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MechanicalUtils.ConvertDuctPlaceholders

Public Class

Converts a collection of duct placeholder elements into duct elements.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Mechanical

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

Syntax

public static ICollection<ElementId> ConvertDuctPlaceholders(
  Document document,
  ICollection<ElementId> placeholderIds
)

Parameters

document Document

The document.

placeholderIdsICollection. ElementId.

A collection of element IDs of duct placeholders.

Return Value

ICollection. ElementId.
A collection of element IDs of ducts and fittings.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

ArgumentException

The given element id set is empty. -or- The given element IDs (placeholderIds) are not duct placeholders. -or- The elements belong to different types of system.

ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

Once conversion succeeds, the duct placeholder elements are deleted. The new duct and fitting elements are created and connections are established.