/// <summary>
/// Find out all Load Combination and Usage in the existing document.
/// As specification require, prepare some Load Combination Usages if they are not in document
/// </summary>
public void PrepareData()
{
// Find out all Load Combination and Usage in the existing document.
IList <Element> elements = (new FilteredElementCollector(m_document)).OfClass(typeof(LoadCombination)).ToElements();
foreach (Element elem in elements)
{
LoadCombination combination = elem as LoadCombination;
if (null != combination)
{
// Add the Load Combination name.
m_dataBuffer.LoadCombinationNames.Add(combination.Name);
// Create LoadCombinationMap object.
LoadCombinationMap combinationMap = new LoadCombinationMap(combination);
// Add the LoadCombinationMap object to the array list.
m_dataBuffer.LoadCombinationMap.Add(combinationMap);
}
}
elements = (new FilteredElementCollector(m_document)).OfClass(typeof(LoadUsage)).ToElements();
foreach (Element elem in elements)
{
// Add Load Combination Usage information
LoadUsage usage = elem as LoadUsage;
if (null != usage)
{
// Add the Load Usage name
m_dataBuffer.LoadUsageNames.Add(usage.Name);
// Add the Load Usage object to a LoadUsageArray
m_dataBuffer.LoadUsages.Add(usage);
// Add the Load Usage information to UsageMap.
UsageMap usageMap = new UsageMap(m_dataBuffer, usage.Name);
m_dataBuffer.UsageMap.Add(usageMap);
}
}
// As specification require, some Load Combination Usages if they are not in document
String[] initUsageArray = { "Gravity", "Lateral", "Steel", "Composite", "Concrete" };
foreach (String s in initUsageArray)
{
NewLoadUsage(s);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new load combination usage
/// </summary>
/// <param name="usageName">The new Load Usage name</param>
/// <returns>true if the process is successful; otherwise, false</returns>
public Boolean NewLoadUsage(String usageName)
{
// First check whether the name has been used
foreach (String s in m_dataBuffer.LoadUsageNames)
{
if (usageName == s)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation = "the usage name has been used.";
return(false);
}
}
// Begin to new a load combination usage
try
{
LoadUsage loadUsage = LoadUsage.Create(m_document, usageName);
if (null == loadUsage)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation = "Get null reference after usage creation.";
return(false);
}
// Store this load usage information for further use.
m_dataBuffer.LoadUsageNames.Add(loadUsage.Name);
m_dataBuffer.LoadUsages.Add(loadUsage);
// Add the Load Usage information to UsageMap.
UsageMap usageMap = new UsageMap(m_dataBuffer, loadUsage.Name);
m_dataBuffer.UsageMap.Add(usageMap);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation = e.Message;
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Find out all Load Combination and Usage in the existing document.
/// As specification require, prepare some Load Combination Usages if they are not in document
/// </summary>
public void PrepareData()
{
// Find out all Load Combination and Usage in the existing document.
IList<Element> elements = (new FilteredElementCollector(m_document)).OfClass(typeof(LoadCombination)).ToElements();
foreach (Element elem in elements)
{
LoadCombination combination = elem as LoadCombination;
if (null != combination)
{
// Add the Load Combination name.
m_dataBuffer.LoadCombinationNames.Add(combination.Name);
// Create LoadCombinationMap object.
LoadCombinationMap combinationMap = new LoadCombinationMap(combination);
// Add the LoadCombinationMap object to the array list.
m_dataBuffer.LoadCombinationMap.Add(combinationMap);
}
}
elements = (new FilteredElementCollector(m_document)).OfClass(typeof(LoadUsage)).ToElements();
foreach (Element elem in elements)
{
// Add Load Combination Usage information
LoadUsage usage = elem as LoadUsage;
if (null != usage)
{
// Add the Load Usage name
m_dataBuffer.LoadUsageNames.Add(usage.Name);
// Add the Load Usage object to a LoadUsageArray
m_dataBuffer.LoadUsages.Add(usage);
// Add the Load Usage information to UsageMap.
UsageMap usageMap = new UsageMap(m_dataBuffer, usage.Name);
m_dataBuffer.UsageMap.Add(usageMap);
}
}
// As specification require, some Load Combination Usages if they are not in document
String[] initUsageArray = { "Gravity", "Lateral", "Steel", "Composite", "Concrete"};
foreach (String s in initUsageArray)
{
NewLoadUsage(s);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new load combination usage
/// </summary>
/// <param name="usageName">The new Load Usage name</param>
/// <returns>true if the process is successful; otherwise, false</returns>
public Boolean NewLoadUsage(String usageName)
{
// First check whether the name has been used
foreach (String s in m_dataBuffer.LoadUsageNames)
{
if(usageName == s)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation = "the usage name has been used.";
return false;
}
}
// Begin to new a load combination usage
try
{
LoadUsage loadUsage = m_document.Create.NewLoadUsage(usageName);
if (null == loadUsage)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation = "Get null reference after usage creation.";
return false;
}
// Store this load usage information for further use.
m_dataBuffer.LoadUsageNames.Add(loadUsage.Name);
m_dataBuffer.LoadUsages.Add(loadUsage);
// Add the Load Usage information to UsageMap.
UsageMap usageMap = new UsageMap(m_dataBuffer, loadUsage.Name);
m_dataBuffer.UsageMap.Add(usageMap);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation = e.Message;
return false;
}
return true;
}
