New family document, including family, titleblock, and annotation symbol

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)

Syntax

C#
public virtual Document NewFamilyDocument(
	string templateFileName
)
Visual Basic
Public Overridable Function NewFamilyDocument ( _
	templateFileName As String _
) As Document
Visual C++
public:
virtual Document^ NewFamilyDocument(
	String^ templateFileName
)

Parameters

templateFileName
Type: System..::..String
The template file name.

Remarks

This command corresponds to File->New->Family.../TitleBlock.../Annotation Symbol....

Examples

CopyC#
// create a new family document using Generic Model.rft template
string templateFileName = @"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\RST 2010\Imperial Templates\Generic Model.rft";
Document familyDocument = application.NewFamilyDocument(templateFileName);
if (null == familyDocument)
{
    throw new Exception("Cannot open family document");
}
CopyVB.NET
' create a new family document using Generic Model.rft template
Dim templateFileName As String = "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\RST 2010\Imperial Templates\Generic Model.rft"
Dim familyDocument As Document = application.NewFamilyDocument(templateFileName)
If familyDocument Is Nothing Then
    Throw New Exception("Cannot open family document")
End If

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentExceptionIf 'templateFileName' is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or an empty string.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationExceptionIf the new family document cannot be created.

See Also