/// <summary>
/// Set the parameters of a Revit element
/// </summary>
/// <param name="elt_create"></param>
/// <param name="_params"></param>
public static void SetParameters(Element elt_create, InputParams.BaseStruct _params)
{
if (_params.paramDict != null && _params.paramDict.Length > 0)
{
Trace.WriteLine(_params.paramDict[0].key.ToString());
for (int j = 0; j < _params.paramDict.Length; j++)
{
IList <Parameter> parameter = elt_create.GetParameters(_params.paramDict[j].key);
if (_params.paramDict[j].key != null && parameter.Count() != 0)
{
if (parameter[0].Definition.UnitType == UnitType.UT_Length)
{
double val = double.Parse(_params.paramDict[j].value, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
parameter[0].Set(val / 0.3048);
}
else if (parameter[0].Definition.UnitType == UnitType.UT_Angle)
{
double val = double.Parse(_params.paramDict[j].value, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
parameter[0].Set(val * Math.PI / 180);
}
else
{
string val = _params.paramDict[j].value;
parameter[0].Set(val);
}
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Create Revit element with geometric information
/// </summary>
/// <param name="doc"></param>
/// <param name="_params"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Element CreateElement(Document doc, InputParams.BaseStruct _params)
{
Element elt_create = null;
double x = double.Parse(_params.insertionPoint.x, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
double y = double.Parse(_params.insertionPoint.y, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
double z = double.Parse(_params.insertionPoint.z, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
XYZ location = new XYZ(x / 0.3048, y / 0.3048, z / 0.3048);
Trace.WriteLine(location.ToString());
string familyName = _params.familyName;
string symbolName = _params.typeName;
Family family = null;
FamilySymbol symbol = null;
//Filter Element Collector
FilteredElementCollector FamiliesCollector = new FilteredElementCollector(doc);
FamiliesCollector.OfClass(typeof(Family));
var families = from m_family in FamiliesCollector
where m_family.Name.ToLower() == familyName.ToLower()
select m_family;
family = families.Cast <Family>().FirstOrDefault <Family>();
//If the family is not found in the document
if (family == null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("The family " + familyName + " have not been found in the working document !");
}
//choose the familysymbol
if (symbolName != "")
{
//Symbol requested by the user
foreach (ElementId id in family.GetFamilySymbolIds())
{
FamilySymbol tmp_symbol = doc.GetElement(id) as FamilySymbol;
if (tmp_symbol.Name == symbolName)
{
symbol = tmp_symbol;
break;
}
}
}
else
{
//No symbol requested by the user so pick the first one
foreach (ElementId id in family.GetFamilySymbolIds())
{
symbol = doc.GetElement(id) as FamilySymbol;
break;
}
}
//Check if the symbol have been found
if (symbol == null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("The symbol (.i.e. family type) " + symbolName + " have not been found in the family " + familyName);
}
//Activate the symbol
if (!symbol.IsActive)
{
symbol.Activate(); doc.Regenerate();
}
//place the familyinstance
elt_create = doc.Create.NewFamilyInstance(location, symbol, Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.StructuralType.NonStructural);
//Plan rotation
double angle_rotation = double.Parse(_params.angle, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
//Rotation axis
double x_axis = double.Parse(_params.rotAxis.x, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
double y_axis = double.Parse(_params.rotAxis.y, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
double z_axis = double.Parse(_params.rotAxis.z, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
XYZ axis_plan = new XYZ(x_axis / 0.3048, y_axis / 0.3048, z_axis / 0.3048);
Trace.WriteLine(axis_plan.ToString());
XYZ deb_plan = location;
XYZ fin_plan = deb_plan + axis_plan;
Line axis_plan_line = Line.CreateBound(deb_plan, fin_plan);
ElementTransformUtils.RotateElement(doc, elt_create.Id, axis_plan_line, angle_rotation);
return(elt_create);
}
