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CompoundStructure.GetNumberOfShellLayers

Public Class

Retrieves the number of interior or exterior shell layers.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB

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

Syntax

public int GetNumberOfShellLayers(
  ShellLayerType shellLayerType
)

Parameters

shellLayerType ShellLayerType

If ShellLayerType.Exterior return the number of exterior shell layers (or top shell layers for a roof, floor, or ceiling type). If ShellLayerType.Interior return the number of interior shell layers (or bottom shell layers for a roof, floor, or ceiling type).

Return Value

Int32
The number of shell layers in the interior or exterior shell, as specified by shellLayerType.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration

Remarks

There will always be at least one core layer, i.e. one layer which is not a shell layer. You can change the shell/core layer boundary using SetNumberOfShellLayers(ShellLayerType, Int32).