FabricSheetType.SetLayoutAsCustomPattern

Public Class

Sets the minor and major layout patterns as Custom, while specifying the needed parameters for this pattern.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure

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

Syntax

public void SetLayoutAsCustomPattern(
  double minorStartOverhang,
  double majorStartOverhang,
  IList<FabricWireItem> minorFabricWireItems,
  IList<FabricWireItem> majorFabricWireItems
)

Parameters

minorStartOverhangDouble

The distance from the edge of the sheet to the first wire in the minor direction.

majorStartOverhangDouble

The distance from the edge of the sheet to the first wire in the major direction.

minorFabricWireItemsIList. FabricWireItem.

The fabric wire items in the minor direction.

majorFabricWireItemsIList. FabricWireItem.

The fabric wire items in the major direction.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

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ArgumentException

The given value for minorStartOverhang is not a number -or- The given value for majorStartOverhang is not a number

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ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null

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ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The given value for minorStartOverhang must be between 0 and 30000 feet. -or- The given value for majorStartOverhang must be between 0 and 30000 feet.

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Remarks

The following properties are not used for custom fabric sheet type: - MajorDirectionWireType; - MinorDirectionWireType; - MajorSpacing; - MinorSpacing.

Example

private FabricSheet CreateCustomFabricSheet(Document document, Element wall)
{
   if (FabricSheet.IsValidHost(wall) == false)
      return null;

   // Create a new type for custom FabricSheet
   ElementId fabricSheetTypeId = FabricSheetType.CreateDefaultFabricSheetType(document);
   FabricSheetType fst = document.GetElement(fabricSheetTypeId) as FabricSheetType;

   // Create some fabric wire types
   ElementId idWireType1 = FabricWireType.CreateDefaultFabricWireType(document);
   FabricWireType wireType1 = document.GetElement(idWireType1) as FabricWireType;
   wireType1.WireDiameter = 3.5 / 12.0;

   ElementId idWireType2 = FabricWireType.CreateDefaultFabricWireType(document);
   FabricWireType wireType2 = document.GetElement(idWireType1) as FabricWireType;
   wireType2.WireDiameter = 2.0 / 12.0;

   // Create the wires for the custom pattern
   IList<FabricWireItem> majorWires = new List<FabricWireItem>();
   IList<FabricWireItem> minorWires = new List<FabricWireItem>();
   FabricWireItem item = FabricWireItem.Create(2.0 / 12.0, 1, idWireType1, .0);
   majorWires.Add(item);
   majorWires.Add(item);
   item = FabricWireItem.Create(1.5 / 12.0, 10.0 / 12.0, idWireType2, .0);
   majorWires.Add(item);

   item = FabricWireItem.Create(3.0 / 12.0, 1, idWireType2, .0);
   minorWires.Add(item);
   item = FabricWireItem.Create(3.0 / 12.0, 10.0 / 12.0, idWireType2, .0);
   minorWires.Add(item);

   fst.SetLayoutAsCustomPattern(6.0 / 12.0, 4.0 / 12.0, minorWires, majorWires);

   FabricSheet sheet = FabricSheet.Create(document, wall, fabricSheetTypeId);
   // Regeneration is required before setting any property to object that was created in the same transaction.
   document.Regenerate();

   AnalyticalElement wallElem = null;
   AnalyticalToPhysicalAssociationManager assocManager = AnalyticalToPhysicalAssociationManager.GetAnalyticalToPhysicalAssociationManager(document);
   if (assocManager != null)
   {
      ElementId associatedElementId = assocManager.GetAssociatedElementId(wall.Id);
      if (associatedElementId != ElementId.InvalidElementId)
      {
         Element associatedElem = document.GetElement(associatedElementId);
         if (associatedElem != null && associatedElem is AnalyticalElement)
         {
            wallElem = associatedElem as AnalyticalElement;
         }
      }
   }

   sheet.PlaceInHost(wall, wallElem.GetTransform());

   // Give the user some information
   TaskDialog.Show("Revit", string.Format("Flat Fabric Sheet ID='{0}' created successfully.", sheet.Id.ToString()));

   return sheet;
}