/// <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 Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(Autodesk.Revit.UI.ExternalCommandData commandData,
ref string message, Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementSet elements)
{
Transaction newTran = null;
try
{
if (null == commandData)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("commandData");
}
Document doc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
ViewsMgr view = new ViewsMgr(doc);
newTran = new Transaction(doc);
newTran.Start("AllViews_Sample");
AllViewsForm dlg = new AllViewsForm(view);
if (dlg.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
view.GenerateSheets(doc);
}
newTran.Commit();
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Succeeded);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
// message = e.Message;
if (e.Message == "viewId cannot be added to the ViewSheet." + Environment.NewLine + "Parameter name: viewId")
{
TaskDialog.Show("Error", "Cannot reuse the same view");
}
else
{
message = e.Message;
}
if ((newTran != null) && newTran.HasStarted() && !newTran.HasEnded())
{
newTran.RollBack();
}
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// constructor
/// </summary>
/// <param name="data"></param>
public AllViewsForm(ViewsMgr data)
{
m_data = data;
InitializeComponent();
}