/// <summary>
/// Implement this method as an external command for Revit.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="commandData">An object that is passed to the external application
/// which contains data related to the command,
/// such as the application object and active view.</param>
/// <param name="message">A message that can be set by the external application
/// which will be displayed if a failure or cancellation is returned by
/// the external command.</param>
/// <param name="elements">A set of elements to which the external application
/// can add elements that are to be highlighted in case of failure or cancellation.</param>
/// <returns>Return the status of the external command.
/// A result of Succeeded means that the API external method functioned as expected.
/// Cancelled can be used to signify that the user cancelled the external operation
/// at some point. Failure should be returned if the application is unable to proceed with
/// the operation.</returns>
public virtual Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData
, ref string message, Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementSet elements)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document doc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
// get all PanelScheduleView instances in the Revit document.
FilteredElementCollector fec = new FilteredElementCollector(doc);
ElementClassFilter PanelScheduleViewsAreWanted = new ElementClassFilter(typeof(PanelScheduleView));
fec.WherePasses(PanelScheduleViewsAreWanted);
List <Element> psViews = fec.ToElements() as List <Element>;
bool noPanelScheduleInstance = true;
foreach (Element element in psViews)
{
PanelScheduleView psView = element as PanelScheduleView;
if (psView.IsPanelScheduleTemplate())
{
// ignore the PanelScheduleView instance which is a template.
continue;
}
else
{
noPanelScheduleInstance = false;
}
// choose what format export to, it can be CSV or HTML.
TaskDialog alternativeDlg = new TaskDialog("Choose Format to export");
alternativeDlg.MainContent = "Click OK to export in .CSV format, Cancel to export in HTML format.";
alternativeDlg.CommonButtons = TaskDialogCommonButtons.Ok | TaskDialogCommonButtons.Cancel;
alternativeDlg.AllowCancellation = true;
TaskDialogResult exportToCSV = alternativeDlg.Show();
Translator translator = TaskDialogResult.Cancel == exportToCSV ? new HTMLTranslator(psView) : new CSVTranslator(psView) as Translator;
string exported = translator.Export();
// open the file if export successfully.
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(exported))
{
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(exported);
}
}
if (noPanelScheduleInstance)
{
TaskDialog messageDlg = new TaskDialog("Warnning Message");
messageDlg.MainIcon = TaskDialogIcon.TaskDialogIconWarning;
messageDlg.MainContent = "No panel schedule view is in the current document.";
messageDlg.Show();
return(Result.Cancelled);
}
return(Result.Succeeded);
}
/// <summary>
/// Implement this method as an external command for Revit.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="commandData">An object that is passed to the external application
/// which contains data related to the command,
/// such as the application object and active view.</param>
/// <param name="message">A message that can be set by the external application
/// which will be displayed if a failure or cancellation is returned by
/// the external command.</param>
/// <param name="elements">A set of elements to which the external application
/// can add elements that are to be highlighted in case of failure or cancellation.</param>
/// <returns>Return the status of the external command.
/// A result of Succeeded means that the API external method functioned as expected.
/// Cancelled can be used to signify that the user cancelled the external operation
/// at some point. Failure should be returned if the application is unable to proceed with
/// the operation.</returns>
public virtual Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData
, ref string message, Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementSet elements)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document doc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
// get one sheet view to place panel schedule.
ViewSheet sheet = doc.ActiveView as ViewSheet;
if (null == sheet)
{
message = "please go to a sheet view.";
return(Result.Failed);
}
// get all PanelScheduleView instances in the Revit document.
FilteredElementCollector fec = new FilteredElementCollector(doc);
ElementClassFilter PanelScheduleViewsAreWanted = new ElementClassFilter(typeof(PanelScheduleView));
fec.WherePasses(PanelScheduleViewsAreWanted);
List <Element> psViews = fec.ToElements() as List <Element>;
Transaction placePanelScheduleOnSheet = new Transaction(doc, "placePanelScheduleOnSheet");
placePanelScheduleOnSheet.Start();
XYZ nextOrigin = new XYZ(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
foreach (Element element in psViews)
{
PanelScheduleView psView = element as PanelScheduleView;
if (psView.IsPanelScheduleTemplate())
{
// ignore the PanelScheduleView instance which is a template.
continue;
}
PanelScheduleSheetInstance onSheet = PanelScheduleSheetInstance.Create(doc, psView.Id, sheet);
onSheet.Origin = nextOrigin;
BoundingBoxXYZ bbox = onSheet.get_BoundingBox(doc.ActiveView);
double width = bbox.Max.X - bbox.Min.X;
nextOrigin = new XYZ(onSheet.Origin.X + width, onSheet.Origin.Y, onSheet.Origin.Z);
}
placePanelScheduleOnSheet.Commit();
return(Result.Succeeded);
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
progressBar1.Visible = false;
textBox1.Text = PanelScheduleExport._exportDirectory;
FilteredElementCollector fec = new FilteredElementCollector(_doc).OfClass(typeof(PanelScheduleView));
foreach (Element elem in fec)
{
PanelScheduleView psView = elem as PanelScheduleView;
if (psView.IsPanelScheduleTemplate())
{
continue;
}
else
{
checkedListBox1.Items.Add(psView, false);
}
}
checkedListBox1.DisplayMember = "Name";
}
