RevitLinkTypeAttachmentType Property

The attachment/overlay status of this link.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public AttachmentType AttachmentType { get; set; }

Public Property AttachmentType As AttachmentType
	Get
	Set

public:
property AttachmentType AttachmentType {
	AttachmentType get ();
	void set (AttachmentType value);
}

member AttachmentType : AttachmentType with get, set

Property Value

AttachmentType
AttachmentType.Overlay if this link is an overlay, AttachmentType.Attachment if this link is an attachment.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	When setting this property: A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration
InvalidOperationException	When setting this property: This RevitLinkType is not a top-level link.

Remarks

"Attachment" links are considered to be part of their parent link and will be brought along if their parent is linked into another document. "Overlay" links are only visible when their parent is open directly.

For example: A user has a file B which contains a link C, and they wish to link B into another file, A. If C is an overlay, C will not be loaded into A. If C is an attachment, then C will be loaded into A along with B.

Reference

RevitLinkType Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace