Creates a DirectShapeType element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 23.0.0.0 (23.1.0.0)
Since:  2015

Syntax

C#
public static DirectShapeType Create(
	Document document,
	string name,
	ElementId categoryId
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function Create ( _
	document As Document, _
	name As String, _
	categoryId As ElementId _
) As DirectShapeType
Visual C++
public:
static DirectShapeType^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	String^ name, 
	ElementId^ categoryId
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Document
Document to which the created element will be added. Must be a project document.
name
Type: System..::..String
Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ElementId
Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.

Return Value

The new DirectShapeType.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException document is not a project document. -or- 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