Connector

Public Class

A connector in an Autodesk Revit MEP project document.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Connector

Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public class Connector : IConnector, IDisposable

The Connector type exposes the following members.

Properties

Name

Description

Public Property

AllowsSlopeAdjustments

Indicates if the connector allows the slope adjustment.

Public Property
AllRefs

All references of the connector.

Public Property
Angle

The angle of the Connector.

Public Property
AssignedDuctFlowConfiguration

The assigned duct flow configuration of the connector.

Public Property
AssignedDuctLossMethod

The duct loss method of the connector.

Public Property
AssignedFixtureUnits

The assigned fixture units of the connector.

Public Property
AssignedFlow

The assigned flow of the connector.

Public Property
AssignedFlowDirection

The assigned flow direction of the connector.

Public Property
AssignedFlowFactor

The assigned flow factor of this connector.

Public Property
AssignedKCoefficient

The assigned kCoefficient of the connector.

Public Property
AssignedLossCoefficient

The assigned loss coefficient of the connector.

Public Property
AssignedPipeFlowConfiguration

The pipe flow configuration type of the connector.

Public Property
AssignedPipeLossMethod

The pipe loss method of the connector.

Public Property
AssignedPressureDrop

The assigned pressure drop of the connector.

Public Property
Coefficient

The coefficient of the connector.

Public Property

ConnectorManager

The connector manager of the connector.

Public Property

ConnectorType

The connector type of the connector.

Public Property
CoordinateSystem

The coordinate system of the connector.

Public Property
Demand

The demand of the connector.

Public Property

Description

The description.

Public Property
Direction

The direction of the connector.

Public Property

Domain

The domain of the connector.

Public Property
DuctSystemType

The duct system type of the connector.

Public Property
ElectricalSystemType

The electrical system type of the connector.

Public Property

EngagementLength

Connector engagement length. When applicable, it represents the inset distance to the end of the fabrication part from the connection point. Otherwise it returns zero.

Public Property
Flow

The flow of the connector.

Public Property

GasketLength

Connector gasket length. When applicable, it represents the distance from the end of the fabrication part to the center of the gasket. Otherwise it returns zero.

Public Property
Height

The height of the connector.

Public Property

A unique identifier to identify this connector.

Public Property

IsConnected

Identifies if the connector is physically connected to a connector on another element.

Public Property
IsMovable

whether the connector can be moved.

Public Property
IsValidObject

Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity.

Public Property

MEPSystem

The system of the connector belong to.

Public Property
Origin

The location of the connector.

Public Property
Owner

The host of the connector.

Public Property
PipeSystemType

The pipe system type of the connector.

Public Property
PressureDrop

The pressure drop of the connector.

Public Property
Radius

The radius of the connector.

Public Property

Shape

The shape of the connector.

Public Property

Utility

Indicates if the connector is a utility connector.

Public Property
VelocityPressure

The velocity pressure of the connector.

Public Property
Width

The width of the connector.

Methods

Name

Description

Public Method
ConnectTo

Make connection between two connectors.

Public Method

DisconnectFrom

Remove connection between two connectors.

Public Method

Dispose

Releases all resources used by the Connector

Public Method

Equals

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
(Inherited from Object)

Public Method

GetFabricationConnectorInfo

Gets fabrication connectivity information.

Public Method

GetHashCode

Serves as the default hash function.
(Inherited from Object)

Public Method

GetMEPConnectorInfo

Gets MEP connector information.

Public Method

GetType

Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object)

Public Method

IsConnectedTo

Identifies if the connector is connected to the specified connector.

Public Method

ToString

Returns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object)

Remarks

This connector is an item that is a part of another element (duct, pipe, fitting, or equipment etc.). This connector does not represent the connector element that can be created inside a family; for that element, refer to ConnectorElement.

Example

public void GetElementAtConnector(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Connector connector)
{
    MEPSystem mepSystem = connector.MEPSystem;
    if (null != mepSystem)
    {
        string message = "Connector is owned by: " + connector.Owner.Name;

        if (connector.IsConnected == true)
        {
            ConnectorSet connectorSet = connector.AllRefs;
            ConnectorSetIterator csi = connectorSet.ForwardIterator();
            while (csi.MoveNext())
            {
                Connector connected = csi.Current as Connector;
                if (null != connected)
                {
                    // look for physical connections
                    if (connected.ConnectorType == ConnectorType.End ||
                        connected.ConnectorType == ConnectorType.Curve ||
                        connected.ConnectorType == ConnectorType.Physical)
                    {
                        message += "\nConnector is connected to: " + connected.Owner.Name;
                        message += "\nConnection type is: " + connected.ConnectorType;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        else
        {
            message += "\nConnector is not connected to anything.";
        }

        Autodesk.Revit.UI.TaskDialog.Show("Revit", message);
    }
}