Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: AssemblyInstance

AssemblyInstance.Create

Method

Description:
Creates a new assembly instance.

Remarks:
Transaction must be committed after calling this method before performing any action on the newly created instance. Assembly type is assigned after the transaction for creating assembly instance is complete.

Syntax

public static AssemblyInstance Create(
	Document document,
	ICollection<ElementId> assemblyMemberIds,
	ElementId namingCategoryId
)

Public Shared Function Create ( 
	document As Document,
	assemblyMemberIds As ICollection(Of ElementId),
	namingCategoryId As ElementId
) As AssemblyInstance

public:
static AssemblyInstance^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	ICollection<ElementId^>^ assemblyMemberIds, 
	ElementId^ namingCategoryId
)

static member Create : 
        document : Document * 
        assemblyMemberIds : ICollection<ElementId> * 
        namingCategoryId : ElementId -> AssemblyInstance

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
document	Document	The document containing the elements.
assemblyMemberIds	ICollection	The elements that comprise the assembly.
namingCategoryId	ElementId	The naming category for the assembly instance.

Return Value

Type	Description
AssemblyInstance	The newly created assembly instance.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	One or more element ids was not permitted for membership in the assembly instance. Elements should be of a valid category and should not be a member of an existing assembly. -or- This naming category was not valid for an assembly instance containing the proposed members. The naming category should match one of the member element categories.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException	The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements).
ModificationForbiddenException	The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
ModificationOutsideTransactionException	The document has no open transaction.