/// <summary>
/// Determines whether a view with the provided name already exists.
/// If a view exists with the provided name, and new view is created with
/// a unique name. Otherwise, the original view name is returned.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name"></param>
/// <returns>The original name if it is already unique, or
/// a unique version of the name.</returns>
public static string CreateUniqueViewName(string name)
{
var collector = new FilteredElementCollector(Document);
collector.OfClass(typeof(Autodesk.Revit.DB.View));
// If the name is already unique then return it.
if (collector.All(x => x.Name != name))
{
return(name);
}
// Create a unique name by appending a guid to
// the end of the view name
var viewName = $"{name}_{Guid.NewGuid()}";
return(viewName);
}
