/// <summary>
/// Duplicates A view.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="view">The View to be Duplicated</param>
/// <param name="viewDuplicateOption">Enter View Duplicate Option: Duplicate, AsDependent or WithDetailing.</param>
/// <param name="prefix"></param>
/// <param name="suffix"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Revit.Elements.Views.View DuplicateView(View view, string viewDuplicateOption = "Duplicate", string prefix = "", string suffix = "")
{
View newView = null;
if (view == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(view));
}
if (view is Sheet)
{
throw new ArgumentException(Properties.Resources.DuplicateViewCantApplySheet);
}
ViewDuplicateOption Option = (ViewDuplicateOption)Enum.Parse(typeof(ViewDuplicateOption), viewDuplicateOption);
try
{
RevitServices.Transactions.TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(Application.Document.Current.InternalDocument);
var viewElement = ElementBinder.GetElementFromTrace <Autodesk.Revit.DB.View>(Document);
int count = 0;
string newViewName = "";
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(prefix) || !String.IsNullOrEmpty(suffix))
{
newViewName = prefix + view.Name + suffix;
}
Autodesk.Revit.UI.UIDocument uIDocument = new Autodesk.Revit.UI.UIDocument(Document);
var openedViews = uIDocument.GetOpenUIViews().ToList();
if (viewElement != null)
{
count++;
var oldViewName = viewElement.Name;
if (oldViewName.Equals(newViewName))
{
newView = viewElement.ToDSType(false) as View;
}
else
{
count--;
}
}
if (count == 0)
{
if (!CheckUniqueViewName(newViewName))
{
throw new ArgumentException(String.Format(Properties.Resources.ViewNameExists, newViewName));
}
if (view.InternalView.CanViewBeDuplicated(Option))
{
var viewID = view.InternalView.Duplicate(Option);
var viewEle = Document.GetElement(viewID) as Autodesk.Revit.DB.View;
newView = ElementWrapper.ToDSType(viewEle, false) as View;
}
else
{
throw new Exception(String.Format(Properties.Resources.ViewCantBeDuplicated, view.Name));
}
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(newViewName))
{
var param = newView.InternalView.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.VIEW_NAME);
param.Set(newViewName);
}
if (viewElement != null)
{
var shouldClosedViews = openedViews.FindAll(x => viewElement.Id == x.ViewId);
if (shouldClosedViews.Count > 0)
{
foreach (var v in shouldClosedViews)
{
if (uIDocument.GetOpenUIViews().ToList().Count() > 1)
{
v.Close();
}
else
{
throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format(Properties.Resources.CantCloseLastOpenView, viewElement.ToString()));
}
}
}
}
}
ElementBinder.CleanupAndSetElementForTrace(Document, newView.InternalElement);
RevitServices.Transactions.TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
//if (e is Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.InvalidOperationException)
// throw e;
if (newView != null)
{
newView.Dispose();
}
throw e;
}
return(newView);
}
