public Result Execute(
ExternalCommandData commandData,
ref string message,
ElementSet elements)
{
UIApplication uiapp = commandData.Application;
UIDocument uidoc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument;
Application app = uiapp.Application;
Document doc = uidoc.Document;
// get selected element
var elementRef = uidoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element);
var element = doc.GetElement(elementRef.ElementId);
// convert element to CrossPlatform one
var wall = new CrossPlatform.BIM.Wall();
wall = WallInterop.FromRevit(element as Wall);
// write to json on desktop
var filepath = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop), "exportedWall.json");
var exported = Library.IO.Json.ToJsonFile(wall, filepath);
// inform user
if (exported)
{
TaskDialog.Show("Success", "Saved the JSON file here :" + Environment.NewLine + filepath);
}
else
{
TaskDialog.Show("Failed", "Failed to export the JSON file.");
}
return(exported ? Result.Succeeded : Result.Failed);
}
protected override Result RunCommand(RhinoDoc doc, RunMode mode)
{
// TODO: start here modifying the behaviour of your command.
RhinoApp.WriteLine("The {0} command will make a wall from a CrossPlatform.BIM.Wall object.");
try
{
// load the json file from disk
OpenFileDialog theDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
theDialog.Title = "Please select the CrossPlatform.BIM.Wall json file.";
DialogResult result = theDialog.ShowDialog();
if (result != DialogResult.OK) // Test result.
{
RhinoApp.WriteLine("Could not load file.");
return(Result.Cancel);
}
// import the CrossPlatform Wall
RhinoApp.WriteLine("Importing wall from file : " + theDialog.FileName);
var wall = CrossPlatform.Library.IO.Json.FromJsonFile <CrossPlatform.BIM.Wall>(theDialog.FileName);
// make a new Rhino box from wall dimensions
var brep = WallInterop.ToRhino(wall);
RhinoApp.WriteLine(CrossPlatform.Library.IO.Json.ToJson(wall));
if (doc.Objects.AddBrep(brep) == System.Guid.Empty)
{
throw new Exception("Could not add box to document");
}
RhinoApp.WriteLine("The {0} command added one wall to the document.");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
RhinoApp.WriteLine("Something failed miserably : " + e.Message);
throw;
}
doc.Views.Redraw();
return(Result.Success);
}
