Offsets a planar face of the free form element a certain distance in the normal direction.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since:  2014

Syntax

C#
public void SetFaceOffset(
	Face face,
	double offset
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub SetFaceOffset ( _
	face As Face, _
	offset As Double _
)
Visual C++
public:
void SetFaceOffset(
	Face^ face, 
	double offset
)

Parameters

face
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Face
The face to offset.
offset
Type: System..::..Double
The magnitude of the offset. A positive value offsets out of the input solid. A negative value offsets into the solid shape.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException face does not belong to the solid. -or- The face to be offset should be planar and satisfy constraints of its parent element.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

See Also