LayoutRuleFixedNumber

Public Class

This class indicate the layout rule of a Beam System is Fixed-Number.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.APIObject
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LayoutRule
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LayoutRuleFixedNumber

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB

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

Syntax

public class LayoutRuleFixedNumber : LayoutRule

The LayoutRuleFixedNumber type exposes the following members.

Constructors

Name

Description

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Public Method
LayoutRuleFixedNumber

Constructor of LayoutRuleFixedNumber.

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Properties

Name

Description

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Public Property
Code Example

IsReadOnly

Identifies if the object is read-only or modifiable.
(Inherited from APIObject)

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Public Property
NumberOfLines

Get or set the number of the beams in a beam system.

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Methods

Name

Description

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Public Method
Dispose

Causes the object to release immediately any resources it may be utilizing.
(Inherited from APIObject)

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Public Method

Equals

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

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Public Method

GetHashCode

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

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Public Method

GetType

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

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Public Method

ToString

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

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Remarks

To use this type of LayoutRule, only the number of the beams must be set.

Example

private bool LayoutRuleFixedNumberInformation(BeamSystem beamSystem)
{
    //get the layoutRule of the beamsystem
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.LayoutRule layoutRule = beamSystem.LayoutRule;

    string message = "BeamSystem layout rule : " + layoutRule;

    //create a new instance of the LayoutRuleClearSpacing class
    LayoutRuleFixedNumber myLayoutRuleFixedNumber =
                        new LayoutRuleFixedNumber(8);

    //set the new layoutRule to the beamsystem
    beamSystem.LayoutRule = myLayoutRuleFixedNumber;

    LayoutRuleFixedNumber fixedNumber = beamSystem.LayoutRule as LayoutRuleFixedNumber;

    if (null == fixedNumber)
    {
        return false;
    }
    //try to get the property value of the beamsystem LayoutRule
    int numberOfLines = fixedNumber.NumberOfLines;

    message += "\nNew BeamSystem layout rule: " + fixedNumber;
    message += "\nNew BeamSystem number of beams: " + numberOfLines;

    TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message);

    return true;
}