/// <summary>
/// Copy elements to the same location between documents. Can be used to copy system types or view templates between documents. Model elements are copied in the same location. If the elements already exist, Revit will give you an option to either duplicate the types or cancel the operation. Please note that documents are to be a Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document objects, not a Dynamo wrapped Revit Document.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sourceDoc">The source document to copy items from.</param>
/// <param name="elementIds">List of Element Ids of elements to be copied.</param>
/// <param name="destinationDoc">The destination document.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List <RevitElemId> CopyElements(RevitDoc sourceDoc, List <int> elementIds, RevitDoc destinationDoc)
{
string transactionName = "Copy Elements from document " + sourceDoc.Title;
List <RevitElemId> copiedElemsIds;
List <RevitElemId> revitElemIds = new List <RevitElemId>();
Func <RevitDoc, List <RevitElemId>, RevitDoc, List <RevitElemId> > copy = (sDoc, elemIds, dDoc) =>
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.CopyPasteOptions cpo = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.CopyPasteOptions();
return((List <RevitElemId>)Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementTransformUtils.CopyElements(sDoc, elemIds, dDoc, null, cpo));
};
foreach (int id in elementIds)
{
revitElemIds.Add(new RevitElemId(id));
}
if (destinationDoc.IsModifiable)
{
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(destinationDoc);
copiedElemsIds = copy(sourceDoc, revitElemIds, destinationDoc);
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
}
else
{
using (Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction trans = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction(destinationDoc))
{
trans.Start(transactionName);
copiedElemsIds = copy(sourceDoc, revitElemIds, destinationDoc);
trans.Commit();
}
}
return(copiedElemsIds);
}
/// <summary>
/// Overwrites the parameters of an element with the parameters of an element from a different document. Associated elements such as materials may be duplicated in the document.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Element"></param>
/// <param name="SourceElement"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static RevitElem TransferElements(
RevitElem Element,
RevitElem SourceElement)
{
RevitDoc destinationDoc = Element.Document;
RevitDoc sourceDoc = SourceElement.Document;
string transactionName = "Element overwritten from " + sourceDoc.Title;
RevitElem returnElem;
Func <RevitElem, RevitDoc, RevitElem, RevitDoc, RevitElem> transfer = (dElem, dDoc, sElem, sDoc) =>
{
List <RevitElemId> revitElemIds = new List <RevitElemId>();
revitElemIds.Add(sElem.Id);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.CopyPasteOptions cpo = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.CopyPasteOptions();
List <RevitElemId> ids = (List <RevitElemId>)Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementTransformUtils.CopyElements(sDoc, revitElemIds, dDoc, null, cpo);
RevitElem tempElem = dDoc.GetElement(ids[0]);
_transferParameters(tempElem, dElem);
destinationDoc.Delete(tempElem.Id);
return(dElem);
};
if (destinationDoc.IsModifiable)
{
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(destinationDoc);
returnElem = transfer(Element, destinationDoc, SourceElement, sourceDoc);
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
}
else
{
using (Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction trans = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction(destinationDoc))
{
trans.Start(transactionName);
returnElem = transfer(Element, destinationDoc, SourceElement, sourceDoc);
trans.Commit();
}
}
return(returnElem);
}
