//This method is to be used with the above constructor. It is private because it is not needed outside of this tool's use
private static void PlaceSymbolsInView(UIApplication uiApp, string groupingParameter, string subgroupingParameter, Autodesk.Revit.DB.View placementView)
{
try
{
RVTDocument doc = uiApp.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
//Start a transaction
Transaction t = new Transaction(doc, "LoadMaterialSymbolsFamily");
t.Start();
//Get the family loaded into the project by its name, then close the family document in the background
Family refFamily = RVTGetElementsByCollection.FamilyByFamilyName(uiApp, Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(Properties.Settings.Default.RevitFamilyMaterialsCMSSymbIdMaterialSchedule));
//Add each family symbol (type) to a list of symbols and a dictionary of grouping values indexed by symbol
Dictionary <Element, string> familyTypesDict = new Dictionary <Element, string>();
List <Element> familyTypesList = new List <Element>();
foreach (ElementId symbId in refFamily.GetFamilySymbolIds())
{
FamilySymbol familySymbol = doc.GetElement(symbId) as FamilySymbol;
string paramValue = familySymbol.GetParameters(groupingParameter).First().AsString();
familyTypesList.Add(familySymbol);
familyTypesDict.Add(familySymbol, paramValue);
}
//Next, use Linq to group the family types by ID Use, then sort each group by Mark
var familyTypesGroupedQuery =
from elemSymbol in familyTypesList
orderby elemSymbol.GetParameters(subgroupingParameter).First().AsString() ascending
group elemSymbol by elemSymbol.GetParameters(groupingParameter).First().AsString() into mainGroup
orderby mainGroup.First().GetParameters(groupingParameter).First().AsString() descending
select mainGroup;
//The spacing is the distance between each symbol when it is placed in fractional feet. 0.08333 is about 1" which works well for the scale used in making the drafting view
double spacing = 0.08333;
int rowNum = 0;
//Cycle through each group ID Use grouping
foreach (var mainGroup in familyTypesGroupedQuery)
{
int columnNum = 0;
//Then for each family symbol in the ID Use grouping, place them in the view, incrementing the X distance by (spacing x the column number) each time. They will be in order of their Mark value
foreach (FamilySymbol symbol in mainGroup)
{
doc.Create.NewFamilyInstance(new XYZ(Convert.ToDouble(columnNum) * spacing, Convert.ToDouble(rowNum) * spacing, 0), symbol, placementView);
columnNum++;
}
rowNum++;
}
t.Commit();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
}
}
public MaterialsCMSRequest(UIApplication uiApp, String text)
{
MainUI uiForm = BARevitTools.Application.thisApp.newMainUi;
ProgressBar progressBar = uiForm.materialsCMSExcelCreateSymbolsProgressBar;
DataGridView dgv = uiForm.materialsCMSExcelDataGridView;
int rowsCount = dgv.Rows.Count;
int columnsCount = dgv.Columns.Count;
List <string> familyTypesMade = new List <string>();
//Prepare the progress bar. The column count is one less because the first column is the column for family type names
progressBar.Minimum = 0;
progressBar.Maximum = (rowsCount) * (columnsCount - 1);
progressBar.Step = 1;
progressBar.Visible = true;
RVTDocument doc = uiApp.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
//Reset the progress bar
uiForm.materialsCMSExcelCreateSymbolsProgressBar.Value = 0;
//First, try to use the family from the project. If that fails, use the family file
Family familyToUse = RVTGetElementsByCollection.FamilyByFamilyName(uiApp, Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(Properties.Settings.Default.RevitFamilyMaterialsCMSSymbIdMaterialSchedule));
//Assuming nothing went to hell in the process of loading one famiy...
if (familyToUse != null)
{
//Save out the family to use
RVTDocument tempFamDoc = doc.EditFamily(familyToUse);
RVTOperations.SaveRevitFile(uiApp, tempFamDoc, @"C:\Temp\" + tempFamDoc.Title, true);
//Open the family to use and get its FamilyManager
RVTDocument famDoc = RVTOperations.OpenRevitFile(uiApp, @"C:\Temp\" + Path.GetFileName(Properties.Settings.Default.RevitFamilyMaterialsCMSSymbIdMaterialSchedule));
FamilyManager famMan = famDoc.FamilyManager;
//Get the parameters from the Family Manager and add them to a dictionary
FamilyParameterSet parameters = famMan.Parameters;
Dictionary <string, FamilyParameter> famParamDict = new Dictionary <string, FamilyParameter>();
foreach (FamilyParameter param in parameters)
{
famParamDict.Add(param.Definition.Name, param);
}
//Start a new transaction to make the new family types in the family to use
using (Transaction t1 = new Transaction(famDoc, "MakeNewTypes"))
{
t1.Start();
//Cycle through the rows in the dgv
for (int i = 0; i < rowsCount; i++)
{
//The first column cell will be the type name
string newTypeName = dgv.Rows[i].Cells[0].Value.ToString();
//Get the family type names in the family
Dictionary <string, FamilyType> existingTypeNames = RVTOperations.GetFamilyTypeNames(famMan);
//If the family to make from the DGV does not exist in the dictionary keys...
