internal void ShowBeamsFromColumnsUI()
{
if (beamsFromColumnsWindow == null || beamsFromColumnsWindow.isShowned == false)
{
//Implements the viewChange(view activated) event
if (uiApp != null)
{
uiApp.ViewActivated += BeamsFromColumns_ViewActivated;
}
//Implements the create (Beams from columns) event
requestBeamsFromColumnsHandler = new RequestBeamsFromColumnsHandler();
externalBeamFromColumnsEvent = ExternalEvent.Create(requestBeamsFromColumnsHandler);
//Implements the BeamsFromColumns UI Window
//Pass the external event and the event handler to the instance of the UI
beamsFromColumnsWindow = new BeamsFromColumnsUI(externalBeamFromColumnsEvent, requestBeamsFromColumnsHandler);
beamsFromColumnsWindow.Show();
beamsFromColumnsWindow.isShowned = true;
}
}
private void CreateBeams()
{
FamilyInstance firstColumn = null;
FamilyInstance secondColumn = null;
FamilyInstance createdBeam = null;
FamilyInstance lastSelectedBeam = null;
FamilyInstance lastSelectedColumn = null;
//TODO if is not 3d view, ask user to go to a 3d view
try
{
while (true)
{
//Create a reference copy of the Window so we can refer to it easily on the code
currentUI = ONBOXAppl.ONBOXApplication.onboxApp.beamsFromColumnsWindow;
View currentView = ONBOXApplication.onboxApp.uiApp.ActiveUIDocument.ActiveView;
View currentGraphicalView = ONBOXApplication.onboxApp.uiApp.ActiveUIDocument.ActiveGraphicalView;
if (currentView.Id != currentGraphicalView.Id)
{
TaskDialog.Show(Properties.Messages.Common_Error, Properties.Messages.BeamsFromColumns_NotGraphicalView);
return;
}
if (currentView as View3D == null)
{
TaskDialog.Show(Properties.Messages.Common_Error, Properties.Messages.BeamsFromColumns_Not3dView);
return;
}
if (createdBeam != null)
{
FamilyInstance currentSelection = doc.GetElement(sel.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, new ColumnAndBeamSelectionFilter(createdBeam), Properties.Messages.BeamsFromColumns_SelectFirstColumnOrBeam)) as FamilyInstance;
if (currentSelection.Category.Id.IntegerValue == BuiltInCategory.OST_StructuralColumns.GetHashCode())
{
if (currentUI.IsChain() == false || lastSelectedColumn == null)
{
firstColumn = doc.GetElement(currentSelection.Id) as FamilyInstance;
secondColumn = doc.GetElement(sel.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, new ColumnSelectionFilter(), Properties.Messages.BeamsFromColumns_SelectSecondColumn)) as FamilyInstance;
createdBeam = CreateBeam(ref firstColumn, ref secondColumn);
lastSelectedColumn = doc.GetElement(secondColumn.Id) as FamilyInstance;
}
else
{
firstColumn = doc.GetElement(lastSelectedColumn.Id) as FamilyInstance;
secondColumn = doc.GetElement(currentSelection.Id) as FamilyInstance;
createdBeam = CreateBeam(ref firstColumn, ref secondColumn);
lastSelectedColumn = doc.GetElement(secondColumn.Id) as FamilyInstance;
}
}
else
{
lastSelectedBeam = AdjustBeam(currentSelection, lastSelectedBeam);
}
}
else
{
if (currentUI.IsChain() == false || lastSelectedColumn == null)
{
firstColumn = doc.GetElement(sel.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, new ColumnSelectionFilter(), Properties.Messages.BeamsFromColumns_SelectFirstColumn)) as FamilyInstance;
secondColumn = doc.GetElement(sel.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, new ColumnSelectionFilter(), Properties.Messages.BeamsFromColumns_SelectSecondColumn)) as FamilyInstance;
createdBeam = CreateBeam(ref firstColumn, ref secondColumn);
lastSelectedColumn = doc.GetElement(secondColumn.Id) as FamilyInstance;
}
else
{
firstColumn = doc.GetElement(lastSelectedColumn.Id) as FamilyInstance;
secondColumn = doc.GetElement(sel.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, new ColumnSelectionFilter(), Properties.Messages.BeamsFromColumns_SelectSecondColumn)) as FamilyInstance;
createdBeam = CreateBeam(ref firstColumn, ref secondColumn);
lastSelectedColumn = doc.GetElement(secondColumn.Id) as FamilyInstance;
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception excep)
{
ExceptionManager eManager = new ExceptionManager(excep);
}
finally
{
currentUI.UnFreezeCreateButton();
}
}
