public Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, ElementSet elements)
{
UIApplication uiapp = commandData.Application;
Document doc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
try
{
Reference pickedref = null;
Selection sel = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument.Selection;
GroupPickFilter selFilter = new GroupPickFilter();
pickedref = sel.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, selFilter, "Please select a group");
Element elem = doc.GetElement(pickedref);
Group group = elem as Group;
// Get the group's center point
XYZ origin = GetElementCenter(group);
// Get the room that the picked group is located in
Room room = GetRoomOfGroup(doc, origin);
// Get the room's center point
XYZ sourceCenter = GetRoomCenter(room);
string coords = $"X = {sourceCenter.X}\nY = {sourceCenter.Y}\nZ = {sourceCenter.Z}";
TaskDialog.Show("Source Room Center", coords);
//XYZ point = sel.PickPoint("Please pick a point to place group");
Transaction trans = new Transaction(doc);
trans.Start("ConsiderablyEnhancedPlaceGroupCommand");
XYZ groupLocation = sourceCenter + new XYZ(20, 0, 0);
doc.Create.PlaceGroup(groupLocation, group.GroupType);
trans.Commit();
return(Result.Succeeded);
}
catch (Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.OperationCanceledException)
{
return(Result.Cancelled);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
message = ex.Message;
return(Result.Failed);
}
}
// Main method for executing the command
// =====================================
public Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, ElementSet elements)
{
// setup the main handles for the application and the active document
UIApplication uiapp = commandData.Application;
Document doc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
try // business logic
{
// Ask the user to select a group
Selection sel = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument.Selection;
GroupPickFilter selFilter = new GroupPickFilter();
Reference pickedref = sel.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, selFilter, "Please select a group");
Element elem = doc.GetElement(pickedref);
Group group = elem as Group; // should be safe after using the GroupPickFilter on the Selection
// Calculate the center location of the room the group is located in
XYZ origin = GetElementCenter(group);
Room room = GetRoomOfGroup(doc, origin);
XYZ sourceCenter = GetRoomCenter(room);
// Ask the user to pick target rooms
RoomPickFilter roomPickFilter = new RoomPickFilter();
IList <Reference> rooms = sel.PickObjects(ObjectType.Element, roomPickFilter, "Select target rooms for duplicating the group");
// Place groups of the previously selected types in the selected target rooms
Transaction trans = new Transaction(doc);
trans.Start("MostEnhancedPlaceGroupCommand");
PlaceFurnitureInRooms(doc, rooms, sourceCenter, group.GroupType, origin);
trans.Commit();
return(Result.Succeeded);
}
catch (Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.OperationCanceledException)
{
return(Result.Cancelled);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
message = ex.Message;
return(Result.Failed);
}
}
public Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, ElementSet elements)
{
// Get application and documnet objects
UIApplication uiapp = commandData.Application;
Document doc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument.Document; // could be null if no project is open!
try
{
// Define a reference Object to accept the pick result
Reference pickedref = null;
// Pick a group
Selection sel = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument.Selection;
GroupPickFilter selFilter = new GroupPickFilter();
pickedref = sel.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, selFilter, "Please select a group"); // could be terminated by the user!, user could select non group objects
Element elem = doc.GetElement(pickedref);
Group group = elem as Group; // could be null if type cast fails (elem is not a group)!
// Pick point
XYZ point = sel.PickPoint("Please pick a point to place group"); // could be terminated by the user!
// Place the group
Transaction trans = new Transaction(doc);
trans.Start("EnhancedPlaceGroupCommand");
doc.Create.PlaceGroup(point, group.GroupType);
trans.Commit();
// Return the result
return(Result.Succeeded);
}
catch (Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.OperationCanceledException) // if the user right clicks or presses ESC button
{
return(Result.Cancelled);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
message = ex.Message;
return(Result.Failed);
}
}