Revit 2025 API
ZoneCreate |
Creates a new instance of an area based load and adds it to the document.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Mechanical
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public static Zone CreateAreaBasedLoad( Document doc, string name, ElementId levelId, ElementId phaseId )
Public Shared Function CreateAreaBasedLoad ( doc As Document, name As String, levelId As ElementId, phaseId As ElementId ) As Zone
public: static Zone^ CreateAreaBasedLoad( Document^ doc, String^ name, ElementId^ levelId, ElementId^ phaseId )
static member CreateAreaBasedLoad : doc : Document * name : string * levelId : ElementId * phaseId : ElementId -> Zone
Parameters
- doc Document
- The document where the element will be created and added.
- name String
- The name of the area based load to be created.
- levelId ElementId
- The base level on which the area based load will be created.
- phaseId ElementId
- The associative phase on which the area based load is to exist.
Return Value
ZoneThe newly created area based load.

Exception | Condition |
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ArgumentException | name cannot include prohibited characters, such as "{, }, [, ], |, ;, less-than sign, greater-than sign, ?, `, ~". -or- name is an empty string. -or- The ElementId levelId is not a Level. -or- The id does not represent a valid phase. |
ArgumentNullException | A non-optional argument was null |
InvalidOperationException | 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). |
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. |
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