internal RemoteLink(Document doc, RevitLinkInstance linkinstance)
{
Document = linkinstance.GetLinkDocument();
Type = doc.GetElement(linkinstance.GetTypeId()) as RevitLinkType;
Title = Document.Title;
DocumentPath = Document.PathName;
IsWorkShared = Document.IsWorkshared;
IsLoaded = RevitLinkType.IsLoaded(doc, Type.Id);
TempPath = Path.GetTempPath() + "RemoteParameters\\";
OpenDocument = null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Tag all walls in all linked documents
/// </summary>
void TagAllLinkedWalls(Document doc)
{
// Point near my wall
XYZ xyz = new XYZ(-20, 20, 0);
// At first need to find our links
FilteredElementCollector collector
= new FilteredElementCollector(doc)
.OfClass(typeof(RevitLinkInstance));
foreach (Element elem in collector)
{
// Get linkInstance
RevitLinkInstance instance = elem
as RevitLinkInstance;
// Get linkDocument
Document linkDoc = instance.GetLinkDocument();
// Get linkType
RevitLinkType type = doc.GetElement(
instance.GetTypeId()) as RevitLinkType;
// Check if link is loaded
if (RevitLinkType.IsLoaded(doc, type.Id))
{
// Find walls for tagging
FilteredElementCollector walls
= new FilteredElementCollector(linkDoc)
.OfCategory(BuiltInCategory.OST_Walls)
.OfClass(typeof(Wall));
// Create reference
foreach (Wall wall in walls)
{
Reference newRef = new Reference(wall)
.CreateLinkReference(instance);
// Create transaction
using (Transaction tx = new Transaction(doc))
{
tx.Start("Create tags");
IndependentTag newTag = IndependentTag.Create(
doc, doc.ActiveView.Id, newRef, true,
TagMode.TM_ADDBY_MATERIAL,
TagOrientation.Horizontal, xyz);
// Use TaggedElementId.LinkInstanceId and
// TaggedElementId.LinkInstanceId to retrieve
// the id of the tagged link and element:
LinkElementId linkId = newTag.TaggedElementId;
ElementId linkInstanceId = linkId.LinkInstanceId;
ElementId linkedElementId = linkId.LinkedElementId;
tx.Commit();
}
}
}
}
}
// https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/reload-revit-links-from/m-p/7722248
public Result Execute1(
ExternalCommandData commandData,
ref string message,
ElementSet elements)
{
// Get application and document objects
UIApplication uiapp = commandData.Application;
UIDocument uidoc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument;
Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices.Application app = uiapp.Application;
Document doc = uidoc.Document;
// NO TRANSACTION NEEDS TO BE OPENED
try
{
using (Transaction tx = new Transaction(doc))
{
// Collect files linked in current project
FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(doc);
ICollection <Element> linkInstances = collector.OfClass(typeof(RevitLinkType)).ToElements();
// Check which elements are loaded > to be used as filter
List <bool> loaded = new List <bool>();
foreach (RevitLinkType i in linkInstances)
{
loaded.Add(RevitLinkType.IsLoaded(doc, i.Id));
}
// Convert ICollection into a list of RevitLinkTypes
int i1 = 0;
List <RevitLinkType> revLinkType = new List <RevitLinkType>();
foreach (RevitLinkType rli in linkInstances)
{
if (!loaded[i1++])
{
revLinkType.Add(rli);
}
}
// Put names of linked files into a list of strings
int i2 = 0;
List <string> linkNames = new List <string>();
foreach (Element eli in linkInstances)
{
if (!loaded[i2++])
{
linkNames.Add(eli.Name.Split(' ')[0]);
}
}
// Prompt user with files selection dialog
//Start:
OpenFileDialog openFileDialog1 = new OpenFileDialog();
openFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = (@"P:\");
openFileDialog1.Filter = "RVT|*.rvt";
openFileDialog1.Multiselect = true;
openFileDialog1.RestoreDirectory = true;
// If you select the files and hit OK (in the file browser)
if (openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
// Show which files (path + version) has been selected before linking them
StringBuilder userSelectionWVersion = new StringBuilder();
foreach (string fp in openFileDialog1.FileNames)
{
userSelectionWVersion.AppendLine(
fp.ToString()
+ " which was created with " +
BasicFileInfo.Extract(fp).SavedInVersion.ToString().ToUpper());
}
// Recap the user with his selection + Revit version of the file
DialogResult linkCorrect = MessageBox.Show(
userSelectionWVersion.ToString(),
"You selected the files:",
MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel);
// Put paths of files selected by user into a list
if (linkCorrect == DialogResult.OK)
{
List <string> userSelectionNames = new List <string>();
foreach (string fp in openFileDialog1.FileNames)
{
userSelectionNames.Add(fp.ToString());
}
// Check which of the files that the user selected have the same name of the files linked in the project
IEnumerable <string> elementsToReload = userSelectionNames.Where(a => linkNames.Exists(b => a.Contains(b)));
// Show which files need to be reloaded
StringBuilder intersection = new StringBuilder();
foreach (string fp in elementsToReload)
{
intersection.AppendLine(fp.ToString());
}
DialogResult promptToLoad = MessageBox.Show(intersection.ToString(), "The following files need to be roloaded");
// Initialize + populate list of ModelPaths > path from where to reload
List <ModelPath> modPaths = new List <ModelPath>();
foreach (string fp in elementsToReload)
{
FileInfo filePath = new FileInfo(fp);
ModelPath linkpath = ModelPathUtils.ConvertUserVisiblePathToModelPath(filePath.ToString());
modPaths.Add(linkpath);
}
// Zip together file (as RevitLinkType) and the corresponding path to be reloaded from > Reload
foreach (var ab in revLinkType.Zip(modPaths, Tuple.Create))
{
ab.Item1.LoadFrom(ab.Item2, new WorksetConfiguration());
}
}
return(Result.Succeeded);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// If something went wrong return Result.Failed
DialogResult genericException = MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Oops there was problem!");
return(Result.Failed);
}
return(Result.Succeeded);
}