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PlumbingUtils.ConnectPipePlaceholdersAtCross(Document, Connector, Connector, Connector, Connector)

Public Class

Connects placeholders that looks like Cross connection.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Plumbing

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

Syntax

public static bool ConnectPipePlaceholdersAtCross(
  Document document,
  Connector connector1,
  Connector connector2,
  Connector connector3,
  Connector connector4
)

Parameters

document Document

The document.

connector1 Connector

The first end connector of placeholder to be connected to the second.

connector2 Connector

The second end connector of placeholder to be connected to the first.

connector3 Connector

The third end connector of placeholder to be connected to the forth.

connector4 Connector

The fourth end connector of placeholder to be connected to the third.

Return Value

Boolean
True if connection succeeds, false otherwise.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

ArgumentException

The owner of connector is not pipe placeholder. -or- The owners of connectors belong to different types of system. -or- The curves of connector1 and connector2 are not collinear or either the connecto1 or connector2 is not connector of curve end.

ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

The placeholders may or may not have physical connection. However a) The ends of four connectors should intersect at same point; b) the first and second placeholders should be collinear each other; c) the third and fourth placeholders should be collinear each other and d) the third and fourth should have intersection with first or second placeholder. If connection fails, the placeholders cannot be physically connected.