AssemblyViewUtilsCreateMaterialTakeoff(Document, ElementId, ElementId, Boolean) Method

Creates a new material takeoff multicategory schedule assembly view for the assembly instance.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public static ViewSchedule CreateMaterialTakeoff(
	Document document,
	ElementId assemblyInstanceId,
	ElementId viewTemplateId,
	bool isAssigned
)

Parameters

document  Document
The document to which the view will be added.
assemblyInstanceId  ElementId
Id of the assembly instance that owns the new view.
viewTemplateId  ElementId
Id of the view template that is used to create the view; if invalidElementId, the view will be created with the default settings.
isAssigned  Boolean
If true, the template will be assigned, if false, the template will be applied.

Return Value

ViewSchedule
A new material takeoff multicategory schedule assembly view.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException assemblyInstanceId is not an AssemblyInstance. -or- viewTemplateId is not a correct view template for the schedule view.
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
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.
Remarks
The material takeoff schedule will be preloaded with fields "Material: Name" and "Material: Volume". The document must be regenerated before using the schedule.
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