CableTrayCreate Method

Creates a new instance of cable tray.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Electrical
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public static CableTray Create(
	Document document,
	ElementId cabletrayType,
	XYZ startPoint,
	XYZ endPoint,
	ElementId levelId
)

Parameters

document  Document
The document.
cabletrayType  ElementId
The cable tray type. This must be a cable tray type accepted by isValidCableTrayType(). If the input cable tray type is InvalidElementId, the default cable tray type from the document will be used.
startPoint  XYZ
The start point of the cable tray location line.
endPoint  XYZ
The end point of the cable tray location line.
levelId  ElementId
The element id of the level which this cable tray based. If the input level id is invalidElementId = -1, the nearest level will be used.

Return Value

CableTray
The newly created cable tray.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException This cable tray type is invalid. -or- This level id is invalid. -or- The points of startPoint and endPoint are too close: for MEPCurve, the minimum length is 1/10 inch.
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException 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).
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
This method will regenerate the document.
See Also