| Revit 2023 API |
| DimensionType Methods |
| DimensionType Class See Also |
The DimensionType type exposes the following members.
Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ArePhasesModifiable |
Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| CanBeHidden | Indicates if the element can be hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element.) |
| CanBeLocked |
Identifies if the element can be locked.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| CanDeleteSubelement |
Checks if given subelement can be removed from the element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| CanHaveEqualityFormula |
Checks whether this DimensionType can have an equality formula.
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| CanHaveOrdinateDimensionSetting |
Checks whether this DimensionType can have an ordinate dimension settings.
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| CanHaveTypeAssigned()()()() |
Identifies if the element can have a type assigned.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| ChangeTypeId(ElementId) |
Changes the type of the element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| DeleteEntity |
Deletes the existing entity created by %schema% in the element
(Inherited from Element.) |
| DeleteSubelement |
Removes a subelement from the element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| DeleteSubelements |
Removes the subelements from the element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| Dispose | (Inherited from Element.) |
| Duplicate |
Duplicates an existing element type and assigns it a new name.
(Inherited from ElementType.) |
| Equals | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetAlternateUnitsFormatOptions |
Gets the FormatOptions to optionally override the default settings in the Units class for the alternate units value.
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| GetDependentElements |
Get all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of this Element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetEntity |
Returns the existing entity corresponding to the Schema if it has been saved in the
Element, or an invalid entity otherwise.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetEntitySchemaGuids |
Returns the Schema guids of any Entities stored in this element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetEqualityFormula |
Gets an ordered list of the entries in the equality formula definition.
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| GetExternalFileReference |
Gets information pertaining to the external file referenced
by the element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetExternalResourceReference |
Gets the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetExternalResourceReferenceExpanded |
Gets the collection of ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetExternalResourceReferences |
Gets the map of the external resource references referenced
by the element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetExternalResourceReferencesExpanded |
Gets the expanded map of the external resource references referenced
by the element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetGeneratingElementIds |
Returns the ids of the element(s) that generated the input geometry object.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetGeometryObjectFromReference |
Retrieve one geometric primitive contained in the element given a reference.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetMaterialArea |
Gets the area of the material with the given id.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetMaterialIds |
Gets the element ids of all materials present in the element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetMaterialVolume |
Gets the volume of the material with the given id.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetMonitoredLinkElementIds |
Provides the link instance IDs when the element is monitoring.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetMonitoredLocalElementIds |
Provides the local element IDs when the element is monitoring.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetOrderedParameters |
Gets the parameters associated to the element in order.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetOrdinateDimensionSetting |
Gets the ordinate dimension settings for this DimensionType.
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| GetParameter | Retrieves a parameter from the element given identifier. (Inherited from Element.) |
| GetParameterFormatOptions |
Returns a FormatOptions override for the element Parameter, or a default FormatOptions if no override exists.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetParameters | Retrieves the parameters from the element via the given name. (Inherited from Element.) |
| GetPhaseStatus |
Gets the status of a given element in the input phase
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetPreviewImage | Get the preview image of an element. This image is similar to what is seen in the Revit UI when selecting the type of an element. (Inherited from ElementType.) |
| GetSimilarTypes |
Obtains a set of types that are similar to this type.
(Inherited from ElementType.) |
| GetSpecTypeId |
Gets the spec of this dimension style.
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| GetSubelements |
Returns the collection of element subelements.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetTypeId |
Returns the identifier of this element's type.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| GetUnitsFormatOptions |
Gets the FormatOptions to optionally override the default settings in the Units class for the units value.
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| GetValidTypes()()()() |
Obtains a set of types that are valid for this element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| HasPhases |
Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| IsCreatedPhaseOrderValid |
Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| IsDemolishedPhaseOrderValid |
Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| IsExternalFileReference |
Determines whether this Element represents an external
file.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| IsHidden | Identifies if the element has been permanently hidden in the view. (Inherited from Element.) |
| IsMonitoringLinkElement |
Indicate whether an element is monitoring any elements in any linked models.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| IsMonitoringLocalElement |
Indicate whether an element is monitoring other local elements.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| IsPhaseCreatedValid |
Returns true if createdPhaseId is an allowed value for the property CreatedPhaseId in this Element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| IsPhaseDemolishedValid |
Returns true if demolishedPhaseId is an allowed value for the property DemolishedPhaseId in this Element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| IsSimilarType |
Checks if given type is similar to this type.
(Inherited from ElementType.) |
| IsValidDefaultFamilyType |
Identifies if this type is a valid default family type for the given family category id.
(Inherited from ElementType.) |
| IsValidType(ElementId) |
Checks if given type is valid for this element.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| LookupParameter | Attempts to find a parameter on the element which has the given name. (Inherited from Element.) |
| RefersToExternalResourceReference |
Determines whether this Element uses external resources associated with
a specified external resource type.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| RefersToExternalResourceReferences |
Determines whether this Element uses external resources.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| SetAlternateUnitsFormatOptions |
Sets the FormatOptions to optionally override the default settings in the Units class for the alternate units value.
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| SetEntity |
Stores the entity in the element. If an Entity described by the same Schema already
exists, it is overwritten.
(Inherited from Element.) |
| SetEqualityFormula |
Sets an ordered list of the entries to use in the equality formula definition.
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| SetOrdinateDimensionSetting |
Sets the ordinate dimension settings for this DimensionType.
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| SetUnitsFormatOptions |
Sets the FormatOptions to optionally override the default settings in the Units class for the units value.
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| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |