DirectShapeType.SetFamilyName Method

Sets the family name for the DirectShapeType.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)

Syntax

public void SetFamilyName(
	string name
)

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The element type name was empty, contained invalid characters, or was invalid for the specific element type.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
InvalidOperationException	The given DirectShapeType has a category which does not support a custom family name.

By default the family name is either Direct Shape or a category-specific name. When a category-specific name is used the family name cannot be set.