DirectShapeCreateElement Method

Creates a DirectShape object and adds it to document.

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

Syntax

public static DirectShape CreateElement(
	Document document,
	ElementId categoryId
)

Public Shared Function CreateElement ( 
	document As Document,
	categoryId As ElementId
) As DirectShape

public:
static DirectShape^ CreateElement(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ categoryId
)

static member CreateElement : 
        document : Document * 
        categoryId : ElementId -> DirectShape

document Document: Document to which the created element will be added.
categoryId ElementId: Id of the category assigned to this DirectShape. Must be a valid category id.

DirectShape
The created DirectShape object.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Document document may not contain DirectShape or DirectShapeType objects. -or- Element id categoryId may not be used as a DirectShape category.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null