Sets the background for the view. Background can only be set for 3d views and for Sections/Elevations.

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

Syntax

C#
public void SetBackground(
	ViewDisplayBackground background
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub SetBackground ( _
	background As ViewDisplayBackground _
)
Visual C++
public:
void SetBackground(
	ViewDisplayBackground^ background
)

Parameters

background
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ViewDisplayBackground
Background to set. See 'ViewDisplayBackground' class and its 'create' methods.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException The background object is invalid, or view has 'Rendering' style.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationException This view does not contain display-related properties.

See Also