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ColumnAttachment

Public Class

An object representing the attachment of the top or bottom of a column to some target: a floor, roof, ceiling, beam, or brace.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ColumnAttachment

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB

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

Syntax

public class ColumnAttachment : IDisposable

The ColumnAttachment type exposes the following members.

Properties

Name

Description

Public Property

AttachOffset

The offset of the column attachment.

Public Property

BaseOrTop

Identifies if this ColumnAttachment is at the base or top of the column.

Public Property

CutStyle

Identifies whether the column, or the attached element should be cut (or if neither should be cut).

Public Property
IsValidObject

Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity.

Public Property

Justification

Identifies the type of justification to apply to this ColumnAttachment.

Public Property

TargetId

The id of the element that is attached to the column and is described by this ColumnAttachment.

Methods

Name

Description

Public Method
Static Member
AddColumnAttachment

Attaches the column to the target. If an attachment already exists with the same “baseOrTop” value, no attachment is made.

Public Method

Dispose

Releases all resources used by the ColumnAttachment

Public Method

Equals

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

Public Method
Static Member
GetColumnAttachment(FamilyInstance, ElementId)

Look up a column attachment by specifying the target id.

Public Method
Static Member

GetColumnAttachment(FamilyInstance, Int32)

Look up a column attachment. There is at most one attachment on the base and one on the top.

Public Method

GetHashCode

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

Public Method

GetType

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

Public Method
Static Member
IsValidColumn

Says whether a FamilyInstance supports column attachments.

Public Method
Static Member
IsValidTarget(Boolean, Element)

Says whether the element can be used as a target for a new attachment.

Public Method
Static Member
IsValidTarget(FamilyInstance, Element)

Says whether the element can be used as a target for a new attachment.

Public Method
Static Member
RemoveColumnAttachment(FamilyInstance, ElementId)

Removes any attachment of the column to the specified target.

Public Method
Static Member
RemoveColumnAttachment(FamilyInstance, Int32)

Removes an attachment at the top or base of a column, if there is one.

Public Method

SetJustification

Setter of ColumnAttachmentJustification

Public Method

ToString

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

Remarks

Call IsValidColumn() and IsValidTarget() to verify that specific elements support column attachments. A column has at most one top attachment and one bottom attachment.