ItemFactoryBase.NewAlignment Method

ItemFactoryBaseNewAlignment Method

Add a new locked alignment into the Autodesk Revit document.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
public Dimension NewAlignment(
	View view,
	Reference reference1,
	Reference reference2
)
Public Function NewAlignment ( 
	view As View,
	reference1 As Reference,
	reference2 As Reference
) As Dimension
public:
Dimension^ NewAlignment(
	View^ view, 
	Reference^ reference1, 
	Reference^ reference2
)
member NewAlignment : 
        view : View * 
        reference1 : Reference * 
        reference2 : Reference -> Dimension

Parameters

view  View
The view that determines the orientation of the alignment.
reference1  Reference
The first reference.
reference2  Reference
The second reference.

Return Value

Dimension
If creation was successful the new locked alignment dimension is returned, otherwise an exception with failure information will be thrown.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException Thrown when the input argument-"view" or "headerReference" or "otherReference"-is .
ArgumentException Thrown when the input argument-"headerReference" or "otherReference"-is invalid.
Remarks
These two references must be one of the following combinations:
  • 2 planar faces
  • planar face and reference plane
  • 2 lines
  • line and point
  • line and reference plane
  • 2 arcs
  • 2 cylindrical faces
These references must be already geometrically aligned (this function will not force them to become aligned).
See Also

M:Autodesk.Revit.Creation.ItemFactoryBase.NewAlignment(Autodesk.Revit.DB.View,Autodesk.Revit.DB.Reference,Autodesk.Revit.DB.Reference)