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TopographySurface.ChangePointElevation

Public Class

Note: This API is now obsolete.

Changes the elevation value for a point.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Architecture

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

Syntax

[ObsoleteAttribute("This method is deprecated in Revit 2024 with the introduction of the new Toposolid elements.  It is recommended that TopographySurface elements should be converted to Toposolid elements to enable better editing options.")]
public void ChangePointElevation(
  XYZ point,
  double elevationValue
)

Parameters

point XYZ

The point to be modified.

elevationValueDouble

The new elevation value.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

ArgumentException

The input point does not exist in the current topography surface.

ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The given value for elevationValue must be no more than 30000 feet in absolute value.

InvalidOperationException

This element is not a TopographySurface. -or- The points of this topography surface are not editable. -or- The TopographySurface element is not in an active TopographyEditScope. Modification cannot be made on this TopographySurface.

ModificationForbiddenException

The document containing this TopographySurface is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document containing this TopographySurface is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.

ModificationOutsideTransactionException

The document containing this TopographySurface has no open transaction.

Remarks

If the point doesn’t exist in the current TopographySurface, an exception will be thrown. This applies to a TopographySurface element (not a SiteSubRegion or a topography surface associated with a BuildingPad), which should be in an active TopographyEditScope.