/// <summary>
/// Select a structural framing element
/// </summary>
/// <param name="doc">Revit Document</param>
/// <param name="uidoc">Active User Interface Document</param>
/// <returns>Selected element</returns>
public static Element GetFramingElement(Document doc, UIDocument uidoc)
{
// Apply a filter to selection for selecting only valid elements (Structural Framing Elements)
ISelectionFilter structuralFramingFilter = new StructuralFramingSelectionFilter();
// Select the Cutter object with framing selection filter
Element element = doc.GetElement(uidoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, structuralFramingFilter, "Please select structural framing"));
return(element);
}
/// <summary>
/// Implement this method as an external command for Revit.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="commandData">An object that is passed to the external application
/// which contains data related to the command,
/// such as the application object and active view.</param>
/// <param name="message">A message that can be set by the external application
/// which will be displayed if a failure or cancellation is returned by
/// the external command.</param>
/// <param name="elements">A set of elements to which the external application
/// can add elements that are to be highlighted in case of failure or cancellation.</param>
/// <returns>Return the status of the external command.
/// A result of Succeeded means that the API external method functioned as expected.
/// Cancelled can be used to signify that the user cancelled the external operation
/// at some point. Failure should be returned if the application is unable to proceed with
/// the operation.</returns>
public Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, ElementSet elements)
{
// This commands provide interact with active document
UIApplication uiapp = commandData.Application;
UIDocument uidoc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument;
Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices.Application app = uiapp.Application;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document doc = uidoc.Document;
View activeView = doc.ActiveView;
// Apply a filter to selection for selecting only valid elements (Structural Framing Elements)
ISelectionFilter structuralFramingFilter = new StructuralFramingSelectionFilter();
using (StructuralConnectionControl thisForm = new StructuralConnectionControl())
{
// Show the form
// Use ShowDialog instead Show for safe using.
thisForm.ShowDialog();
if (thisForm.DialogResult == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel)
{
return(Result.Cancelled);
}
// Access to document changing via transaction
using (Transaction tx = new Transaction(doc))
{
// Start the transaction and give a unique name which will shown in undo/redo menu
tx.Start("Multiple Cope");
try
{
// Select the Cutter object with framing selection filter
Element e1 = doc.GetElement(uidoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, structuralFramingFilter, "Please select structural framing"));
FamilyInstance cutter = e1 as FamilyInstance;
// Get bounding box of cutter element
BoundingBoxXYZ beamBounding = cutter.get_BoundingBox(activeView);
// Get the outline from bouinding box
Outline beamOutline = new Outline(beamBounding.Min, beamBounding.Max);
// Get bouinding box outline as filter
BoundingBoxIntersectsFilter BoundingFilter = new BoundingBoxIntersectsFilter(beamOutline);
// Apply bounding box filter to the Filtered Element Collector
// This filter collect structural framings which pass the filter and convert to the element
IList <Element> cutteds = new FilteredElementCollector(doc)
.OfCategory(BuiltInCategory.OST_StructuralFraming).WherePasses(BoundingFilter).ToElements();
if (null != e1)
{
foreach (Element i in cutteds)
{
// Family instance of cutted elements
FamilyInstance familyInstance = i as FamilyInstance;
// Get the location curve of intersects
LocationCurve locationCurve = i.Location as LocationCurve;
Curve curve = locationCurve.Curve;
XYZ startPoint = curve.GetEndPoint(0);
XYZ endPoint = curve.GetEndPoint(1);
// Parameters of for getting property of intersected frames
Parameter ParamstartJoinCutback = i.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.START_JOIN_CUTBACK);
Parameter ParamendJoinCutback = i.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.END_JOIN_CUTBACK);
Parameter ParamcutLength = i.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.STRUCTURAL_FRAME_CUT_LENGTH);
double length = (i.Location as LocationCurve).Curve.Length;
double cutBackLength = ParamcutLength.AsDouble();
double extendDistance = ((cutBackLength - length) / 2) + GeometryHelper.FeetToMilimeter(12.7);
// Set the cope distance of cutted elements from given value
Parameter q = i.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.STRUCTURAL_COPING_DISTANCE);
q.Set(thisForm.GetCopeDistance());
// Locate the which end point of intersects with given tolerance and extend this point
// If cutback/ length rate so angle is to big don't include it
if (beamOutline.Contains(startPoint, 0.1) || (cutBackLength / length < 0.84))
{
ParamstartJoinCutback.Set(extendDistance);
}
if (beamOutline.Contains(endPoint, 0.1) || (cutBackLength / length < 0.84))
{
ParamendJoinCutback.Set(extendDistance);
}
// Selected elements shouldn't cope itself otherwise it will completly be inside itself and will thrown an error
// If cutback/ length rate angle is too big, don't include it
if (familyInstance.Id != e1.Id && (cutBackLength / length < 0.84))
{
// Cope the framings
familyInstance.AddCoping(cutter);
}
}
}
}
catch (OperationCanceledException)
{
return(Result.Failed);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
TaskDialog.Show("ERROR", e.Message);
}
// End the transaction
tx.Commit();
}
}
return(Result.Succeeded);
}