Creates a DirectShape object and adds it to document.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since:  2017

Syntax

C#
public static DirectShape CreateElement(
	Document document,
	ElementId categoryId
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function CreateElement ( _
	document As Document, _
	categoryId As ElementId _
) As DirectShape
Visual C++
public:
static DirectShape^ CreateElement(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ categoryId
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Document
Document to which the created element will be added.
categoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ElementId
Id of the category assigned to this DirectShape. Must be a valid category id.

Return Value

The created DirectShape object.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException Document document may not contain DirectShape or DirectShapeType objects. -or- Element id categoryId may not be used as a DirectShape category.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was NULL

See Also