Application

Public Class

The Application Creation object is used to create new instances of utility objects.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.APIObject
Autodesk.Revit.Creation.Application

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation

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

Syntax

public class Application : APIObject

The Application type exposes the following members.

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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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

NewAreaCreationData

Creates an object which wraps the arguments of Area for batch creation.

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Public Method

NewBoundingBoxUV.

Creates an empty two-dimensional rectangle.

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Public Method

NewBoundingBoxUV(Double, Double, Double, Double)

Creates a two-dimensional rectangle with supplied values.

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Public Method

NewBoundingBoxXYZ

Creates a three-dimensional rectangular box.

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Public Method
NewCategorySet

Creates a new instance of a set specifically for holding category objects.

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Public Method
Code Example

NewColor

Returns a new color object.

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Public Method

NewCombinableElementArray

Returns an array that can hold combinable element objects.

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Public Method

NewCurveArrArray

Creates an empty array that can store geometric curve loops.

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Public Method
NewCurveArray

Creates an empty array that can store geometric curves.

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Public Method

NewCurveLoopsProfile

Creates a new CurveLoopsProfile object.

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Public Method

NewDoubleArray

Creates a new instance of a double array.

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Public Method

NewDWFExportOptions

Creates DWF Export options.

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Public Method

NewDWFXExportOptions

Creates DWFX Export options.

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Public Method

NewElementId

Creates a new Autodesk::Revit::DB::ElementId^ object.

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Public Method
NewElementSet

Creates a new instance of a set specifically for holding elements.

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Public Method

NewFaceArray

Creates a new instance of a face array.

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Public Method

NewFamilyInstanceCreationData(FamilySymbol, IList.XYZ.)

Creates an object which wraps the arguments of NewFamilyInstance() for batch creation.

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Public Method

NewFamilyInstanceCreationData(Face, Line, FamilySymbol)

Creates an object which wraps the arguments of NewFamilyInstance() for batch creation.

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Public Method

NewFamilyInstanceCreationData(XYZ, FamilySymbol, StructuralType)

Creates an object which wraps the arguments of NewFamilyInstance() for batch creation.

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Public Method

NewFamilyInstanceCreationData(Curve, FamilySymbol, Level, StructuralType)

Creates an object which wraps the arguments of NewFamilyInstance() for batch creation.

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Public Method

NewFamilyInstanceCreationData(Face, XYZ, XYZ, FamilySymbol)

Creates an object which wraps the arguments of NewFamilyInstance() for batch creation.

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Public Method

NewFamilyInstanceCreationData(XYZ, FamilySymbol, Element, StructuralType)

Creates an object which wraps the arguments of NewFamilyInstance() for batch creation.

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Public Method

NewFamilyInstanceCreationData(XYZ, FamilySymbol, Level, StructuralType)

Creates an object which wraps the arguments of NewFamilyInstance() for batch creation.

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Public Method

NewFamilyInstanceCreationData(XYZ, FamilySymbol, Element, Level, StructuralType)

Creates an object which wraps the arguments of NewFamilyInstance() for batch creation.

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Public Method

NewFamilyInstanceCreationData(XYZ, FamilySymbol, XYZ, Element, StructuralType)

Creates an object which wraps the arguments of NewFamilyInstance() for batch creation.

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Public Method

NewFamilySymbolProfile

Creates a new FamilySymbolProfile object.

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Public Method

NewFBXExportOptions

Creates 3D-Studio Max (FBX) Export options.

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Public Method

NewGBXMLImportOptions

Creates Green-Building XML Import options.

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Public Method
Code Example

NewGeometryOptions

Creates an object to specify user preferences in parsing of geometry.

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Public Method
NewInstanceBinding.

Creates a new empty instance binding object.

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Public Method
NewInstanceBinding(CategorySet)

Creates a new instance binding object containing the categories passed as a parameter.

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Public Method

NewIntersectionResultArray

Creates a new instance of an IntersectionResult array.

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Public Method

NewPointOnEdge

Create a PointOnEdge object which is used to define the placement of a ReferencePoint.

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Public Method

NewPointOnEdgeEdgeIntersection

Construct a PointOnEdgeEdgeIntersection object which is used to define the placement of a ReferencePoint given two references to edge.

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Public Method

NewPointOnEdgeFaceIntersection

Construct a PointOnEdgeFaceIntersection object which is used to define the placement of a ReferencePoint given a references to edge and a reference to face.

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Public Method

NewPointOnFace

Construct a PointOnFace object which is used to define the placement of a ReferencePoint given a reference and a location on the face.

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Public Method

NewPointOnPlane

Construct a PointOnPlane object which is used to define the placement of a ReferencePoint from its property values.

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Public Method

NewPointRelativeToPoint

Create a PointRelativeToPoint object, which is used to define the placement of a ReferencePoint relative to a host point.

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Public Method
NewProjectPosition

Creates a new project position object.

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Public Method

NewReferenceArray

Creates a new instance of a reference array.

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Public Method
NewReferencePointArray

Creates an empty array that can store ReferencePoint objects.

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Public Method

NewSpaceSet

Creates a new instance of a space set.

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Public Method
NewTypeBinding.

Creates a new empty type binding object.

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Public Method
NewTypeBinding(CategorySet)

Creates a new type binding object containing the categories passed as a parameter.

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Public Method

NewUV.

Creates a UV object at the origin.

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Public Method

NewUV(UV)

Creates a UV object by copying the supplied UV object.

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Public Method

NewUV(Double, Double)

Creates a UV object representing coordinates in 2-space with supplied values.

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Public Method

NewVertexIndexPair

Creates a new VertexIndexPair object.

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Public Method

NewVertexIndexPairArray

Returns an array that can hold VertexIndexPair objects.

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Public Method

NewViewSet

Creates a new instance of a View set.

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Public Method

NewXYZ.

Creates a XYZ object at the origin.

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Public Method

NewXYZ(XYZ)

Creates a XYZ object by copying the supplied XYZ object.

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Public Method

NewXYZ(Double, Double, Double)

Creates a XYZ object representing coordinates in 3-space with supplied values.

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Public Method

ToString

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

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Remarks

General purpose objects can be generated by this creation object. Creating objects via this object ensures that they will be correctly constructed and will reside in the Autodesk Revit memory space.