Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure Class: AreaLoad

AreaLoad.Create(Document, ElementId, XYZ, AreaLoadType)

Method

Description:
Creates a new hosted area load within the project.

Syntax

public static AreaLoad Create(
	Document document,
	ElementId hostElemId,
	XYZ forceVector,
	AreaLoadType symbol
)

Public Shared Function Create ( 
	document As Document,
	hostElemId As ElementId,
	forceVector As XYZ,
	symbol As AreaLoadType
) As AreaLoad

public:
static AreaLoad^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ hostElemId, 
	XYZ^ forceVector, 
	AreaLoadType^ symbol
)

static member Create : 
        document : Document * 
        hostElemId : ElementId * 
        forceVector : XYZ * 
        symbol : AreaLoadType -> AreaLoad

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
document	Document	Document to which new area load will be added.
hostElemId	ElementId	The analytical surface host element id for the area Load.
forceVector	XYZ	The force vector applied to the 1st reference point of the area load.
symbol	AreaLoadType	The symbol of the AreaLoad. Set <span class="keyword"><span data-languagespecifictext="cpp=nullptr\|vb=Nothing\|nu=null" id="LSTBC49F122_1"></span></span> to use default type.

Return Value

Type	Description
AreaLoad	If successful, returns an object of the newly created AreaLoad. is returned if the operation fails.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The element hostElemId does not exist in the document -or- hostElemId is not permitted for this type of load. -or- Thrown when force vector is equal zero.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException	Thrown if type could not be set for newly created area load.