public ApplicationPlaceholderObject AdaptiveComponentToNative(AdaptiveComponent speckleAc) { var docObj = GetExistingElementByApplicationId(speckleAc.applicationId); string familyName = speckleAc["family"] as string != null ? speckleAc["family"] as string : ""; DB.FamilySymbol familySymbol = GetElementType <DB.FamilySymbol>(speckleAc); DB.FamilyInstance revitAc = null; //try update existing if (docObj != null) { try { var revitType = Doc.GetElement(docObj.GetTypeId()) as ElementType; // if family changed, tough luck. delete and let us create a new one. if (familyName != revitType.FamilyName) { Doc.Delete(docObj.Id); } else { revitAc = (DB.FamilyInstance)docObj; // check for a type change if (speckleAc.type != null && speckleAc.type != revitType.Name) { revitAc.ChangeTypeId(familySymbol.Id); } } } catch { //something went wrong, re-create it } } //create family instance if (revitAc == null) { revitAc = AdaptiveComponentInstanceUtils.CreateAdaptiveComponentInstance(Doc, familySymbol); } SetAdaptivePoints(revitAc, speckleAc.basePoints); AdaptiveComponentInstanceUtils.SetInstanceFlipped(revitAc, speckleAc.flipped); SetInstanceParameters(revitAc, speckleAc); return(new ApplicationPlaceholderObject { applicationId = speckleAc.applicationId, ApplicationGeneratedId = revitAc.UniqueId, NativeObject = revitAc }); }