public ApplicationPlaceholderObject AdaptiveComponentToNative(AdaptiveComponent speckleAc)
{
var docObj = GetExistingElementByApplicationId(speckleAc.applicationId);
string familyName = speckleAc["family"] as string != null ? speckleAc["family"] as string : "";
DB.FamilySymbol familySymbol = GetElementType <DB.FamilySymbol>(speckleAc);
DB.FamilyInstance revitAc = null;
//try update existing
if (docObj != null)
{
try
{
var revitType = Doc.GetElement(docObj.GetTypeId()) as ElementType;
// if family changed, tough luck. delete and let us create a new one.
if (familyName != revitType.FamilyName)
{
Doc.Delete(docObj.Id);
}
else
{
revitAc = (DB.FamilyInstance)docObj;
// check for a type change
if (speckleAc.type != null && speckleAc.type != revitType.Name)
{
revitAc.ChangeTypeId(familySymbol.Id);
}
}
}
catch
{
//something went wrong, re-create it
}
}
//create family instance
if (revitAc == null)
{
revitAc = AdaptiveComponentInstanceUtils.CreateAdaptiveComponentInstance(Doc, familySymbol);
}
SetAdaptivePoints(revitAc, speckleAc.basePoints);
AdaptiveComponentInstanceUtils.SetInstanceFlipped(revitAc, speckleAc.flipped);
SetInstanceParameters(revitAc, speckleAc);
return(new ApplicationPlaceholderObject {
applicationId = speckleAc.applicationId, ApplicationGeneratedId = revitAc.UniqueId, NativeObject = revitAc
});
}
