GetRenderingSettings Method
Returns the current rendering settings for this 3d view.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 21.0.0.0 (21.0.0.0)
Since:  2013

Syntax

C#
public RenderingSettings GetRenderingSettings()
Visual Basic
Public Function GetRenderingSettings As RenderingSettings
Visual C++
public:
RenderingSettings^ GetRenderingSettings()

Return Value

The returned object represents the current rendering settings. If you change the returned object, you need to call SetRenderingSettings to apply the new settings back to Revit.

Examples

CopyC#
public RenderingSettings GetFirstRenderingSettings(Document document)
{
    // RenderingSettings isn't used to support family document.
    if (document.IsFamilyDocument)
        return null;

    // Get 3d view
    List<View3D> theView3Ds = new List<View3D>();
    foreach (View3D view3D in RetrieveElementByType<View3D>(document))
    {
        // It's strongly recommend to get  RenderingSettings from visible 3d view, 
        // although it can retrieve data from an invisible one,
        if (view3D.IsTemplate || !view3D.CanBePrinted)
            continue;
        return view3D.GetRenderingSettings();
    }
    return null;
}

public static List<T> RetrieveElementByType<T>(Document document) where T : Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element
{
    FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(document);
    return collector.OfClass(typeof(T)).Cast<T>().ToList<T>();
}
CopyVB.NET
Public Function GetFirstRenderingSettings(document As Document) As RenderingSettings
   ' RenderingSettings isn't used to support family document.
   If document.IsFamilyDocument Then
      Return Nothing
   End If

   ' Get 3d view
   Dim theView3Ds As New List(Of View3D)()
   For Each view3D As View3D In RetrieveElementByType(Of View3D)(document)
      ' It's strongly recommend to get  RenderingSettings from visible 3d view, 
      ' although it can retrieve data from an invisible one,
      If view3D.IsTemplate OrElse Not view3D.CanBePrinted Then
         Continue For
      End If
      Return view3D.GetRenderingSettings()
   Next
   Return Nothing
End Function

Public Shared Function RetrieveElementByType(Of T As Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element)(document As Document) As List(Of T)
   Dim collector As New FilteredElementCollector(document)
   Return collector.OfClass(GetType(T)).Cast(Of T)().ToList()
End Function

See Also

M:Autodesk.Revit.DB.View3D.GetRenderingSettings