| Revit 2016 API |
| Ellipse Members |
| Ellipse Class Methods Properties See Also |
The Ellipse type exposes the following members.
Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Clone | Returns a copy of this curve. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| ComputeDerivatives |
Returns the vectors describing the curve at the specified parameter.
(Inherited from Curve.) |
| ComputeNormalizedParameter | Computes the normalized curve parameter from the raw parameter. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| ComputeRawParameter | Computes the raw parameter from the normalized parameter. (Inherited from Curve.) |
 | Create |
Creates a new geometric ellipse or elliptical arc object.
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| CreateOffset |
Creates a new curve that is an offset of the existing curve.
(Inherited from Curve.) |
| CreateReversed |
Creates a new curve with the opposite orientation of the existing curve.
(Inherited from Curve.) |
| CreateTransformed |
Crates a new instance of a curve as a transformation of this curve.
(Inherited from Curve.) |
| Dispose | Causes the object to release immediately any resources it may be utilizing. (Inherited from APIObject.) |
| Distance | Returns the shortest distance from the specified point to this curve. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| Equals | (Inherited from GeometryObject.) |
| Evaluate |
Evaluates and returns the point that matches a parameter along the curve.
(Inherited from Curve.) |
| GetEndParameter |
Returns the raw parameter value at the start or end of this curve.
(Inherited from Curve.) |
| GetEndPoint |
Returns the 3D point at the start or end of this curve.
(Inherited from Curve.) |
| GetEndPointReference | Returns a stable reference to the start point or the end point of the curve. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| GetHashCode |
Gets the integer value of the geometry object as hash code
(Inherited from GeometryObject.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Intersect(Curve) | Calculates the intersection of this curve with the specified curve. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| Intersect(Curve, IntersectionResultArray%) | Calculates the intersection of this curve with the specified curve and returns the intersection results. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| IsInside(Double) | Indicates whether the specified parameter value is within this curve's bounds. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| IsInside(Double, Int32%) | Indicates whether the specified parameter value is within this curve's bounds and outputs the end index. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| MakeBound | Changes the bounds of this curve to the specified values. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| MakeUnbound | Makes this curve unbound. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| Project | Projects the specified point on this curve. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| SetGraphicsStyleId | Sets the graphics style id for this curve. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| Tessellate | Valid only if the curve is bound. Returns a polyline approximation to the curve.
(Inherited from Curve.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ApproximateLength | The approximate length of the curve. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| Center | Returns the center of the ellipse. |
| GraphicsStyleId | The ElementId of the GeometryObject's GraphicsStyle (Inherited from GeometryObject.) |
| IsBound | Describes whether the parameter of the curve is restricted to a particular interval. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| IsCyclic | The boolean value that indicates whether this curve is cyclic. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| IsElementGeometry | Indicates whether this geometry is obtained directly from an Element. (Inherited from GeometryObject.) |
| IsReadOnly | Identifies if the object is read-only or modifiable. (Inherited from APIObject.) |
| Length | The exact length of the curve. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| Normal | Returns the normal to the plane in which the ellipse is defined. |
| Period | The period of this curve. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| RadiusX | Returns the X vector radius of the ellipse. |
| RadiusY | Returns the Y vector radius of the ellipse. |
| Reference | Returns a stable reference to the curve. (Inherited from Curve.) |
| Visibility | The visibility. (Inherited from GeometryObject.) |
| XDirection | The X direction. |
| YDirection | The Y direction. |