ColorFillScheme

Public Class

Represents a color scheme could be used to colorfy elements in floor plan views and section views.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ColorFillScheme

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

Syntax

public class ColorFillScheme : Element

The ColorFillScheme type exposes the following members.

Properties

Name

Description

Public Property
AreaSchemeId

Represents the id of AreaScheme of area plan views that this scheme could be applied to.

Public Property

AssemblyInstanceId

The id of the assembly instance to which the element belongs.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Code Example
BoundingBox

Retrieves a box that circumscribes all geometry of the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Category

Retrieves a Category object that represents the category or sub category in which the element resides.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property

CategoryId

Represents the element category that can be colored by this scheme.

Public Property
Code Example
CreatedPhaseId

Id of a Phase at which the Element was created.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Code Example
DemolishedPhaseId

Id of a Phase at which the Element was demolished.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Code Example
DesignOption

Returns the design option to which the element belongs.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Document

Returns the Document in which the Element resides.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Code Example
Geometry

Retrieves the geometric representation of the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property

GroupId

The id of the group to which an element belongs.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Code Example
Id

A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
IsByRange

Represents if the parameter values in entries are treated as value range or not.

Public Property

IsLinkedFilesIncluded

Represent if the scheme includes entries whose parameter values are based on elements from linked files.

Public Property
IsModifiable

Identifies if the element is modifiable.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
IsTransient

Indicates whether an element is transient or permanent.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
IsValidObject

Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property

LevelId

The id of the level associated with the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Code Example
Location

This property is used to find the physical location of an element within a project.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Name

A human readable name for the Element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property

OwnerViewId

The id of the view that owns the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Code Example
Parameter.BuiltInParameter.

Retrieves a parameter from the element given a parameter id.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Parameter.Definition.

Retrieves a parameter from the element based on its definition.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Parameter.Guid.

Retrieves a parameter from the element given a GUID for a shared parameter.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
ParameterDefinition

Represents the parameter of the elements that this scheme could be used to color.

Public Property
Code Example
Parameters

Retrieves a set containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
ParametersMap

Retrieves a map containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
Pinned

Identifies if the element has been pinned to prevent changes.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property

StorageType

Represents the type of parameter values stored in entries.

Public Property

Title

Represents the title displayed in ColorFillLegend.

Public Property
Code Example
UniqueId

A stable unique identifier for an element within the document.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
VersionGuid

Get the element version Guid.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property

ViewSpecific

Identifies if the element is owned by a view.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Property
WorksetId

Get Id of the Workset which owns the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Methods

Name

Description

Public Method
AddEntry

Adds new entry to the scheme.

Public Method

AreEntriesConsistentWithScheme

Checks whether the entries can be set to the scheme or not.

Public Method
ArePhasesModifiable

Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
CanBeHidden

Indicates if the element can be hidden in the view.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

CanBeLocked

Identifies if the element can be locked.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

CanDefineByRange

Checks whether the scheme entries can be explained by range.

Public Method

CanDeleteSubelement

Checks if given subelement can be removed from the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
CanHaveTypeAssigned.

Identifies if the element can have a type assigned.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
CanRemoveEntry

Checks whether entry can be removed from the scheme.

Public Method

CanUpdateEntry

Checks whether entry exists in the scheme and not the same as input one.

Public Method
ChangeTypeId(ElementId)

Changes the type of the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

DeleteEntity

Deletes the existing entity created by %schema% in the element
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
DeleteSubelement

Removes a subelement from the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
DeleteSubelements

Removes the subelements from the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

Dispose

(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

Duplicate

Generates a copy of current scheme.

Public Method

Equals

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

Public Method

EvaluateAllParameterValues

Evaluates all the parameters’ values of the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

EvaluateParameterValues

Evaluate the parameters’ values of the element on the given parameter ID set.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetDependentElements

Get all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of this Element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetEntity

Returns the existing entity corresponding to the Schema if it has been saved in the Element, or an invalid entity otherwise.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

GetEntitySchemaGuids

Returns the Schema guids of any Entities stored in this element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetEntries

Retrieves copies of all entries.

Public Method

GetExternalFileReference

Gets information pertaining to the external file referenced by the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetExternalResourceReference

Gets the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetExternalResourceReferenceExpanded

Gets the collection of ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetExternalResourceReferences

Gets the map of the external resource references referenced by the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetExternalResourceReferencesExpanded

Gets the expanded map of the external resource references referenced by the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetFormatOptions

Returns the FormatOptions of the scheme.

