/// <summary>
/// Sets the near clipping plane distance of the view. This is done by modifying the cropbox. Please note that modifying the far clip distance will reset any near clip modifications.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="View">A Dynamo wrapped view</param>
/// <param name="NearClipping">The Near Clipping Offset distance as a number from the camera</param>
/// <returns name="View">Returns the modified view</returns>
public static dynaView SetNearClippingDistance(dynaView3D View, double NearClipping)
{
string transactionName = "Set Near Clipping Distance";
revitView rView = (revitView)View.InternalElement;
revitBBxyz CropBox = rView.CropBox;
revitXYZ oldMax = CropBox.Max;
revitXYZ newMax = new revitXYZ(oldMax.X, oldMax.Y, -Math.Abs(NearClipping));
revitBBxyz NewCropBox = new revitBBxyz();
NewCropBox.Max = newMax;
NewCropBox.Min = CropBox.Min;
revitDoc document = rView.Document;
if (document.IsModifiable)
{
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(document);
rView.CropBox = NewCropBox;
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
}
else
{
using (Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction trans = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction(document))
{
trans.Start(transactionName);
rView.CropBox = NewCropBox;
trans.Commit();
}
}
return(View);
}
/// <summary>
/// Set Solid In View
/// </summary>
/// <param name="rebar">Single Rebar</param>
/// <param name="view">3D View</param>
/// <param name="solid">Solid</param>
public static void SetSolidInView(Rebar rebar, Revit.Elements.Views.View3D view, bool solid)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document document = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument;
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(document);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.Rebar rebarElement = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.Rebar)rebar.InternalElement;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.View3D viewElement = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.View3D)view.InternalElement;
rebarElement.SetSolidInView(viewElement, solid);
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
}
/// <summary>
/// Set Solid In View
/// </summary>
/// <param name="rebarContainer">Rebar Container</param>
/// <param name="view">3D View</param>
/// <param name="solid">Solid</param>
public static void SetSolidInView(Element rebarContainer, Revit.Elements.Views.View3D view, bool solid)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.RebarContainer bar = rebarContainer.InternalElement as Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.RebarContainer;
if (bar != null)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document document = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument;
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(document);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.View3D viewElement = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.View3D)view.InternalElement;
bar.SetSolidInView(viewElement, solid);
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Matches View3D's orientation and cropbox to an orthagonal view. Also sets the View3D to isometric.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="View3D">The 3D view to change orientation and crop</param>
/// <param name="SourceView">The source orthogonal view to acquire orientation and cropbox</param>
/// <param name="Offset">Offset of the camera from the view direction of the source view</param>
/// <returns name="View3D"></returns>
public static DynaView3D View3dOrientToggleIsometric(DynaView3D View3D, DynaView SourceView, double Offset)
{
string transactionName = "View3dOrientToggleIsometric";
RevitView3D rView = (RevitView3D)View3D.InternalElement;
RevitView rSourceView = (RevitView)SourceView.InternalElement;
RevitDoc document = rView.Document;
// Cropbox
RevitBB cropbox = rSourceView.CropBox;
RevitXYZ origin = cropbox.Transform.Origin;
// View Orientation
RevitXYZ rEyePosition = origin.Add(rSourceView.ViewDirection.Normalize().Multiply(Offset));
RevitXYZ rUpDirection = rSourceView.UpDirection;
RevitXYZ rForwardDirection = rSourceView.ViewDirection.Negate();
RevitViewOrientation viewOrient = new RevitViewOrientation(rEyePosition, rUpDirection, rForwardDirection);
Action <RevitView3D, RevitViewOrientation, RevitBB> orientView = (view, orient, cropbb) =>
{
view.ToggleToIsometric();
view.SetOrientation(orient);
view.CropBox = cropbb;
};
if (document.IsModifiable)
{
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(document);
orientView(rView, viewOrient, cropbox);
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
}
else
{
using (Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction trans = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction(document))
{
trans.Start(transactionName);
orientView(rView, viewOrient, cropbox);
trans.Commit();
}
}
return(View3D);
}
/// <summary>
/// Changes a view from Isometric to Perspective.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="View3D">A Dynamo wrapped View3D</param>
/// <returns name="View3D">A Dynamo wrapped View3D</returns>
public static dynaView3D ToggleToPerspective(dynaView3D View3D)
{
revitView3D rView = (revitView3D)View3D.InternalElement;
revitDoc document = rView.Document;
if (document.IsModifiable)
{
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(document);
rView.ToggleToPerspective();
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
}
else
{
using (Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction trans = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction(document))
{
trans.Start("Toggle " + rView.Name + " To Perspective");
rView.ToggleToPerspective();
trans.Commit();
}
}
return(View3D);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the 3D view's orientation.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="View3D">A Dynamo wrapped View3D</param>
/// <param name="ViewOrient">A Revit ViewOrientation3D element</param>
/// <returns name="View3D">A Dynamo wrapped View3D</returns>
public static dynaView3D SetViewOrientation(dynaView3D View3D, revitViewOrientation ViewOrient)
{
revitView3D rView = (revitView3D)View3D.InternalElement;
revitDoc document = rView.Document;
if (document.IsModifiable)
{
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(document);
rView.SetOrientation(ViewOrient);
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
}
else
{
using (Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction trans = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction(document))
{
trans.Start("Set view orientation");
rView.SetOrientation(ViewOrient);
trans.Commit();
}
}
return(View3D);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets a View's distance to the Near Clipping Plane.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="View3D">A Dynamo wrapped View3D</param>
/// <returns name="Distance">Distance to the Near Clipping Plane as a Double.</returns>
public static double GetNearClippingDistance(dynaView3D View3D)
{
revitView3D rView = (revitView3D)View3D.InternalElement;
return(Math.Abs(rView.CropBox.Max.Z));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the 3D view's orientation.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="View3D">A Dynamo wrapped View3D</param>
/// <returns name="ViewOrient">A Revit ViewOrientation3D element</returns>
public static revitViewOrientation GetViewOrientation(dynaView3D View3D)
{
revitView3D rView = (revitView3D)View3D.InternalElement;
return(rView.GetOrientation());
}
