MEPSupportUtils.CreateDuctworkStiffener Method

Create family based stiffener on the specified fabrication ductwork.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.4.0.0 (26.4.0.0)

Syntax

public static FamilyInstance CreateDuctworkStiffener(
	Document document,
	ElementId familySymbolId,
	ElementId hostId,
	double distanceFromHostEnd
)

document Document: The document.
familySymbolId ElementId: The id of a stiffener FamilySymbol.
hostId ElementId: The id of the host ductwork.
distanceFromHostEnd Double: The distance from the host primary end to place the hosted instance. Units are in feet (ft).

FamilyInstance
The new stiffener family instance.

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	document is not a project document. -or- familySymbolId is not a valid Element identifier. -or- hostId is not a valid Element identifier. -or- Invalid familySymbolId for stiffeners. -or- Host is not a straight ductwork.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The distance from host primary end is out of range.
InvalidOperationException	The profiles of family symbol and host are mismatch.
ModificationForbiddenException	The document 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 is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
ModificationOutsideTransactionException	The document has no open transaction.
RegenerationFailedException	Failed to create stiffener due to document regenerate error.