/// <summary>
/// Finds all the views in the active document.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="doc">the active document</param>
private void GetAllViews(Document doc)
{
FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(doc);
FilteredElementIterator itor = collector.OfClass(typeof(Autodesk.Revit.DB.View)).GetElementIterator();
itor.Reset();
while (itor.MoveNext())
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.View view = itor.Current as Autodesk.Revit.DB.View;
// skip view templates because they're invisible in project browser
if (null == view || view.IsTemplate)
{
continue;
}
else
{
ElementType objType = doc.get_Element(view.GetTypeId()) as ElementType;
if (null == objType || objType.Name.Equals("Schedule")
|| objType.Name.Equals("Drawing Sheet"))
{
continue;
}
else
{
m_allViews.Insert(view);
AssortViews(view.Name, objType.Name);
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Get the room property value according the parameter name
/// </summary>
/// <param name="activeDoc">Current active document.</param>
/// <param name="room">an instance of room class</param>
/// <param name="paraEnum">the parameter used to get parameter value</param>
/// <param name="useValue">convert parameter to value type or not.
/// if true, the value of parameter will be with unit.
/// if false, the value of parameter will be without unit.</param>
/// <returns>the string value of property specified by shared parameter</returns>
public static String GetProperty(Document activeDoc, Room room, BuiltInParameter paraEnum, bool useValue)
{
String propertyValue = null; //the value of parameter
// Assuming the build in parameter is legal for room.
// if the room is not placed, some properties are not available, i.g. Level name, Area ...
// trying to retrieve them will throw exception;
// however some parameters are available, e.g.: name, number
Parameter param;
try
{
param = room.get_Parameter(paraEnum);
}
catch (Exception)
{
// throwing exception for this parameter is acceptable if it's a unplaced room
if (null == room.Location)
{
propertyValue = "Not Placed";
return propertyValue;
}
else
{
throw new Exception("Illegal built in parameter.");
}
}
// get the parameter via the built in parameter
if (null == param)
{
return "";
}
// get the parameter's storage type and convert parameter to string
StorageType storageType = param.StorageType;
switch (storageType)
{
case StorageType.Integer:
int iVal = param.AsInteger();
propertyValue = iVal.ToString();
break;
case StorageType.String:
propertyValue = param.AsString();
break;
case StorageType.Double:
// AsValueString will make the return string with unit, it's appreciated.
if (useValue)
{
propertyValue = param.AsValueString();
}
else
{
propertyValue = param.AsDouble().ToString();
}
break;
case StorageType.ElementId:
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId elemId = param.AsElementId();
Element elem = activeDoc.get_Element(elemId);
propertyValue = elem.Name;
break;
default:
propertyValue = param.AsString();
break;
}
return propertyValue;
}
/// <summary>
/// create a column instance and place it on the wall line.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="rvtApp">revit application</param>
/// <param name="rvtDoc">revit document</param>
/// <param name="point2">location for placing column</param>
/// <param name="angle">column angle</param>
/// <param name="columnType">column type placed in Wall</param>
/// <param name="baseLevelId">level id for base level where column is placed</param>
/// <param name="topLevelId">level id for top level where column is placed</param>
private void PlaceColumn(Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices.Application rvtApp, Document rvtDoc, Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ point2,
double angle, FamilySymbol columnType, Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId baseLevelId, Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId topLevelId)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ point = point2;
// Note: Must use level-hosted NewFamilyInstance!
Level instLevel = (Level)rvtDoc.get_Element(baseLevelId);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.FamilyInstance column = rvtDoc.Create.NewFamilyInstance(point, columnType,
instLevel, Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.StructuralType.Column);
if (column == null)
{
MessageBox.Show("failed to create an instance of a column.");
return;
}
// rotate column to place it to right location
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ zVec = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ (0, 0, 1);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Line axis = rvtApp.Create.NewLineUnbound(point, zVec);
column.Location.Rotate(axis, angle);
// Set the level Ids
Parameter baseLevelParameter = column.get_Parameter(Autodesk.Revit.DB.BuiltInParameter.FAMILY_BASE_LEVEL_PARAM);
Parameter topLevelParameter = column.get_Parameter(Autodesk.Revit.DB.BuiltInParameter.FAMILY_TOP_LEVEL_PARAM); ;
baseLevelParameter.Set(baseLevelId);
topLevelParameter.Set(topLevelId);
}
