PanelScheduleView.CreateInstanceView(Document, ElementId) Method

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

Syntax

C#

public static PanelScheduleView CreateInstanceView(
	Document ADoc,
	ElementId panelId
)

Parameters

ADoc  Document

The Document

panelId  ElementId

Element id of the electrical panel element.

Return Value

PanelScheduleView
The PanelScheduleView

Exceptions

Example

C#

// Create a new panel schedule and switch to that view
public void CreatePanelSchedule(UIDocument uiDocument)
{
    Document doc = uiDocument.Document;

    Reference selected = uiDocument.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, "Select an electrical panel");

    Element panel = doc.GetElement(selected);

    if (null != panel)
    {
        PanelScheduleView psv = null;

        using (Transaction trans = new Transaction(doc, "Create a new panel schedule"))
        {
            trans.Start();
            psv = PanelScheduleView.CreateInstanceView(doc, panel.Id);
            trans.Commit();
        }
        if (null != psv)
        {
            uiDocument.ActiveView = psv;    // make new view the active view
        }
        else
        {
            TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "Please select one electrical panel.");
        }
    }
}

VB

' Create a new panel schedule and switch to that view
Public Sub CreatePanelSchedule(uiDocument As UIDocument)
    Dim doc As Document = uiDocument.Document

    Dim selected As Reference = uiDocument.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, "Select an electrical panel")

    Dim panel As Element = doc.GetElement(selected)

    If panel IsNot Nothing Then
        Dim psv As PanelScheduleView = Nothing

        Using trans As New Transaction(doc, "Create a new panel schedule")
            trans.Start()
            psv = PanelScheduleView.CreateInstanceView(doc, panel.Id)
            trans.Commit()
        End Using
        If psv IsNot Nothing Then
                ' make new view the active view
            uiDocument.ActiveView = psv
        Else
            TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "Please select one electrical panel.")
        End If
    End If
End Sub

See Also

Reference