DirectShapeType.SetFamilyName

Public Class

Sets the family name for the DirectShapeType.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB

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

Syntax

public void SetFamilyName(
  string name
)

Parameters

nameString

Family name for the DirectShapeType.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

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ArgumentException

The element type name was empty, contained invalid characters, or was invalid for the specific element type.

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ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null

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InvalidOperationException

The given DirectShapeType has a category which does not support a custom family name.

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Remarks

By default the family name is either Direct Shape or a category-specific name. When a category-specific name is used the family name cannot be set.