ColorOptions

Public Class

A class providing access to color settings which affect the colors applied to specific views.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ColorOptions

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

Syntax

public class ColorOptions : IDisposable

The ColorOptions type exposes the following members.

Properties

Name

Description

Public Property

AlertColor

The color of the current canvas theme used to highlight elements when a special alert is required.

Public Property

BackgroundColor

The background color of the current canvas theme applied to views.

Public Property

CalculatingColor

The color of the current canvas theme used to render elements when some aspect of their properties is currently being recalculated.

Public Property

EditingColor

The color of the current canvas theme used to render elements when editing.

Public Property
IsValidObject

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

Public Property

PreselectionColor

The color of the current canvas theme used to highlight candidates for selection before they are selected.

Public Property

SelectionColor

The color of the current canvas theme used to highlight selected elements.

Public Property

SelectionSemitransparent

Indicates whether or not selections will be shown in a semi-transparent manner in current canvas theme.

Methods

Name

Description

Public Method

Dispose

Releases all resources used by the ColorOptions

Public Method

Equals

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

Public Method
Static Member

GetColorOptions

Returns the current Revit instance’s ColorOptions.

Public Method

GetHashCode

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

Public Method

GetType

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

Public Method

ToString

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

Remarks

ColorOptions are managed and stored along with other global application options and thus impact the application as a whole.