/// <summary>
/// Create new Load Combination
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The new Load Combination name</param>
/// <param name="typeIndex">The index of new Load Combination Type</param>
/// <param name="stateIndex">The index of new Load Combination State</param>
/// <returns>true if the creation was successful; otherwise, false</returns>
public Boolean NewLoadCombination(String name, int typeIndex, int stateIndex)
{
// Define some data for creation.
List <ElementId> usageIds = new List <ElementId>();
List <LoadComponent> components = new List <LoadComponent>();
double[] factorArray = new double[m_dataBuffer.FormulaMap.Count];
// First check whether the name has been used
foreach (String s in m_dataBuffer.LoadCombinationNames)
{
if (s == name || null == name)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation = "the combination name has been used.";
return(false);
}
}
// Get the usage information.
foreach (UsageMap usageMap in m_dataBuffer.UsageMap)
{
if (true == usageMap.Set)
{
LoadUsage usage = FindUsageByName(usageMap.Name);
if (null != usage)
{
usageIds.Add(usage.Id);
}
}
}
// Get the formula information
for (int i = 0; i < m_dataBuffer.FormulaMap.Count; i++)
{
FormulaMap formulaMap = m_dataBuffer.FormulaMap[i];
factorArray[i] = formulaMap.Factor;
LoadCase loadCase = FindLoadCaseByName(formulaMap.Case);
if (null != loadCase)
{
LoadComponent component = new LoadComponent(loadCase.Id, formulaMap.Factor);
components.Add(component);
}
}
// Begin to new a load combination
try
{
LoadCombination loadCombination = LoadCombination.Create(m_document, name, (LoadCombinationType)typeIndex, (LoadCombinationState)stateIndex);
if (null == loadCombination)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation = "Get null reference after usage creation.";
return(false);
}
loadCombination.SetComponents(components);
loadCombination.SetUsageIds(usageIds);
// Store this load combination information for further use
m_dataBuffer.LoadCombinationNames.Add(loadCombination.Name);
LoadCombinationMap combinationMap = new LoadCombinationMap(loadCombination);
m_dataBuffer.LoadCombinationMap.Add(combinationMap);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation = e.Message;
return(false);
}
// If create combination successful, reset the usage check state and clear the formula
foreach (UsageMap usageMap in m_dataBuffer.UsageMap)
{
usageMap.Set = false;
}
m_dataBuffer.FormulaMap.Clear();
return(true);
}