/// <summary>
/// Override the element's color in the active view.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="color">The color to apply to a solid fill on the element.</param>
public Element OverrideColorInView(Color color)
{
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument);
var view = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentUIDocument.ActiveView;
var ogs = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.OverrideGraphicSettings();
var patternCollector = new FilteredElementCollector(DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument);
patternCollector.OfClass(typeof(Autodesk.Revit.DB.FillPatternElement));
Autodesk.Revit.DB.FillPatternElement solidFill = patternCollector.ToElements().Cast <Autodesk.Revit.DB.FillPatternElement>().First(x => x.GetFillPattern().IsSolidFill);
var overrideColor = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.Color(color.Red, color.Green, color.Blue);
// the old functions SetProjectionFillColor and SetProjectionFillPatternId,
// are obsoleted and suggested by the documentation that will be removed and
// replaced by SetSurfaceForegroundPatternColor and SetSurfaceForegroundPatternId.
ogs.SetSurfaceForegroundPatternColor(overrideColor);
ogs.SetSurfaceForegroundPatternId(solidFill.Id);
ogs.SetProjectionLineColor(overrideColor);
view.SetElementOverrides(InternalElementId, ogs);
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
return(this);
}
/// <summary>
/// Override the element's color in the active view.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="color">The color to apply to a solid fill on the element.</param>
public Element OverrideColorInView(Color color)
{
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument);
var view = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentUIDocument.ActiveView;
var ogs = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.OverrideGraphicSettings();
var patternCollector = new FilteredElementCollector(DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument);
patternCollector.OfClass(typeof(Autodesk.Revit.DB.FillPatternElement));
Autodesk.Revit.DB.FillPatternElement solidFill = patternCollector.ToElements().Cast <Autodesk.Revit.DB.FillPatternElement>().First(x => x.GetFillPattern().IsSolidFill);
var overrideColor = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.Color(color.Red, color.Green, color.Blue);
ogs.SetProjectionFillColor(overrideColor);
ogs.SetProjectionFillPatternId(solidFill.Id);
ogs.SetProjectionLineColor(overrideColor);
view.SetElementOverrides(InternalElementId, ogs);
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
return(this);
}
/// <summary>
/// Animate the color of an element. This will export images of the element, then revert the element back to where it was.
/// Inspired by the Bad Monkeys team.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element">The element to set color to.</param>
/// <param name="startColor">The start color.</param>
/// <param name="endColor">The end color.</param>
/// <param name="iterations">Numnber of images.</param>
/// <param name="directoryPath">Where to save the images.</param>
/// <param name="view">View to export from.</param>
/// <returns name="element">The element.</returns>
/// <search>
/// rhythm
/// </search>
public static object AnimateColor(List <global::Revit.Elements.Element> element, Color startColor, Color endColor, int iterations, string directoryPath, global::Revit.Elements.Element view)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument;
UIDocument uiDocument = new UIDocument(doc);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.View internalView = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.View)view.InternalElement;
//create a new form!
DefaultProgressForm statusBar = new DefaultProgressForm("Exporting Images", "Exporting image {0} of " + iterations.ToString(), "Animate Element Color", iterations + 1);
//default indices for start and end color
List <double> defaultIndices = new List <double>();
defaultIndices.Add(0);
defaultIndices.Add(1);
//the color list generated from start and end color
List <Color> colorList = new List <Color>();
colorList.Add(startColor);
colorList.Add(endColor);
//where to start
double startValue = 0;
//starts a transaction group so we can roolback the changes after
using (TransactionGroup transactionGroup = new TransactionGroup(doc, "group"))
{
TransactionManager.Instance.ForceCloseTransaction();
transactionGroup.Start();
using (Transaction t2 = new Transaction(doc, "Animate Color"))
{
int num2 = 0;
while (startValue <= 1)
{
statusBar.Activate();
t2.Start();
//declare the graphic settings overrides
OverrideGraphicSettings ogs = new OverrideGraphicSettings();
//generate color range
Color dscolor = DSCore.Color.BuildColorFrom1DRange(colorList, defaultIndices, startValue);
//convert to revit color
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Color revitColor = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.Color(dscolor.Red, dscolor.Green,
dscolor.Blue);
//solid fill id
FilteredElementCollector fillPatternCollector = new FilteredElementCollector(doc);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element solidFill = fillPatternCollector.OfClass(typeof(FillPatternElement)).ToElements().FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name.ToLower() == "solid fill");
ElementId pattId = new ElementId(20);
//set the overrides to the graphic settings
ogs.SetSurfaceForegroundPatternColor(revitColor);
ogs.SetSurfaceForegroundPatternId(solidFill.Id);
foreach (var e in element)
{
//apply the changes to view
internalView.SetElementOverrides(e.InternalElement.Id, ogs);
}
t2.Commit();
uiDocument.RefreshActiveView();
var exportOpts = new ImageExportOptions
{
FilePath = directoryPath + num2.ToString(),
FitDirection = FitDirectionType.Horizontal,
HLRandWFViewsFileType = ImageFileType.PNG,
ImageResolution = ImageResolution.DPI_300,
ShouldCreateWebSite = false
};
doc.ExportImage(exportOpts);
++num2;
startValue = startValue + (1.0 / iterations);
statusBar.Increment();
}
}
transactionGroup.RollBack();
}
statusBar.Close();
return(element);
}
