FamilyManager.NewType Method

FamilyManagerNewType Method

Add a new family type with a given name and makes it be the current type.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
public FamilyType NewType(
	string typeName
)
Public Function NewType ( 
	typeName As String
) As FamilyType
public:
FamilyType^ NewType(
	String^ typeName
)
member NewType : 
        typeName : string -> FamilyType 

Parameters

typeName  String
The name of new family type.

Return Value

FamilyType
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException Thrown when the input argument-"typeName"-is .
ArgumentException Thrown when the input argument-"typeName"-is already in use.
InvalidOperationException Thrown when the family type creation failed.
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