ObjectType

Description:
This enumerated type contains object types allowed to be selected during selection operations.

public enum ObjectType

Public Enumeration ObjectType

public enum class ObjectType

type ObjectType

Name	Description
E Nothing	Nothing.
E Element	Whole element.
E PointOnElement	Any point on an element (on a face or curve).
E Edge	Any model edge.
E Face	Any face.
E LinkedElement	Elements in linked RVT files.
E Subelement	Whole element or subelement.

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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

#⬇️ IMPORTS
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from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
from Autodesk.Revit.UI.Selection import ISelectionFilter, Selection, ObjectType

#📦 VARIABLES
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doc       = __revit__.ActiveUIDocument.Document #type:Document
uidoc     = __revit__.ActiveUIDocument          

# Class for selection methods...
selection = uidoc.Selection                     #type: Selection

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