Get the total exterior building surface area represented by a mass instance.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 24.0.0.0 (24.0.0.0)
Since:  2012

Syntax

C#
public static double GetGrossSurfaceArea(
	Document document,
	ElementId massInstanceId
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function GetGrossSurfaceArea ( _
	document As Document, _
	massInstanceId As ElementId _
) As Double
Visual C++
public:
static double GetGrossSurfaceArea(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ massInstanceId
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Document
The Document.
massInstanceId
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ElementId
The ElementId of the mass instance.

Return Value

The gross surface area in square feet.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException The ElementId massInstanceId is not a mass instance.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null

See Also