
        name : string * 
        categoryId : ElementId * 
        options : DirectShapeTypeOptions -> DirectShapeType

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
document	Document	Document to which the created element will be added.
name	String	Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId	ElementId	Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.
options	DirectShapeTypeOptions	Options that can be used to control the behavior of DirectShapeType being created.

Return Value

Type	Description
DirectShapeType	The new DirectShapeType.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Document document may not contain DirectShape or DirectShapeType objects. -or- Element id categoryId may not be used as a DirectShape category.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null