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BuiltInFailures.FamilyFailures

Public Class

Failures related to families.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.BuiltInFailures.FamilyFailures

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB

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

Syntax

public static class FamilyFailures

The BuiltInFailures.FamilyFailures type exposes the following members.

Properties

Name

Description


Public Property
Static Member

Parameter ‘[Parameter]’ cannot be added to the family.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t make structural element.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t change category of Family Instance


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t change Instance’s Family. Try changing Instance’s Host to a Level first.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t convert Instance’s Host to Work Plane. Try resetting Host to a Level.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t convert Instance’s Work Plane to Host. Try resetting Work Plane to a Level.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t copy between Mass or Curtain Panel by Pattern families, and other families or Revit projects.


Public Property
Static Member

In-place family groups cannot be copied between in-place families of the same project.


Public Property
Static Member

Public Property
Static Member

Can’t cut reference plane.


Public Property
Static Member

Couldn’t find an appropriate Host. Try selecting a different Host Face or switch Placement Mode.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t load an imperial Family into a metric Project.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t load a metric Family into an imperial Project.


Public Property
Static Member

Public Property
Static Member

Can’t make type “[Family Name]”.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t make type “[Family Name]”. Failing family has been saved to “[File Name]“


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t paste Labels across Families of different Categories.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t paste some or all of the selected objects.


Public Property
Static Member

Family [Family Name] is corrupt and its instances cannot be updated. Please reload the family to repair the project..


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t rotate element into this position.


Public Property
Static Member

Cannot set Family Type to ‘None’;.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t split structural element


Public Property
Static Member

Cannot split element while background tasks are in progress.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t unlock alignments from Family Template.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t copy this selection to a non-story Level.


Public Property
Static Member

You may not edit this parameter while the element is grouped.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t mirror an instance without its host.


Public Property
Static Member

A family instance placed on a curved surface of a linked file can’t be moved while the link is unloaded. To move the instance, reload the link or rehost the instance.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t paste selection.


Public Property
Static Member

The air terminal cannot be placed in an elevation or section view unless it is attached to a duct.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t place inserts outside of hosts. These elements won’t be copied.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t place inserts outside of hosts. These elements won’t be copied.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t place instance of [Symbol]


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t place instance of [Symbol]


Public Property
Static Member

Unable to determine slanted column end cut plane.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t find solution for formulas for Type ‘[Type Name]’.


Public Property
Static Member

“Instance parameter ‘%1!s!’ generates circular references.”


Public Property
Static Member

The column is already attached. It will be detached and attached to the new target.


Public Property
Static Member

The column and target are joined, remove that join before attaching them.


Public Property
Static Member

Change Offset Value so that Column height is not 0.0.


Public Property
Static Member

This column is too long. Maximum length is 30,000 ft.


Public Property
Static Member

Family ‘[Family Name]’ contains a shared family of the same name. Please rename one of the two families before loading!


Public Property
Static Member

Could not generate references for Family Instance.


Public Property
Static Member

Could not place Adaptive Family Instance.


Public Property
Static Member

Custom fitting was created.


Public Property
Static Member

Family contains invalid elements. They will be deleted.


Public Property
Static Member

Family contains invalid elements. They will be deleted.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t make type “[Family Name]”. It will be deleted.


Public Property
Static Member

Can’t make type “[Family Name]”. It will be deleted. Failing family has been saved to “[File Name]“


Public Property
Static Member

Dummy host must be perpendicular to Z or Y axis.


Public Property
Static Member

Parameter ‘[Parameter]’ has the same name with an existing shared parameter.


Public Property
Static Member

Family parameters have duplicate names.


Public Property
Static Member

“Ignoring attempt to add family type ‘%1!s!’ for a second time.”


Public Property
Static Member

The type(s) of the selected element(s) are driven by family parameter(s). Changing the type directly will break the association.


Public Property
Static Member

Family failed to become non-parametric!


Public Property
Static Member

Failed to apply family parameters.


Public Property
Static Member

Some unlocked labeled dimensions prevent family from loading. Please try to lock unlocked labeled dimensions and load again.


Public Property
Static Member

Family ‘[Family Name]’ contains unattached voids that can’t be combined for cutting. Try fixing the voids or unset the Cut with Voids parameter in the family.


Public Property
Static Member

“Family ‘[Name]’ cannot be upgraded and must be deleted. To fix the file in the older version of Revit, try loading newer versions of these families: [Names].”


Public Property
Static Member

The family Connector has been modified so the connection is invalid.


Public Property
Static Member

The family Connector has been modified so the connection is invalid.


Public Property
Static Member

The family no longer matches the properties for the System. Disconnect the family from the System?


