FamilyUtilsFamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased Method

Indicates whether the family can be converted to face host based.

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

Syntax

public static bool FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased(
	Document document,
	ElementId familyId
)

Public Shared Function FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased ( 
	document As Document,
	familyId As ElementId
) As Boolean

public:
static bool FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ familyId
)

static member FamilyCanConvertToFaceHostBased : 
        document : Document * 
        familyId : ElementId -> bool

Parameters

document Document: The document.
familyId ElementId: The element id of the family.

Return Value

Boolean
True if the family can be converted to face-based. Otherwise false, which will be returned if there any family instances exist in the project, the family is already face-based, or the family does not have a host. Also, false is returned if the family does not belong to one of the following categories:

OST_CommunicationDevices
OST_DataDevices
OST_DuctTerminal
OST_ElectricalEquipment
OST_ElectricalFixtures
OST_FireAlarmDevices
OST_LightingDevices
OST_LightingFixtures
OST_MechanicalControlDevices
OST_MechanicalEquipment
OST_NurseCallDevices
OST_PlumbingEquipment
OST_PlumbingFixtures
OST_SecurityDevices
OST_Sprinklers
OST_TelephoneDevices

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Reference

FamilyUtils Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace