/// <summary>
/// Frame a Wall
/// </summary>
/// <param name="rvtApp">Revit application></param>
/// <param name="wall">Wall as host to place column objects</param>
/// <param name="spacing">spacing between two columns</param>
/// <param name="columnType">column type</param>
private void FrameWall(Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices.Application rvtApp, Autodesk.Revit.DB.Wall wall,
double spacing, Autodesk.Revit.DB.FamilySymbol columnType)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document rvtDoc = wall.Document;
// get wall location
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve loc = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve)wall.Location;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ startPt = loc.Curve.GetEndPoint(0);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ endPt = loc.Curve.GetEndPoint(1);
// get wall's vector
Autodesk.Revit.DB.UV wallVec = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.UV(
endPt.X - startPt.X,
endPt.Y - startPt.Y);
// get the axis vector
Autodesk.Revit.DB.UV axis = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.UV(1.0, 0.0);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId baseLevelId = wall.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.WALL_BASE_CONSTRAINT).AsElementId();
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId topLevelId = wall.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.WALL_HEIGHT_TYPE).AsElementId();
// get wall length and vector
double wallLength = wallVec.GetLength();
wallVec = wallVec.Normalize();
// get # of column
int nmax = (int)(wallLength / spacing);
TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "wallLength = " + wallLength + "\r\nspacing = " + spacing.ToString() + "\r\nnmax = " + nmax.ToString());
// get angle of wall and axis
double angle = wallVec.AngleTo(axis);
// place all column
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ loc2 = startPt;
double dx = wallVec.U * spacing;
double dy = wallVec.V * spacing;
for (int i = 0; i < nmax; i++)
{
PlaceColumn(rvtApp, rvtDoc, loc2, angle, columnType, baseLevelId, topLevelId);
loc2 = new XYZ(loc2.X + dx,
loc2.Y + dy,
loc2.Z);
}
// place column at end point of wall
PlaceColumn(rvtApp, rvtDoc, endPt, angle, columnType, baseLevelId, topLevelId);
}
/// <summary>
/// Frame a Wall
/// </summary>
/// <param name="rvtApp">Revit application></param>
/// <param name="wall">Wall as host to place column objects</param>
/// <param name="spacing">spacing between two columns</param>
/// <param name="columnType">column type</param>
private void FrameWall(Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices.Application rvtApp, Autodesk.Revit.DB.Wall wall,
double spacing, Autodesk.Revit.DB.FamilySymbol columnType)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document rvtDoc = wall.Document;
// get wall location
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve loc = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve)wall.Location;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ startPt = loc.Curve.get_EndPoint(0);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ endPt = loc.Curve.get_EndPoint(1);
// get wall's vector
Autodesk.Revit.DB.UV wallVec = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.UV(
endPt.X - startPt.X,
endPt.Y - startPt.Y);
// get the axis vector
Autodesk.Revit.DB.UV axis = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.UV(1.0, 0.0);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId baseLevelId = wall.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.WALL_BASE_CONSTRAINT).AsElementId();
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId topLevelId = wall.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.WALL_HEIGHT_TYPE).AsElementId();
// get wall length and vector
double wallLength = wallVec.GetLength();
wallVec = wallVec.Normalize();
// get # of column
int nmax = (int)(wallLength / spacing);
MessageBox.Show("wallLength = " + wallLength + "\r\nspacing = " + spacing.ToString() + "\r\nnmax = " + nmax.ToString());
// get angle of wall and axis
double angle = wallVec.AngleTo(axis);
// place all column
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ loc2 = startPt;
double dx = wallVec.U * spacing;
double dy = wallVec.V * spacing;
for (int i = 0; i < nmax; i++)
{
PlaceColumn(rvtApp, rvtDoc, loc2, angle, columnType, baseLevelId, topLevelId);
loc2 = new XYZ(loc2.X + dx,
loc2.Y + dy,
loc2.Z);
}
// place column at end point of wall
PlaceColumn(rvtApp, rvtDoc, endPt, angle, columnType, baseLevelId, topLevelId);
}