/// <summary>
/// This node will retrieve the geometric existing curve segments from the curtain wall.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="curtainGridLine">The curtain gridline to get data from.</param>
/// <returns name="existingSegmentCurves">The segments that make up the curtain grid.</returns>
/// <search>
/// CurtainGridLine.ExistingSegmentCurves, rhythm
/// </search>
public static object ExistingSegmentCurves(global::Revit.Elements.Element curtainGridLine)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.CurtainGridLine internalCurtainGridline = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.CurtainGridLine)curtainGridLine.InternalElement;
var existingSegmentCurves = internalCurtainGridline.ExistingSegmentCurves.ToProtoType();
return(existingSegmentCurves);
}
/// <summary>
/// This node will retrieve the geometric curve from the curtain wall.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="curtainGridLine">The curtain gridline to get data from.</param>
/// <returns name="fullCurve">The full geometric curve</returns>
/// <search>
/// CurtainGridLine.FullCurve, rhythm
/// </search>
public static object FullCurve(global::Revit.Elements.Element curtainGridLine)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.CurtainGridLine internalCurtainGridline = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.CurtainGridLine)curtainGridLine.InternalElement;
var fullCurve = internalCurtainGridline.FullCurve.ToProtoType();
return(fullCurve);
}
/// <summary>
/// This node will remove the given curve segments from the curtain grid line.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="curtainGridLine">The curtain gridline to remove segments from.</param>
/// <param name="curves">The curves that represent the grid segment to remove.</param>
/// <returns name="curtainGridLine">The curtain grid that was supplied.</returns>
/// <search>
/// CurtainGridLine.RemoveSegment, rhythm
/// </search>
public static global::Revit.Elements.Element RemoveSegment(global::Revit.Elements.Element curtainGridLine, List <Curve> curves)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.CurtainGridLine internalCurtainGridline = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.CurtainGridLine)curtainGridLine.InternalElement;
foreach (var curve in curves)
{
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc);
internalCurtainGridline.RemoveSegment(curve.ToRevitType());
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
}
return(curtainGridLine);
}
/// <summary>
/// This node will attempt to set the location of the given grid line to the given point.
/// NOTE: This will "translate" the grid line parallel to where it is initially. We cannot move a U grid to a V grid and so forth.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="curtainGridLine">The curtain grid line to try to set.</param>
/// <param name="newLocation"></param>
/// <returns name="curtainGridLine">The translated curtain grid line. (Returns null if failed)</returns>
public static object SetLocation(global::Revit.Elements.Element curtainGridLine, Point newLocation)
{
//the current document
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument;
//cast the grid line to the internal Autodesk.Revit.DB representation
Autodesk.Revit.DB.CurtainGridLine internalCurtainGridline = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.CurtainGridLine)curtainGridLine.InternalElement;
//obtains the grid line's full curve and closest point on it's curve to calculate the vector with
var fullCurve = internalCurtainGridline.FullCurve.ToProtoType();
var firstPoint = fullCurve.ClosestPointTo(newLocation);
var vec = Vector.ByTwoPoints(firstPoint, newLocation);
try
{
//start our transaction
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc);
internalCurtainGridline.Location.Move(vec.ToRevitType());
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
return(curtainGridLine);
}
catch (Exception)
{
return(null);
}
}