Revit 2025 API

WallCreate(Document, Curve, ElementId, Boolean) Method

Creates a new rectangular profile wall within the project using the default wall style.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public static Wall Create(
	Document document,
	Curve curve,
	ElementId levelId,
	bool structural
)

Public Shared Function Create ( 
	document As Document,
	curve As Curve,
	levelId As ElementId,
	structural As Boolean
) As Wall

public:
static Wall^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	Curve^ curve, 
	ElementId^ levelId, 
	bool structural
)

static member Create : 
        document : Document * 
        curve : Curve * 
        levelId : ElementId * 
        structural : bool -> Wall

Parameters

document Document: The document in which the new wall is created.
curve Curve: A curve representing the base line of the wall.
levelId ElementId: Id of the level on which the wall is to be placed.
structural Boolean: If set, specifies that the wall is structural in nature.

Return Value

Wall
If successful a new wall object within the project.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The curve argument is not valid for wall creation.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
ModificationForbiddenException	The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
ModificationOutsideTransactionException	The document has no open transaction.

Example

C++

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public Wall CreateWallUsingCurve1(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document document, Level level)
{
    // Build a location line for the wall creation
    XYZ start = new XYZ(0, 0, 0);
    XYZ end = new XYZ(10, 10, 0);
    Line geomLine = Line.CreateBound(start, end);

    // Create a wall using the location line
    return Wall.Create(document, geomLine, level.Id, true);
}

Public Function CreateWallUsingCurve1(document As Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document, level As Level) As Wall
    ' Build a location line for the wall creation
    Dim start As New XYZ(0, 0, 0)
    Dim [end] As New XYZ(10, 10, 0)
    Dim geomLine As Line = Line.CreateBound(start, [end])

    ' Create a wall using the location line
    Return Wall.Create(document, geomLine, level.Id, True)
End Function

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Reference

Wall Class

Create Overload

Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace

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