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IFamilyLoadOptions.OnSharedFamilyFound

Public Class

A method called when the shared family was found in the target document.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB

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

Syntax

bool OnSharedFamilyFound(
  Family sharedFamily,
  bool familyInUse,
  out FamilySource source,
  out bool overwriteParameterValues
)

Parameters

sharedFamily Family

The shared family in the current family document.

familyInUseBoolean

Indicates if one or more instances of the family is placed in the project.

source FamilySource.

This indicates if the family will load from the project or the current family.

overwriteParameterValuesBoolean.

This indicates whether or not to overwrite the parameter values of existing types.

Return Value

Boolean
Return true to continue loading the family, false to cancel.

Remarks

Triggered only when the family is both loaded and changed.