Copies an element and places the copy at a location indicated by a given transformation.
Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 26.2.0.0 (26.2.0.0)
Syntax
C#
public static ICollection<ElementId> CopyElement( Document document, ElementId elementToCopy, XYZ translation )
Parameters
- document Document
- The document that owns the element.
- elementToCopy ElementId
- The id of the element to copy.
- translation XYZ
- The translation vector for the new element.
Return Value
ICollection<ElementId>The ids of the newly created copied elements. More than one element may be created due to dependencies.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | The element elementToCopy does not exist in the document -or- The input element is a Sketch member and there is no Sketch in the edit mode to place this element in. |
| ArgumentNullException | A non-optional argument was null |
| InvalidOperationException | It is not allowed to copy Sketch member to non-parallel sketch. -or- If we are not able to copy the element. |