CompoundStructureSetNumberOfShellLayers Method

Sets the number of interior or exterior shell layers.

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

Syntax

public void SetNumberOfShellLayers(
	ShellLayerType shellLayerType,
	int numLayers
)

Public Sub SetNumberOfShellLayers ( 
	shellLayerType As ShellLayerType,
	numLayers As Integer
)

public:
void SetNumberOfShellLayers(
	ShellLayerType shellLayerType, 
	int numLayers
)

member SetNumberOfShellLayers : 
        shellLayerType : ShellLayerType * 
        numLayers : int -> unit

Parameters

shellLayerType ShellLayerType: If ShellLayerType.Exterior set the number of exterior shell layers (or top shell layers for a roof, floor, or ceiling type). If ShellLayerType.Interior set the number of interior shell layers (or bottom shell layers for a roof, floor, or ceiling type).
numLayers Int32: The number of layers to be in the specified shell.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	Number of shell layers is negative. -or- A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration
ArgumentsInconsistentException	Too many shell layers: Number of shell layers of this type is too large.

Remarks

Changing this value can result in Core layers becoming Shell layers. This can also result in all Core layers becoming Shell layers and there being an empty core.

Reference

CompoundStructure Class

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace