RebarCreateFreeForm(Document, Guid, RebarBarType, Element) Method

Creates a free form rebar that can have constraints.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
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public static Rebar CreateFreeForm(
	Document doc,
	Guid serverGUID,
	RebarBarType barType,
	Element host
)

Parameters

doc  Document
A Document.
serverGUID  Guid
The API server GUID. Should be the same that the function GetServerId() from class derived from IRebarUpdateServer returns. This server has the responsibility to calculate the bars of Rebar.
barType  RebarBarType
A RebarBarType element that defines bar diameter, bend radius and material of the rebar.
host  Element
The element to which the rebar belongs. The element must support rebar hosting.

Return Value

Rebar
The newly created free form Rebar Instance.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException host is not a valid rebar host. -or- The server with serverGUID was not registered for RebarUpdateService.
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Remarks
For this type of Free Form Rebar, the layout can be changed. The server identified by serverGUID will have the responsibility to create the curves for the specified layout. It requires a server GUID which will have the responsibility to define bar handles(which will be constrained) and to do the calculation of the curves. See IRebarUpdateServer for more details.
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