/// <summary>
/// Create a new Point BoundaryConditions Element.
/// All the parameter default as Fixed.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="hostElement">
/// structural element which provide the analytical line end reference
/// </param>
/// <returns> the created Point BoundaryConditions Element</returns>
private Autodesk.Revit.DB.BoundaryConditions CreatePointBC(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element hostElement)
{
if (!(hostElement is FamilyInstance))
{
return(null);
}
FamilyInstance familyInstance = hostElement as FamilyInstance;
AnalyticalModel analyticalModel = familyInstance.GetAnalyticalModel();
Reference endReference = null;
Curve refCurve = analyticalModel.GetCurve();
if (null != refCurve)
{
endReference = analyticalModel.GetReference(new AnalyticalModelSelector(refCurve, AnalyticalCurveSelector.EndPoint));
}
else
{
return(null);
}
Autodesk.Revit.Creation.Document createDoc = hostElement.Document.Create;
// invoke Document.NewPointBoundaryConditions Method
Autodesk.Revit.DB.BoundaryConditions createdBC =
createDoc.NewPointBoundaryConditions(endReference, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
return(createdBC);
}
/// <summary>
/// find out every wall in the selection and add a dimension from the start of the wall to its end
/// </summary>
/// <returns>if add successfully, true will be returned, else false will be returned</returns>
public bool AddDimension()
{
if (!initialize())
{
return(false);
}
Transaction transaction = new Transaction(m_revit.Application.ActiveUIDocument.Document, "Add Dimensions");
transaction.Start();
//get out all the walls in this array, and create a dimension from its start to its end
for (int i = 0; i < m_walls.Count; i++)
{
Wall wallTemp = m_walls[i] as Wall;
if (null == wallTemp)
{
continue;
}
//get location curve
Location location = wallTemp.Location;
LocationCurve locationline = location as LocationCurve;
if (null == locationline)
{
continue;
}
//New Line
Line newLine = null;
//get reference
ReferenceArray referenceArray = new ReferenceArray();
AnalyticalModel analyticalModel = wallTemp.GetAnalyticalModel();
IList <Curve> activeCurveList = analyticalModel.GetCurves(AnalyticalCurveType.ActiveCurves);
foreach (Curve aCurve in activeCurveList)
{
// find non-vertical curve from analytical model
if (aCurve.GetEndPoint(0).Z == aCurve.GetEndPoint(1).Z)
{
newLine = aCurve as Line;
}
if (aCurve.GetEndPoint(0).Z != aCurve.GetEndPoint(1).Z)
{
AnalyticalModelSelector amSelector = new AnalyticalModelSelector(aCurve);
amSelector.CurveSelector = AnalyticalCurveSelector.StartPoint;
referenceArray.Append(analyticalModel.GetReference(amSelector));
}
if (2 == referenceArray.Size)
{
break;
}
}
if (referenceArray.Size != 2)
{
m_errorMessage += "Did not find two references";
return(false);
}
try
{
//try to add new a dimension
Autodesk.Revit.UI.UIApplication app = m_revit.Application;
Document doc = app.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ p1 = new XYZ(
newLine.GetEndPoint(0).X + 5,
newLine.GetEndPoint(0).Y + 5,
newLine.GetEndPoint(0).Z);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ p2 = new XYZ(
newLine.GetEndPoint(1).X + 5,
newLine.GetEndPoint(1).Y + 5,
newLine.GetEndPoint(1).Z);
Line newLine2 = Line.CreateBound(p1, p2);
Dimension newDimension = doc.Create.NewDimension(
doc.ActiveView, newLine2, referenceArray);
}
// catch the exceptions
catch (Exception ex)
{
m_errorMessage += ex.ToString();
return(false);
}
}
transaction.Commit();
return(true);
}
