/// <summary>
/// the method is used to create new family type
/// </summary>
/// <param name="para">WindowParameter</param>
/// <returns>indicate whether the NewType is successful</returns>
private bool newFamilyType(WindowParameter para)//string typeName, double height, double width, double sillHeight)
{
DoubleHungWinPara dbhungPara = para as DoubleHungWinPara;
string typeName = dbhungPara.Type;
double height = dbhungPara.Height;
double width = dbhungPara.Width;
double sillHeight = dbhungPara.SillHeight;
double windowInset = dbhungPara.Inset;
switch (m_document.DisplayUnitSystem)
{
case Autodesk.Revit.DB.DisplayUnit.METRIC:
height = Utility.MetricToImperial(height);
width = Utility.MetricToImperial(width);
sillHeight = Utility.MetricToImperial(sillHeight);
windowInset = Utility.MetricToImperial(windowInset);
break;
}
try
{
FamilyType type = m_familyManager.NewType(typeName);
m_familyManager.CurrentType = type;
m_familyManager.Set(m_familyManager.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.WINDOW_HEIGHT), height);
m_familyManager.Set(m_familyManager.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.WINDOW_WIDTH), width);
m_familyManager.Set(m_familyManager.get_Parameter("Default Sill Height"), sillHeight);
m_familyManager.Set(m_familyManager.get_Parameter("Window Inset"), windowInset);
return(true);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(e.Message);
return(false);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// construcion of WindowParameter
/// </summary>
/// <param name="para">the WindowParameter</param>
public WindowParameter(WindowParameter para)
{
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(para.m_type))
{
m_type = "NewType";
}
m_type = para.Type + "1";
m_height = para.Height;
m_width = para.Width;
}
/// <summary>
/// The implementation of CombineAndBuild() ,defining New Window Types
/// </summary>
public override void CombineAndBuild()
{
SubTransaction subTransaction = new SubTransaction(m_document);
subTransaction.Start();
foreach (String type in m_para.WinParaTab.Keys)
{
WindowParameter para = m_para.WinParaTab[type] as WindowParameter;
newFamilyType(para);
}
subTransaction.Commit();
}
