DatumPlane
A base class representing a datum surface (level, grid or reference plane) in Autodesk Revit.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element
Autodesk.Revit.DB.DatumPlane
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Grid
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Level
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ReferencePlane
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public class DatumPlane : ElementThe DatumPlane type exposes the following members.
Properties
Name
Description
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
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
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
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
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
AddLeader
Adds a default Leader for the indicated end of the datum plane. This method does not apply to Reference planes (which do not support leaders).
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
CanBeVisibleInView
Checks if the datum plane can be visible in the view.
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
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
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
GetCurvesInView
Gets a collection of curves representing the DatumPlane element in the given view.
Public Method
GetDatumExtentTypeInView
Identifies whether the curve representing the datum plane is displayed according to its actual 3d extents, or else according to a view specific setting.
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
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
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
GetLeader
Gets a copy of the leader applied to the indicated end of the datum plane. This method does not apply to Reference planes (which do not support leaders).
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
GetPropagationViews
Gets a list of candidate views which are parallel to the current view and to which the extents of the datum may be propagated.
Public Method
GetSubelements
Returns the collection of element subelements.
(Inherited from Element)
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
HasBubbleInView
Identifies if the DatumPlane has bubble or not.
Public Method
HasPhases
Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId.
(Inherited from Element)
Public Method
HideBubbleInView
Hides the bubble in a view. This method does not apply to Reference planes.
Public Method
IsBubbleVisibleInView
Identifies if the bubble is visible or not in a view.
Public Method
IsCreatedPhaseOrderValid
Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order.
(Inherited from Element)
Public Method
IsCurveValidInView
Checks if the curve is valid to be as the extents for the datum plane in a view. The curve must be bound and coincident with the original one of the datum plane.
Public Method
IsDemolishedPhaseOrderValid
Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order.
(Inherited from Element)
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
IsLeaderValid
Identifies if the leader valid or not for this DatumPlane. This method does not apply to Reference planes (which do not support leaders).
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
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
Maximize3DExtents
Computes the 3d extents of all model geometry and levels, and extends the 3d extents of this datum surface to include the model extents.
Public Method
PropagateToViews
Propagates the extents applied to this datum in the view to the specified parallel views.
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
SetCurveInView
Sets the extents to match the curve.
Public Method
SetDatumExtentType
Sets whether the curve representing the datum plane is displayed according to its 3d extents, or else according to a view specific setting.
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
SetLeader
Sets the leader to the indicated end of the datum plane. This method does not apply to Reference planes (which do not support leaders).
Public Method
ShowBubbleInView
Shows the bubble in a view. This method does not apply to Reference planes.
Public Method
ToString
Returns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object)
Remarks
A DatumPlane represents a 3d surface with finite extents. It can be either a rectangle with arbitrary orientation, or a cylinder whose axis is parallel to the project z-axis. If a datum is visible in a plan or section view, it will be displayed as one or more curves. These curves are determined by the intersection of the datum surface with the cut plane of the view. By default, the extents of these curves reflect the 3d extents of the datum surface. If the surface is a plane, then the extents represent the projection of the surface onto the cut plane. This matters, for example, when viewing a datum plane, really a 3d rectangle, along one of its diagonals. The extents of the curve do not vary with the location of the view, because we use the projection of the rectangle and not the actual intersection. If the surface is a cylinder, then the extents reflect the actual intersection of the surface with the cut plane. In addition, the curves that represent a DatumPlane can be modified on a view specific basis. In this case, the ends of the curve no longer reflect the 3d extents of the datum.