Public Property
Static Member

Some families have become unusable. Reload the families, or delete them from the model.


Public Property
Static Member

Some families have become unusable. Reload the families, or delete them from the model.


Public Property
Static Member

Memebrs of Family ‘[Name]’ or a nested family thereof illegally refer to Elements outside the family.


Public Property
Static Member

Family’s Category can’t be changed because the Family contains Shared Parameters which are not permitted in the new Category.


Public Property
Static Member

Family’s Category can’t be changed because the Family contains Shared Parameters which are not permitted in the new Category.


Public Property
Static Member

The host shape has changed and the family is no longer appropriate.


Public Property
Static Member

Dimension overconstrains the Family. Cannot set Family Type to <None>.


Public Property
Static Member

Dimension overconstrains the Family.


Public Property
Static Member

The parameter [Name] doesn’t exist in the Family. It will be ignored.


Public Property
Static Member

Family Validation Warning(s): [Description]


Public Property
Static Member

Parameter ‘[Caption]’ cannot be changed because it is defined by formula ‘[Formula]‘


Public Property
Static Member

“Can’t satisfy formulas for type [Family Symbol].


Public Property
Static Member

This family instance was hosted by a curved face that is no longer present in the linked file. To move the family instance, rehost it.


Public Property
Static Member

The position of this element was determined by copy/monitor but the monitor relationship has been removed. To move this instance, use pick new host to select a valid host.


Public Property
Static Member

One or more references of the highlighted element have become invalid.


Public Property
Static Member

One or more references of the highlighted element have become invalid.


Public Property
Static Member

Insert may be cutting fewer or more hosts than needed. The problem may be solved by forcing regeneration, e.g. by moving the insert out and back by a tiny distance in any direction.


Public Property
Static Member

Instance origin does not lie on host face. Instance will lose association to host.


Public Property
Static Member

The component ‘%1!s!’ cannot be directly placed in the project environment. Place it in either an In-Place Mass, a Conceptual Mass Family, a Curtain Panel by Pattern Family, or an Adaptive Component.


Public Property
Static Member

Invalid family type “[Type Name]”.


Public Property
Static Member

Invalid formular found in parameter ‘[Param Name]’ in type ‘[Type Name]’.


Public Property
Static Member

The insert orientation is incompatible with the wall’s cross-section.


Public Property
Static Member

Parameter [Caption] has an invalid value.


Public Property
Static Member

The column’s base (Base Level + Base Offset) must be below its top (Top Level + Top Offset).


Public Property
Static Member

Instance of family [Family Name] can’t be updated because in nested family the column’s base (Base Level + Base Offset) must be below its top (Top Level + Top Offset).


Public Property
Static Member

There exist geometry collision. These elements might not be copied.


Public Property
Static Member

Instance Parameters can’t be used in Type Parameter formulas.\n\n[Description]


Public Property
Static Member

Only Generic Annotations may be copied between Legends and other Views


Public Property
Static Member

The selected file is not a Family File.


Public Property
Static Member

Profile type ‘[Family Symbol]’ contains no loops.


Public Property
Static Member

Reference Planes are overconstrained.


Public Property
Static Member

Setback computations are too large for this element.


Public Property
Static Member

Shared parameter [Name] will be replaced by a built-in parameter with the same name. This may affect scheduling!


Public Property
Static Member

Size Lookup Table is not available for type [Family Symbol].


Public Property
Static Member

Sketch can’t be Automatically Dimensioned - this is a prerequisite for Labeled Dimensions to work properly.


Public Property
Static Member

Cut plane of slanted column end is parallel to the location curve.


Public Property
Static Member

Position of end cut planes has resulted in a slanted column without any geometry.


Public Property
Static Member

The structural column is attached to a non-structural target.


Public Property
Static Member

Titleblocks can only be placed on sheets.


Public Property
Static Member

The column and target are joined. The attachment has been removed.


Public Property
Static Member

Type’s parameter cannot recursively point to the type itself.


Public Property
Static Member

Revit is unable to generate a truss using the current Layout Family and Truss orientation.


Public Property
Static Member

Some families have become unusable. Reload the families, or delete them from the model.


Public Property
Static Member

Changing the family for a MEP fitting might cause unexpected results.


Public Property
Static Member

Changing the family for a MEP fitting might cause unexpected results.


Public Property
Static Member

The value must be from 0.0 to 1.0


Public Property
Static Member

While loading family ‘[Family Name]’: [Description]


Public Property
Static Member

While loading shared family ‘[Family Name]’ from family ‘[Family Name]’: [Description]


Public Property
Static Member

While loading Type ‘[Name]’, parameter ‘[Name]’: [Description]