AssemblyViewUtils.CreateDetailSection(Document, ElementId, AssemblyDetailViewOrientation) Method

Creates a new detail section assembly view for the assembly instance.

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

Syntax

public static ViewSection CreateDetailSection(
	Document document,
	ElementId assemblyInstanceId,
	AssemblyDetailViewOrientation direction
)

document Document: The document to which the view will be added.
assemblyInstanceId ElementId: Id of the assembly instance that owns the new view.
direction AssemblyDetailViewOrientation: The direction for the new view.

ViewSection
A new detail section assembly view.

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	assemblyInstanceId is not an AssemblyInstance.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration
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.

The detail section will cut through the center of the assembly instance's outline. The document must be regenerated before using the detail section.