Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.AreaReinforcement

The Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.AreaReinforcement class represents an area reinforcement element in a Revit project.

Properties

• Area: Gets or sets the area of the reinforced region in square meters.
• BottomCoverDistance: Gets or sets the distance from the bottom of the reinforced region to the bottom of the reinforcing bars in millimeters.
• HostId: Gets the element id of the host element that the area reinforcement is attached to.
• Shape: Gets or sets the shape of the reinforcing bars.

Methods

• AddArea(): Creates a new area reinforcement element in the Revit project.
• Copy(): Creates a copy of the area reinforcement element.
• GetShape(): Gets the shape of the reinforcing bars.

Remarks

• Area reinforcement elements in Revit are used to reinforce concrete slabs and walls.
• The AreaReinforcement class inherits from the RebarContainer class, which provides additional reinforcement properties and methods.
• The AddArea() method must be called within a Revit transaction to ensure that the modification to the project is saved.
• The Copy() method creates a new instance of the AreaReinforcement class with the same properties as the original. However, the new element does not exist in the Revit project until the AddArea() method is called.

Example

// Create a new area reinforcement
AreaReinforcement areaReinforcement = new AreaReinforcement();

// Set the area and bottom cover distance
areaReinforcement.Area = 10;
areaReinforcement.BottomCoverDistance = 50;

// Set the shape of the reinforcing bars
RebarShape rebarShape = new RebarShape(/* ... */);
areaReinforcement.Shape = rebarShape;

// Add the area reinforcement to the Revit project
using (Transaction transaction = new Transaction(document, "Add Area Reinforcement"))
{
    transaction.Start();
    areaReinforcement.AddArea();
    transaction.Commit();
}