public static bool Recognization(Ceiling ceiling)
{
_ceiling = ceiling;
_area = ceiling.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.HOST_AREA_COMPUTED).AsDouble();
_level = _doc.GetElement(ceiling.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.LEVEL_PARAM).AsElementId()) as Level;
_offset = ceiling.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.CEILING_HEIGHTABOVELEVEL_PARAM).AsDouble();
bool isFound;
_floor = _myLevel.GetFloor(out isFound, _level, _offset) - 1;
if (_floor == MyLevel.GetLevelNum() || _floor == -1)
{
_abandonWriter.WriteAbandonment(ceiling, AbandonmentTable.LevelNotFound);
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
public Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, ElementSet elements)
{
UIDocument uiDoc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument;
Document doc = uiDoc.Document;
Selection sel = uiDoc.Selection;
try {
bool stay = true;
while (stay)
{
CeilingSelectionFilter cf = new CeilingSelectionFilter();
/// Unable to pick either an active file ceiling and linked file ceiling with PickObject
Reference pickedCeilingRef = sel.PickObject(ObjectType.LinkedElement, cf, "Selecting Linked Ceilings Only");
//#region Dealing with non linked picks
//Reference pickedCeilingRefNL = sel.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, cf, "Selecting Nonlinked Ceilings Only");
//Element firstCeilingElement = doc.GetElement(pickedCeilingRefNL.ElementId);
//#endregion
#region Dealing with Linked picks
if (pickedCeilingRef == null)
{
return(Result.Failed);
}
// we need to get the linked document and then get the element that was picked from the LinkedElementId
RevitLinkInstance linkInstance = doc.GetElement(pickedCeilingRef) as RevitLinkInstance;
Document linkedDoc = linkInstance.GetLinkDocument();
Element firstCeilingElement = linkedDoc.GetElement(pickedCeilingRef.LinkedElementId);
#endregion
Ceiling thisPick = firstCeilingElement as Ceiling;
Parameter daHTparam = thisPick.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.CEILING_HEIGHTABOVELEVEL_PARAM);
string daHT = daHTparam.AsValueString();
Parameter itsLevel = thisPick.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.LEVEL_PARAM);
string daLV = itsLevel.AsValueString();
Parameter whenCreated = thisPick.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.PHASE_CREATED);
string daPhsCreated = whenCreated.AsValueString();
Parameter whenDemo = thisPick.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.PHASE_DEMOLISHED);
string daPhsDemo = whenCreated.AsValueString();
TaskDialog thisDialog = new TaskDialog("Ceiling Pick-O-Matic");
thisDialog.TitleAutoPrefix = false;
thisDialog.MainIcon = TaskDialogIcon.TaskDialogIconNone;
thisDialog.CommonButtons = TaskDialogCommonButtons.Close | TaskDialogCommonButtons.Retry;
thisDialog.DefaultButton = TaskDialogResult.Retry;
thisDialog.FooterText = "Hitting Escape allows picking again.";
//TaskDialog.Show("Ceiling Picker Says",
// firstCeilingElement.Category.Name + "\n" + firstCeilingElement.Name + "\n" +
// daHT);
string msg = firstCeilingElement.Name + "\n" + daHT + " from " + daLV;
msg = msg + "\n" + daPhsCreated + " that is " + daPhsDemo;
thisDialog.MainInstruction = msg;
thisDialog.MainContent = "";
TaskDialogResult tResult = thisDialog.Show();
if (TaskDialogResult.Close == tResult)
{
stay = false;
}
}
return(Result.Succeeded);
} catch (Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.OperationCanceledException) {
//TaskDialog.Show("Cancelled", "User cancelled");
return(Result.Cancelled);
}
//Catch other errors
catch (Exception ex) {
TaskDialog.Show("Error", ex.Message);
return(Result.Failed);
}
}
