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StructuralConnectionHandler.CreateGenericConnection

Public Class

Creates a new instance of a Structural Connection Handler with a generic type, which defines the connection between given elements.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure

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

Syntax

public static StructuralConnectionHandler CreateGenericConnection(
  Document document,
  IList<ElementId> idsToConnect
)

Parameters

document Document

The Revit document.

idsToConnectIList. ElementId.

The list of element ids of connected elements.

Return Value

StructuralConnectionHandler
The newly created generic connection.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

ArgumentException

It verifies that we have at least one element id in the list.

ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null

InvalidOperationException

The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements).

ModificationForbiddenException

The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.

ModificationOutsideTransactionException

The document has no open transaction.

Remarks

Elements should be of the following structural categories: framings (OST_StructuralFraming), columns (OST_StructuralColumns), walls (OST_Walls), floors (OST_Floors) or foundations (OST_StructuralFoundations). The first of given elements is set as the primary one. A generic connection type will be created by default, if there is none present in the model.