Project a 3D point orthogonally onto a surface (to find the nearest point). Throws InvalidOperationException if the projection fails.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since:  2018.1

Syntax

C#
public void Project(
	XYZ point,
	out UV uv,
	out double distance
)
Visual Basic
Public Sub Project ( _
	point As XYZ, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef uv As UV, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef distance As Double _
)
Visual C++
public:
void Project(
	XYZ^ point, 
	[OutAttribute] UV^% uv, 
	[OutAttribute] double% distance
)

Parameters

point
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..XYZ
The point to project.
uv
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..UV%
The surface coordinates of the projected point.
distance
Type: System..::..Double%
Holds the distance from input point to its projection.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationException The projection failed.

See Also