if (!existingTypeNames.Keys.Contains(newTypeName))
{
//Make the family type and add it to the list of types made
FamilyType newType = famMan.NewType(newTypeName);
famMan.CurrentType = newType;
familyTypesMade.Add(newType.Name);
}
else
{
//If the type exists, set the current type it from the dictionary and add it to the list of types made
famMan.CurrentType = existingTypeNames[newTypeName];
familyTypesMade.Add(famMan.CurrentType.Name);
}
//Next, evaluate the columns that contain parameters
for (int j = 1; j < columnsCount; j++)
{
//The parameter names will be retrieved from the column HeaderText property
string paramName = dgv.Columns[j].HeaderText;
//Meanwhile the parameter value will come from the DGV cells
var paramValue = dgv.Rows[i].Cells[j].Value;
try
{
//If the parameter dictionary contains the parameter and the value to assign it is not empty, continue.
if (paramValue.ToString() != "" && famParamDict.Keys.Contains(paramName))
{
//Get the family parameter and check if it is locked by a formula
FamilyParameter param = famParamDict[paramName];
if (!param.IsDeterminedByFormula)
{
//If it is not locked by a formula, set the parameter
ParameterType paramType = param.Definition.ParameterType;
RVTOperations.SetFamilyParameterValue(famMan, param, paramValue);
}
}
}
catch
{; }
finally
{
//Always perform the step to indicate the progress.
progressBar.PerformStep();
}
}
}
t1.Commit();
}
//Use another transaction to delete the types that were not needed
using (Transaction t2 = new Transaction(famDoc, "DeleteOldTypes"))
{
t2.Start();
//Cycle through the family types and determine if it is in the list of types made
foreach (FamilyType type in famMan.Types)
{
if (!familyTypesMade.Contains(type.Name))
{
//If the type is not in the list of types made, delete it from the family file
famMan.CurrentType = type;
famMan.DeleteCurrentType();
}
}
t2.Commit();
}
//Save the family document at this point as all of the types and their parameters have been set
famDoc.Close(true);
using (Transaction t3 = new Transaction(doc, "LoadFamily"))
{
t3.Start();
doc.LoadFamily(@"C:\Temp\" + Path.GetFileName(Properties.Settings.Default.RevitFamilyMaterialsCMSSymbIdMaterialSchedule), new RVTFamilyLoadOptions(), out Family loadedFamily);
t3.Commit();
}
//Get the drafting view type in the project for BA Drafting View, else just get the first drafting view type
ViewDrafting placementView = null;
var draftingViews = new FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(typeof(ViewDrafting)).WhereElementIsNotElementType().ToElements();
ViewFamilyType draftingViewType = null;
try
{
//From the view family types collection, get the first one where its name is BA Drafting View
draftingViewType = new FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(typeof(ViewFamilyType)).WhereElementIsElementType().ToElements().Where(elem => elem.Name == "BA Drafting View").First() as ViewFamilyType;
}
catch
{
//Well, crap. It doesn't exist. Just get the first type then and call it good.
draftingViewType = new FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(typeof(ViewFamilyType)).WhereElementIsElementType().ToElements().First() as ViewFamilyType;
}
//Start a transaction for making the ID Material View and placing the family symbol types
using (Transaction t4 = new Transaction(doc, "MakeIDMaterialView"))
{
t4.Start();
foreach (ViewDrafting view in draftingViews)
{
//Find the view named ID Material View, or whatever jibberish someone typed in the CMS text box for the name to use. in the drafting views
if (view.Name == "ID Material View" || view.Name == uiForm.materialsCMSSetViewNameTextBox.Text)
{
//Delete the drafting view
doc.Delete(view.Id);
doc.Regenerate();
break;
}
else
{
continue;
}
}
//Make a new view
placementView = ViewDrafting.Create(doc, draftingViewType.Id);
placementView.Scale = 1;
if (uiForm.materialsCMSSetViewNameTextBox.Text != "")
{
//If someone defined a custom view name, use that and strip out brackets if they exist
placementView.Name = uiForm.materialsCMSSetViewNameTextBox.Text.Replace("{", "").Replace("}", "");
}
else
{
//Otherwise, this will be the new ID Material View
placementView.Name = "ID Material View";
}
try
{
//Set the view sort parameters if they exist
placementView.GetParameters(Properties.Settings.Default.BAViewSort1).First().Set("2 Plans");
placementView.GetParameters(Properties.Settings.Default.BAViewSort2).First().Set("230 Finish Plans");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
}
doc.Regenerate();
t4.Commit();
}
//Do magic to place each symbol in its view by calling the method below in this class
PlaceSymbolsInView(uiApp, "ID Use", "Mark", placementView);
//Clean up the files from the operations
GeneralOperations.CleanRfaBackups(GeneralOperations.GetAllRvtBackupFamilies(@"C:\Temp\", false));
File.Delete(@"C:\Temp\" + Path.GetFileName(Properties.Settings.Default.RevitFamilyMaterialsCMSSymbIdMaterialSchedule));
Application.thisApp.newMainUi.materialsCMSFamilyToUse = RVTGetElementsByCollection.FamilyByFamilyName(uiApp, Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(Properties.Settings.Default.RevitFamilyMaterialsCMSSymbIdMaterialSchedule));
}
else
{
//If the family could not be found, well, let the user know of this.
MessageBox.Show(String.Format("The {0} family could not be found in the project.",
Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(Properties.Settings.Default.RevitFamilyMaterialsCMSSymbIdMaterialSchedule)));
}
}