Create Method
Creates a new instance of a wall attached to a non-vertical massing face.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 23.0.0.0 (23.1.0.0)
Since:  2011

Syntax

C#
public static FaceWall Create(
	Document document,
	ElementId wallType,
	WallLocationLine locationLine,
	Reference faceReference
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function Create ( _
	document As Document, _
	wallType As ElementId, _
	locationLine As WallLocationLine, _
	faceReference As Reference _
) As FaceWall
Visual C++
public:
static FaceWall^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ wallType, 
	WallLocationLine locationLine, 
	Reference^ faceReference
)

Parameters

document
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Document
The document.
wallType
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..ElementId
The wall type. This must be a wall type accepted by IsWallTypeValidForFaceWall()
locationLine
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..WallLocationLine
The alignment of the wall location line.
faceReference
Type: Autodesk.Revit.DB..::..Reference
The reference from the massing face. This must pass IsValidFaceReferenceForFaceWall()

Return Value

The newly created face wall.

Remarks

This method will regenerate the document.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentException The element wallType does not exist in the document -or- document is not a project document. -or- This wall type cannot be applied to a face wall. -or- This reference cannot be applied to a face wall.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ArgumentOutOfRangeException A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ForbiddenForDynamicUpdateException During a dynamic update, the newly created face wall is going to be joined to surrounding structures.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..InvalidOperationException The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The element is a member of a loaded family. -or- The element is a member of a group type that is not being edited.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ModificationForbiddenException The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions..::..ModificationOutsideTransactionException The document has no open transaction.

See Also