Namespace:
Autodesk.Revit.DB
ReferencePlane
Class
Description:
Represents a reference plane of Autodesk Revit.
Represents a reference plane of Autodesk Revit.
Inheritance Hierarchy:
System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element
Autodesk.Revit.DB.DatumPlane
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ReferencePlane
System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element
Autodesk.Revit.DB.DatumPlane
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ReferencePlane
Examples
private void Getinfo_ReferencePlane(ReferencePlane refPlane)
{
string message = "Reference Plane: ";
//get the bubble end of the reference plane
XYZ bubbleEnd = refPlane.BubbleEnd;
message += "\nBubble end: (" + bubbleEnd.X + ", "
+ bubbleEnd.Y + ", " + bubbleEnd.Z + ")";
//get the direction of the reference plane
XYZ direction = refPlane.Direction;
message += "\nDirection: (" + direction.X + ", "
+ direction.Y + ", " + direction.Z + ")";
//get the freeEnd of the reference plane
XYZ freeEnd = refPlane.FreeEnd;
message += "\nFree End: (" + freeEnd.X + ", "
+ freeEnd.Y + ", " + freeEnd.Z + ")";
//get the name of the reference plane
message += "\nName: " + refPlane.Name;
//get the normal vector of the reference plane
XYZ normal = refPlane.Normal;
message += "\nNormal vector: (" + normal.X + ", "
+ normal.Y + ", " + normal.Z + ")";
//get the geometry plane to which the reference plane assigned
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Plane plane = refPlane.GetPlane();
message += "\norigin of the plane: (" + plane.Origin.X + ", "
+ plane.Origin.Y + ", " + plane.Origin.Z + ")";
message += "\nnormal of the plane: (" + plane.Normal.X + ", "
+ plane.Normal.Y + ", " + plane.Normal.Z + ")";
message += "\nXvec of the plane: (" + plane.XVec.X + ", "
+ plane.XVec.Y + ", " + plane.XVec.Z + ")";
message += "\nYvec of the plane: (" + plane.YVec.X + ", "
+ plane.YVec.Y + ", " + plane.YVec.Z + ")";
TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message);
}
ReferencePlane 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 |
| BubbleEnd | The bubble end of the reference plane. | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Direction | The direction of the reference plane. | |
| Document | Returns the Document in which the Element resides. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| FreeEnd | The free end of the reference plane. | |
| 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 |
| 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 | The name property of the reference plane. | |
| Normal | The normal vector of the reference plane. | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WorksetId | Get Id of the Workset which owns the element. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| Name | Description | Inherited From |
|---|---|---|
| AddLeader | Adds a default Leader for the indicated end of the datum plane. This method does not apply to Reference planes (which do not support leaders). (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| 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 |
| CanBeVisibleInView | Checks if the datum plane can be visible in the view. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| CanDeleteSubelement | Checks if given subelement can be removed from the element. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Flip | Flips the orientation of the reference plane. | |
| GetCurvesInView | Gets a collection of curves representing the DatumPlane element in the given view. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| GetDatumExtentTypeInView | Identifies whether the curve representing the datum plane is displayed according to its actual 3d extents, or else according to a view specific setting. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| 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 |
| GetLeader | Gets a copy of the leader applied to the indicated end of the datum plane. This method does not apply to Reference planes (which do not support leaders). (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| 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 |
| GetPlane | Returns the geometry plane to which the reference plane is assigned. | |
| GetPropagationViews | Gets a list of candidate views which are parallel to the current view and to which the extents of the datum may be propagated. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| GetReference | Returns the geometry reference of the reference plane. | |
| 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 |
| HasBubbleInView | Identifies if the DatumPlane has bubble or not. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| HasPhases | Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| HideBubbleInView | Hides the bubble in a view. This method does not apply to Reference planes. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| IsBubbleVisibleInView | Identifies if the bubble is visible or not in a view. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| IsCreatedPhaseOrderValid | Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| IsCurveValidInView | Checks if the curve is valid to be as the extents for the datum plane in a view. The curve must be bound and coincident with the original one of the datum plane. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| 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 |
| IsLeaderValid | Identifies if the leader valid or not for this DatumPlane. This method does not apply to Reference planes (which do not support leaders). (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| 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 |
| LookupParameter | Attempts to find a parameter on the element which has the given name. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| Maximize3DExtents | Computes the 3d extents of all model geometry and levels, and extends the 3d extents of this datum surface to include the model extents. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| PropagateToViews | Propagates the extents applied to this datum in the view to the specified parallel views. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| 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 |
| SetCurveInView | Sets the extents to match the curve. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| SetDatumExtentType | Sets whether the curve representing the datum plane is displayed according to its 3d extents, or else according to a view specific setting. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| SetEntity | Stores the entity in the element. If an Entity described by the same Schema already exists, it is overwritten. (Inherited from Element ) | Element |
| SetLeader | Sets the leader to the indicated end of the datum plane. This method does not apply to Reference planes (which do not support leaders). (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| ShowBubbleInView | Shows the bubble in a view. This method does not apply to Reference planes. (Inherited from DatumPlane ) | DatumPlane |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object ) | Object |