MechanicalUtils.ConvertDuctPlaceholders Method

Converts a collection of duct placeholder elements into duct elements.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Mechanical
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.1.0.0 (26.1.0.34)

Syntax

public static ICollection<ElementId> ConvertDuctPlaceholders(
	Document document,
	ICollection<ElementId> placeholderIds
)

document Document: The document.
placeholderIds ICollection<ElementId>: A collection of element IDs of duct placeholders.

ICollection<ElementId>
A collection of element IDs of ducts and fittings.

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The given element id set is empty. -or- The given element IDs (placeholderIds) are not duct placeholders. -or- The elements belong to different types of system.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null

Once conversion succeeds, the duct placeholder elements are deleted. The new duct and fitting elements are created and connections are established.