DirectShapeType.Create(Document, String, ElementId) Method

DirectShapeTypeCreate(Document, String, ElementId) Method

Creates a DirectShapeType element.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
public static DirectShapeType Create(
	Document document,
	string name,
	ElementId categoryId
)
Public Shared Function Create ( 
	document As Document,
	name As String,
	categoryId As ElementId
) As DirectShapeType
public:
static DirectShapeType^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	String^ name, 
	ElementId^ categoryId
)
static member Create : 
        document : Document * 
        name : string * 
        categoryId : ElementId -> DirectShapeType 

Parameters

document  Document
Document to which the created element will be added. Must be a project document.
name  String
Name of the DirectShapeType.
categoryId  ElementId
Id of the category assigned to this DirectShapeType. Must be a valid category id.

Return Value

DirectShapeType
The new DirectShapeType.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException document is not a project document. -or- Document document may not contain DirectShape or DirectShapeType objects. -or- Element id categoryId may not be used as a DirectShape category.
ArgumentNullException A non-optional argument was null
See Also