The view id that will be used to generate the preview; this id is not saved to the document's permanent settings.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.1.1.109)
Since:  2012

Syntax

C#
public ElementId PreviewViewId { get; set; }
Visual Basic
Public Property PreviewViewId As ElementId
	Get
	Set
Visual C++
public:
property ElementId^ PreviewViewId {
	ElementId^ get ();
	void set (ElementId^ value);
}

Field Value

The id must be valid for use as a preview view (check DocumentPreviewSettings.IsValidPreviewViewId()). Revit does not check validity when setting this value, only when the options are used in a call to SaveAs(). Default is InvalidElementId.

Remarks

If this id is set to a view id, the indicated view will be used to generate the preview even if DocumentPreviewSettings.PreviewViewId is also set.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException When setting this property: A non-optional argument was NULL

See Also