Revit 2025 API
Checkout |
Exception is thrown when too many elements are requested for checkout

SystemObject
SystemException
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsApplicationException
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsCentralModelException
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsCheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException
SystemException
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsApplicationException
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsCentralModelException
Autodesk.Revit.ExceptionsCheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
[SerializableAttribute] public class CheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException : CentralModelException
<SerializableAttribute> Public Class CheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException Inherits CentralModelException
[SerializableAttribute] public ref class CheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException : public CentralModelException
[<SerializableAttribute>] type CheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException = class inherit CentralModelException end
The CheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException type exposes the following members.

Name | Description | |
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![]() | Data | Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception) |
![]() | FunctionId | The information of the function throwing the exception. (Inherited from ApplicationException) |
![]() | HelpLink | Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception. (Inherited from Exception) |
![]() | HResult | Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception. (Inherited from Exception) |
![]() | InnerException | Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception. (Inherited from Exception) |
![]() | Message | Gets a message that describes the current exception. (Inherited from Exception) |
![]() | Source | Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error. (Inherited from Exception) |
![]() | StackTrace | Gets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack. (Inherited from Exception) |
![]() | TargetSite | Gets the method that throws the current exception. (Inherited from Exception) |

Name | Description | |
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![]() | Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object) |
![]() | GetBaseException | When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions. (Inherited from Exception) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object) |
![]() | GetObjectData | Retrieves data needed to serialize the target object. (Overrides CentralModelExceptionGetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception) |
![]() | ToString | Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception) |

void HandleCheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException(Document doc) { FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(doc); ICollection<ElementId> rooms = collector.WherePasses(new RoomFilter()).ToElementIds(); try { ICollection<ElementId> checkoutelements = WorksharingUtils.CheckoutElements(doc, rooms); } catch (Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.CheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException) { IEnumerable<WorksetId> worksets = rooms.Select(elemId => doc.GetWorksetId(elemId)).Distinct(); TaskDialog dlg = new TaskDialog("Elements can't be checked out") { MainInstruction = $"You are trying to check out a large number of elements. Instead check out the following {worksets.Count()} worksets:", MainContent = string.Join(", ", worksets), }; dlg.Show(); TransactWithCentralOptions twcOptions = new TransactWithCentralOptions(); ISet<WorksetId> worksetsCheckedout = WorksharingUtils.CheckoutWorksets(doc, worksets.ToHashSet(), twcOptions); TaskDialog.Show( title: "Worksets are checked out", mainInstruction: $"{worksetsCheckedout.Count} worksets are checked out."); } }
Private Sub HandleCheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException(ByVal doc As Document) Dim collector As FilteredElementCollector = New FilteredElementCollector(doc) Dim rooms As ICollection(Of ElementId) = collector.WherePasses(New RoomFilter()).ToElementIds() Try Dim checkoutelements As ICollection(Of ElementId) = WorksharingUtils.CheckoutElements(doc, rooms) Catch __unusedCheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException1__ As Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.CheckoutElementsRequestTooLargeException Dim worksets As IEnumerable(Of WorksetId) = rooms.[Select](Function(elemId) doc.GetWorksetId(elemId)).Distinct() Dim dlg As TaskDialog = New TaskDialog("Elements can't be checked out") With { .MainInstruction = $"You are trying to check out a large number of elements. Instead check out the following {worksets.Count()} worksets:", .MainContent = String.Join(", ", worksets) } dlg.Show() Dim twcOptions As TransactWithCentralOptions = New TransactWithCentralOptions() Dim worksetsCheckedout As ISet(Of WorksetId) = WorksharingUtils.CheckoutWorksets(doc, worksets.ToHashSet(), twcOptions) TaskDialog.Show(title:="Worksets are checked out", mainInstruction:=$"{worksetsCheckedout.Count} worksets are checked out.") End Try End Sub
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