Public Method
Code Example
GetGeneratingElementIds

Returns the ids of the element(s) that generated the input geometry object.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetGeometryObjectFromReference

Retrieve one geometric primitive contained in the element given a reference.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

GetHashCode

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

Public Method

GetMaterialArea

Gets the area of the material with the given id.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetMaterialIds

Gets the element ids of all materials present in the element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

GetMaterialVolume

Gets the volume of the material with the given id.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

GetMonitoredLinkElementIds

Provides the link instance IDs when the element is monitoring.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

GetMonitoredLocalElementIds

Provides the local element IDs when the element is monitoring.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetOrderedParameters

Gets the parameters associated to the element in order.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetParameter

Retrieves a parameter from the element given identifier.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

GetParameterFormatOptions

Returns a FormatOptions override for the element Parameter, or a default FormatOptions if no override exists.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetParameters

Retrieves the parameters from the element via the given name.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

GetPhaseStatus

Gets the status of a given element in the input phase
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetSubelements

Returns the collection of element subelements.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
GetSupportedParameterIds

Retrieves collection of all parameters supported by the scheme.

Public Method

GetType

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

Public Method
Code Example
GetTypeId

Returns the identifier of this element’s type.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

GetValidTypes.

Obtains a set of types that are valid for this element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
HasPhases

Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

IsCreatedPhaseOrderValid

Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

IsDemolishedPhaseOrderValid

Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

IsEntryConsistentWithScheme

Checks whether an entry can be added to the scheme or not.

Public Method
IsExternalFileReference

Determines whether this Element represents an external file.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
IsHidden

Identifies if the element has been permanently hidden in the view.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

IsMonitoringLinkElement

Indicate whether an element is monitoring any elements in any linked models.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

IsMonitoringLocalElement

Indicate whether an element is monitoring other local elements.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
IsPhaseCreatedValid

Returns true if createdPhaseId is an allowed value for the property CreatedPhaseId in this Element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
IsPhaseDemolishedValid

Returns true if demolishedPhaseId is an allowed value for the property DemolishedPhaseId in this Element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

IsValidParameterDefinitionId

Checks whether the input parameter id can be applied to the scheme.

Public Method
IsValidSchemeName

Checks whether the name is valid for new generated scheme.

Public Method
IsValidType(ElementId)

Checks if given type is valid for this element.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
LookupParameter

Attempts to find a parameter on the element which has the given name.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method

RefersToExternalResourceReference

Determines whether this Element uses external resources associated with a specified external resource type.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
RefersToExternalResourceReferences

Determines whether this Element uses external resources.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
RemoveEntry

Removes an entry whose parameter value is the same as the input from the scheme

Public Method

SetEntity

Stores the entity in the element. If an Entity described by the same Schema already exists, it is overwritten.
(Inherited from Element)

Public Method
SetEntries

Update scheme entries in batch mode.

Public Method
SetFormatOptions

Sets the FormatOptions of the scheme.

Public Method
SortEntries

Sorts the scheme entries ascending.

Public Method

ToString

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

Public Method
UpdateEntry

Updates the scheme entry with the same parameter value as the input entry.

Remarks

A color scheme is based on element category and one of the category parameter, it contains a set of ColorFillSchemeEntry which stores parameter value, color, fill pattern and other entry data. The entry paramater values may be a range or a single value, based on the IsByRange property. Then elements with the specified category could be colored with the color and fill pattern of matching entry whose parameter value or value range matches the element parameter value.

You can retrieve the entries with GetEntries., or modify entries with AddEntry(ColorFillSchemeEntry), RemoveEntry(ColorFillSchemeEntry), UpdateEntry(ColorFillSchemeEntry) and [M:Autodesk.Revit.DB.ColorFillScheme.SetEntries(System.Collections.Generic.IList`1{Autodesk.Revit.DB.ColorFillSchemeEntry})].

Unlike most of the other elements, the color scheme works in an “asynchronous” way in UI:

If document elements change, the color scheme will not be updated immediately.
If color schemes changes, the document elements will not be updated immediately too.

API works slightly different with UI:

GetEntries. will return the entries corresponding to the latest document elements status immediately.
The entries modification operation will retrieve the latest entries with GetEntries. at first, and then modify those entries by request, but document elements will still not be updated immediately.
To modify multiple entries, it’s better to use [M:Autodesk.Revit.DB.ColorFillScheme.SetEntries(System.Collections.Generic.IList`1{Autodesk.Revit.DB.ColorFillSchemeEntry})] but not modify them one by one with other methods for better performance.

Notes:

To apply a color scheme whose
CategoryId
property is OST_Areas to an area plan view, the AreaSchemeId property must be the same as the view if it is not used as a template.
To generate a new color scheme, you have to use
Duplicate(String)
method to duplicate form an existing one.
There should not exist two entries values that are the same in a color scheme. if the
StorageType
property is Double, then the value accuracy should be based on FormatOptions property.