ExporterIFCUtilsGetOriginalSymbol Method

Returns the original family symbol of this family instance, before the instance is modified by joins, cuts, coping, extensions, or other post-processing.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC
Assembly: RevitAPIIFC (in RevitAPIIFC.dll) Version: 26.0.4.0 (26.0.4.0)

Syntax

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public static FamilySymbol GetOriginalSymbol(
	FamilyInstance familyInstance
)

Public Shared Function GetOriginalSymbol ( 
	familyInstance As FamilyInstance
) As FamilySymbol

public:
static FamilySymbol^ GetOriginalSymbol(
	FamilyInstance^ familyInstance
)

static member GetOriginalSymbol : 
        familyInstance : FamilyInstance -> FamilySymbol

Parameters

familyInstance FamilyInstance: The FamilyInstance.

Return Value

FamilySymbol
The original FamilySymbol.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Reference

ExporterIFCUtils Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB.IFC Namespace