Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Electrical Class: PanelScheduleView

PanelScheduleView.CreateInstanceView(Document, ElementId)

Method

Description:
Creates a new instance of this view (using default template)

Syntax

public static PanelScheduleView CreateInstanceView(
	Document ADoc,
	ElementId panelId
)

Public Shared Function CreateInstanceView ( 
	ADoc As Document,
	panelId As ElementId
) As PanelScheduleView

public:
static PanelScheduleView^ CreateInstanceView(
	Document^ ADoc, 
	ElementId^ panelId
)

static member CreateInstanceView : 
        ADoc : Document * 
        panelId : ElementId -> PanelScheduleView

Examples

// Create a new panel schedule and switch to that view
public void CreatePanelSchedule(UIDocument uiDocument)
{
    Document doc = uiDocument.Document;

    Reference selected = uiDocument.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, "Select an electrical panel");

    Element panel = doc.GetElement(selected);

    if (null != panel)
    {
        PanelScheduleView psv = null;

        using (Transaction trans = new Transaction(doc, "Create a new panel schedule"))
        {
            trans.Start();
            psv = PanelScheduleView.CreateInstanceView(doc, panel.Id);
            trans.Commit();
        }
        if (null != psv)
        {
            uiDocument.ActiveView = psv;    // make new view the active view
        }
        else
        {
            TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "Please select one electrical panel.");
        }
    }
}

' Create a new panel schedule and switch to that view
Public Sub CreatePanelSchedule(uiDocument As UIDocument)
    Dim doc As Document = uiDocument.Document

    Dim selected As Reference = uiDocument.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, "Select an electrical panel")

    Dim panel As Element = doc.GetElement(selected)

    If panel IsNot Nothing Then
        Dim psv As PanelScheduleView = Nothing

        Using trans As New Transaction(doc, "Create a new panel schedule")
            trans.Start()
            psv = PanelScheduleView.CreateInstanceView(doc, panel.Id)
            trans.Commit()
        End Using
        If psv IsNot Nothing Then
                ' make new view the active view
            uiDocument.ActiveView = psv
        Else
            TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "Please select one electrical panel.")
        End If
    End If
End Sub

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ADoc	Document	The Document
panelId	ElementId	Element id of the electrical panel element.

Return Value

Type	Description
PanelScheduleView	The PanelScheduleView

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null