LayoutRuleFixedDistance

Public Class

This class indicate the layout rule of a Beam System is Fixed-Distance.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.APIObject
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LayoutRule
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LayoutRuleFixedDistance

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB

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

Syntax

public class LayoutRuleFixedDistance : LayoutRule

The LayoutRuleFixedDistance type exposes the following members.

Constructors

Name

Description

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Public Method
LayoutRuleFixedDistance

Constructor of LayoutRuleFixedDistance. Create LayoutRuleFixedDistance with the values passed in.

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Properties

Name

Description

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Public Property
Code Example

IsReadOnly

Identifies if the object is read-only or modifiable.
(Inherited from APIObject)

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Public Property
JustifyType

Get or set the type of justification.

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Public Property
Spacing

Get or set spacing of the Beam System.

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Methods

Name

Description

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Public Method
Dispose

Causes the object to release immediately any resources it may be utilizing.
(Inherited from APIObject)

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Public Method

Equals

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

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Public Method

GetHashCode

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

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Public Method

GetType

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

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Public Method

ToString

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

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Remarks

To use this type of LayoutRule, the distance between the beams and the justify-type must be set.

Example

private bool LayoutRuleFixedDistanceInformation(BeamSystem beamSystem)
{
    //get the layoutRule of the beamsystem
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.LayoutRule layoutRule = beamSystem.LayoutRule;

    string message = "BeamSystem layout rule : " + layoutRule;

    //create a new instance of the LayoutRuleClearSpacing class
    LayoutRuleFixedDistance myLayoutRuleFixedDistance =
                new LayoutRuleFixedDistance(10.0, BeamSystemJustifyType.End);

    //set the new layoutRule to the beamsystem
    beamSystem.LayoutRule = myLayoutRuleFixedDistance;

    LayoutRuleFixedDistance fixedDistance = beamSystem.LayoutRule as LayoutRuleFixedDistance;
    if (null == fixedDistance)
    {
        return false;
    }
    //try to get the property value of the beamsystem LayoutRule
    BeamSystemJustifyType justifyType = fixedDistance.JustifyType;

    double spacing = fixedDistance.Spacing;

    message += "\nNew BeamSystem layout rule: " + fixedDistance;
    message += "\nNew BeamSystem spacing: " + spacing;
    message += "\nNew BeamSystem justification: " + justifyType;

    TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message);

    return true;
}