Revit 2025.3 API
Family |
The family manager object to manage the family types and parameters in family document.
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
The FamilyManager type exposes the following members.
Properties| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | CurrentType | The current family type. |
| IsReadOnly | Identifies if the object is read-only or modifiable. (Inherited from APIObject) |
| ParameterBuiltInParameter | Obtains the parameter of this type with a given parameter id. |
| ParameterDefinition | Obtains the parameter of this type with a given definition. |
| ParameterGuid | Obtains the parameter of this type with a given GUID for a shared parameter. |
| ParameterString | Obtains the parameter of this type with a given name. |
| Parameters | All family parameters in this family. |
| Types | All family types in the family. |
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AddParameter(ExternalDefinition, ForgeTypeId, Boolean) | Add a new shared parameter to the family. |
| AddParameter(String, ForgeTypeId, Category, Boolean) | Add a new family type parameter to control the type of a nested family within another family. |
| AddParameter(String, ForgeTypeId, ForgeTypeId, Boolean) | Add a new family parameter with a given name. |
| AssociateElementParameterToFamilyParameter | Associates or disassociates the element parameter to an existing family parameter. |
| CanElementParameterBeAssociated | Indicates if this element parameter can be associated with a family parameter. |
| DeleteCurrentType | Remove the current family type. |
| Dispose | Causes the object to release immediately any resources it may be utilizing. (Inherited from APIObject) |
| Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
| GetAssociatedFamilyParameter | Gets the associated family parameter of an element parameter. |
| GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object) |
| GetParameter | Obtains the family parameter with the given built-in parameter identifier. |
| GetParameters | Gets the parameters associated to family types in order. |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object) |
| IsParameterLockable | For Conceptual Mass and Curtain Panel families, indicate whether the specified parameter can be locked. |
| IsParameterLocked | For Conceptual Mass and Curtain Panel families, indicate whether the specified dimension-driving parameter is locked. |
| IsUserAssignableParameterGroup | Checks if the given parameter group can be assigned to new parameters. |
| MakeInstance | Set the family parameter as an instance parameter. |
| MakeNonReporting | Set the reporting family parameter as a regular/driving parameter. |
| MakeReporting | Set the family parameter as a reporting parameter. |
| MakeType | Set the family parameter as a type parameter. |
| NewType | Add a new family type with a given name and makes it be the current type. |
| RemoveParameter | Remove an existing family parameter from the family. |
| RenameCurrentType | Rename the current family type. |
| RenameParameter | Rename a family parameter. |
| ReorderParameters | |
| ReplaceParameter(FamilyParameter, ExternalDefinition, ForgeTypeId, Boolean) | Replace a family parameter with a shared parameter. |
| ReplaceParameter(FamilyParameter, String, ForgeTypeId, Boolean) | Replace a shared family parameter with a new non-shared family parameter. |
| Set(FamilyParameter, ElementId) | Set the ElementId value of a family parameter of the current family type. |
| Set(FamilyParameter, Double) | Set the double value of a family parameter of the current family type. |
| Set(FamilyParameter, Int32) | Set the integer value of a family parameter of the current family type. |
| Set(FamilyParameter, String) | Set the string value of a family parameter of the current family type. |
| SetDescription | Set the description for an existing family parameter. The description will be used as tooltip in the Revit UI including in the properties palette. |
| SetFormula | Set the formula of a family parameter. |
| SetParameterLocked | For Conceptual Mass and Curtain Panel families, lock or unlock a dimension-driving parameter. |
| SetValueString | Set the string value of a family parameter of the current family type. |
| SortParameters | Sorts the family parameters according to the desired sort order. |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
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