public static string GetDirectionValue(this XYZDirection value)
{
string output = null;
try
{
Type type = value.GetType();
FieldInfo fi = type.GetField(value.ToString());
DirectionValueAttribute[] attrs =
fi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(DirectionValueAttribute),
false) as DirectionValueAttribute[];
output = attrs.FirstOrDefault().Value;
}
catch (ArgumentNullException ane)
{
Console.WriteLine("There are no values in this object" + ane.StackTrace.ToString());
}
return(output);
}
/// <summary>
/// Offsets an element a set amount in a specific direction set by the XYZDirection enum
/// </summary>
/// <param name="originalelement">element, the new element should be offset from</param>
/// <param name="offsetamount">amount new element should be offset from original</param>
/// <param name="offsetdirection">direction element should be offset</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static ElementId Offset(this Element originalelement, double offsetamount, XYZDirection offsetdirection)
{
// variable for new offset element
ElementId newelement = null;
// the current document
Document curdoc = originalelement.Document;
// element's XYZ
LocationPoint elp = originalelement.Location as LocationPoint;
XYZ elem_location = null;
// depending on user input offset direction should be incremented by the offsetamount
switch (offsetdirection)
{
default:
break;
case XYZDirection.X:
elem_location = new XYZ(offsetamount, 0.0, 0.0) + elp.Point;
break;
case XYZDirection.Y:
elem_location = new XYZ(0.0, offsetamount, 0.0) + elp.Point;
break;
case XYZDirection.Z:
elem_location = new XYZ(0.0, 0.0, offsetamount) + elp.Point;
break;
}
try
{
// attempt to offset the element within the transaction
using (Transaction tr_offset = new Transaction(curdoc, "Offsetting element"))
{
tr_offset.Start();
newelement = ElementTransformUtils.CopyElement(curdoc, originalelement.Id, elem_location).FirstOrDefault();
tr_offset.Commit();
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Command Failed. See below: \n" + e.StackTrace.ToString());
}
return(newelement);
}
