Revit 2025 API
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Validates a shape represented as a collection of geometry objects for use as a view-specific shape.
The objects are expected to be either points, curves or polylines.
Curves are expected to be flat and lie in a plane perpendicular to view normal as defined by view type.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public static bool ValidateShape( IList<GeometryObject> shape, DirectShapeTargetViewType targetViewType )
Public Shared Function ValidateShape ( shape As IList(Of GeometryObject), targetViewType As DirectShapeTargetViewType ) As Boolean
public: static bool ValidateShape( IList<GeometryObject^>^ shape, DirectShapeTargetViewType targetViewType )
static member ValidateShape : shape : IList<GeometryObject> * targetViewType : DirectShapeTargetViewType -> bool
Parameters
- shape IListGeometryObject
- targetViewType DirectShapeTargetViewType
Return Value
BooleanReturns true if %shape% may be used as a view-specific shape representation, false otherwise.

Exception | Condition |
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ArgumentException | targetViewType is not DirectShapeTargetViewType::Plan |
ArgumentNullException | A non-optional argument was null |
ArgumentOutOfRangeException | A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration |
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