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Location.Move

Public Class

Move the element within the project by a specified vector.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB

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

Syntax

public bool Move(
  XYZ translation
)

Parameters

translation XYZ

The vector by which the element is to be moved.

Return Value

Boolean
If the element is moved successfully then the method return True, otherwise False.

Remarks

The move method is used to move an element within the project. Other elements may also be moved when this element is moved, for example: if the element is wall and it contains windows, the windows will also be moved.

Example

bool MoveUsingLocationCurve(Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices.Application application, Wall wall)
{
    LocationCurve wallLine = wall.Location as LocationCurve;
    XYZ translationVec = new XYZ(10, 20, 0);
    return (wallLine.Move(translationVec));
}