Revit 2025.3 API
Reference Class |
A stable reference to a geometric object in a Revit model.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)
Syntax
The Reference type exposes the following members.


Name | Description | |
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![]() | ElementId | The element id for this reference. |
![]() | ElementReferenceType | The type of reference. |
![]() | GlobalPoint | The position on which the reference is hit. |
![]() | IsReadOnly | Identifies if the object is read-only or modifiable. (Inherited from APIObject) |
![]() | LinkedElementId | The id of the top-level element in the linked document that is referred to by this reference. |
![]() | UVPoint | The UV parameters of the reference, if the reference contains a face. |

Name | Description | |
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![]() | Contains | Checks if given reference identifies part of object identified by this reference. |
![]() | ConvertToStableRepresentation | Converts the reference to a stable String representation. |
![]() | CreateLinkReference | Creates a Reference from a Reference in an RVT Link. |
![]() | CreateReferenceInLink | Creates a Reference in an RVT Link from a Reference in the RVT host file. |
![]() | 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) |
![]() | EqualTo | Checks if given reference is equal to this reference. |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object) |
![]() ![]() | ParseFromStableRepresentation | Converts a stable String representation of a reference to a Reference object. |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
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