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Structural Element Filtering

Overview​

Select structural elements using the enumerated value StructuralType.

Structural Types​

  • StructuralType.NonStructural: All non-structural elements
  • StructuralType.Beam: Structural beams
  • StructuralType.Brace: Structural braces or brace posts
  • StructuralType.Column: Structural columns
  • StructuralType.Footing: Structural foundations
  • StructuralType.UnknownFraming: Structural use unknown

Example​

  1. Create the filter:

    Filter = ElementStructuralTypeFilter(Structure.StructuralType.Footing)

  2. Apply the filter to the collector:

    Foundations = FilteredElementCollector(doc).WherePasses(Filter).WhereElementIsNotElementType().ToElements()