AssemblyViewUtils.CreateMaterialTakeoff(Document, ElementId, ElementId, Boolean)

Public Class

Creates a new material takeoff multicategory schedule assembly view for the assembly instance.

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

Syntax

public static ViewSchedule CreateMaterialTakeoff(
  Document document,
  ElementId assemblyInstanceId,
  ElementId viewTemplateId,
  bool isAssigned
)

Parameters

document Document

The document to which the view will be added.

assemblyInstanceId ElementId

Id of the assembly instance that owns the new view.

viewTemplateId ElementId

Id of the view template that is used to create the view; if invalidElementId, the view will be created with the default settings.

isAssignedBoolean

If true, the template will be assigned, if false, the template will be applied.

Return Value

ViewSchedule
A new material takeoff multicategory schedule assembly view.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

ArgumentException

assemblyInstanceId is not an AssemblyInstance. -or- viewTemplateId is not a correct view template for the schedule view.

ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null

ModificationForbiddenException

The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.

ModificationOutsideTransactionException

The document has no open transaction.

Remarks

The material takeoff schedule will be preloaded with fields “Material: Name” and “Material: Volume”. The document must be regenerated before using the schedule.