BeamSystem Class
An object that represents a BeamSystem within the Autodesk Revit project.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 17.0.0.0 (17.0.484.0)

Syntax

C#
public class BeamSystem : Element
Visual Basic
Public Class BeamSystem _
	Inherits Element
Visual C++
public ref class BeamSystem : public Element

Remarks

This object is derived from the Element base object. It can be used to access properties of a BeamSystem, such as elevation, level, etc. It also provides access to the beams (FamilyInstances) that are created by this BeamSystem.

Examples

CopyC#
public void GetInfo_BeamSystemType(BeamSystem beamSystem)
{
    string message = "BeamSystem : ";
    // Get BeamSystem type name
    message += "\nBeamSystem type name : " + beamSystem.BeamSystemType.Name;

    // Rename the BeamSystem type used by this BeamSystem
    beamSystem.BeamSystemType.Name = "TestBeamSystemTypeName";
    // Get BeamSystem type name
    message += "\nBeamSystem type name after set: " + beamSystem.BeamSystemType.Name;

    TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message);
}
CopyVB.NET
Public Sub GetInfo_BeamSystemType(beamSystem As BeamSystem)
    Dim message As String = "BeamSystem : "
    ' Get BeamSystem type name
    message += vbLf & "BeamSystem type name : " & Convert.ToString(beamSystem.BeamSystemType.Name)

    ' Rename the BeamSystem type used by this BeamSystem
    beamSystem.BeamSystemType.Name = "TestBeamSystemTypeName"
    ' Get BeamSystem type name
    message += vbLf & "BeamSystem type name after set: " & Convert.ToString(beamSystem.BeamSystemType.Name)

    TaskDialog.Show("Revit", message)
End Sub

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::..Object
  Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Element
    Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..BeamSystem

See Also

T:Autodesk.Revit.DB.BeamSystem