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MechanicalUtils.ConnectDuctPlaceholdersAtElbow(Document, ElementId, ElementId)

Public Class

Connects a pair of placeholders that can intersect in an Elbow connection.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Mechanical

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

Syntax

public static bool ConnectDuctPlaceholdersAtElbow(
  Document document,
  ElementId placeholder1Id,
  ElementId placeholder2Id
)

Parameters

document Document

The document.

placeholder1Id ElementId

The element id of the first duct placeholder.

placeholder2Id ElementId

The element id of the second duct placeholder.

Return Value

Boolean
True if connection succeeds, false otherwise.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

ArgumentException

The element id placeholder1Id is not duct placeholder. -or- The element id placeholder2Id is not duct placeholder. -or- The elements belong to different types of system. -or- The curve placeholder1Id and placeholder2Id are not physically connected.

ArgumentNullException

A non-optional argument was null

Remarks

The placeholders must meet at a physical end connection. If connection fails, the placeholders cannot be physically connected.