/// <summary>
/// Create a new (or update an existing) panel element in the model
/// </summary>
/// <param name="geometry">The set-out geometry of the element</param>
/// <param name="exInfo">Optional. The execution information of the current action.
/// If an object has been created previously with matching execution information then
/// instead of creating a new item this previous one will be updated and returned instead.
/// This enables this method to be used parametrically.</param>
/// <returns>A new or previously created Panel elemet</returns>
public PanelElement PanelElement(Surface geometry, ExecutionInfo exInfo = null)
{
PanelElement result = new PanelElement();
result = Model.History.Update(exInfo, result);
result.ReplaceGeometry(geometry);
Model.Add(result);
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new (or update an existing) panel element as a copy of another one
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element">The element to copy.</param>
/// <param name="newGeometry">Optional. The set-out geometry to be used for the new element.</param>
/// <param name="exInfo">Optional. The execution information of the current action.
/// If an object has been created previously with matching execution information then
/// instead of creating a new item this previous one will be updated and returned instead.
/// This enables this method to be used parametrically.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public PanelElement CopyOf(PanelElement element, Surface newGeometry = null, ExecutionInfo exInfo = null)
{
PanelElement result = element.Duplicate();
result = (PanelElement)Model.History.Update(exInfo, result);
if (newGeometry != null)
{
result.ReplaceGeometry(newGeometry);
}
Model.Add(result);
return(result);
}
