MEPSupportUtilsCreateDuctworkStiffener Method

Create family based stiffener on the specified fabrication ductwork.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
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public static FamilyInstance CreateDuctworkStiffener(
	Document document,
	ElementId familySymbolId,
	ElementId hostId,
	double distanceFromHostEnd
)

Parameters

document  Document
The document.
familySymbolId  ElementId
The id of a stiffener FamilySymbol.
hostId  ElementId
The id of the host ductwork.
distanceFromHostEnd  Double
The distance from the host primary end to place the hosted instance. Units are in feet (ft).

Return Value

FamilyInstance
The new stiffener family instance.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException document is not a project document. -or- familySymbolId is not a valid Element identifier. -or- hostId is not a valid Element identifier. -or- Invalid familySymbolId for stiffeners. -or- Host is not a straight ductwork.
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
ArgumentOutOfRangeException The distance from host primary end is out of range.
InvalidOperationException The profiles of family symbol and host are mismatch.
ModificationForbiddenException The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
ModificationOutsideTransactionException The document has no open transaction.
RegenerationFailedException Failed to create stiffener due to document regenerate error.
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