DirectShapeTypeSetFamilyName Method

Sets the family name for the DirectShapeType.

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

Syntax

public void SetFamilyName(
	string name
)

Public Sub SetFamilyName ( 
	name As String
)

public:
void SetFamilyName(
	String^ name
)

member SetFamilyName : 
        name : string -> unit

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The element type name was empty, contained invalid characters, or was invalid for the specific element type.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException	The given DirectShapeType has a category which does not support a custom family name.

Remarks

By default the family name is either Direct Shape or a category-specific name. When a category-specific name is used the family name cannot be set.