/// <summary> /// After setting CurrentType property, the CurrentType has changed to the new one,the Revit model will change along with the current type /// </summary> /// <param name="msgForm">the form is used to show the regeneration result</param> public void CheckTypeRegeneration(MessageForm msgForm) { //the list to record the error messages List<string> errorInfo = new List<string>(); try { foreach (FamilyType type in m_familyManager.Types) { if (!(type.Name.ToString().Trim()=="")) { try { m_familyManager.CurrentType = type; msgForm.AddMessage(type.Name+" Successful\n",true); WriteLog(type.Name + " Successful"); } catch { errorInfo.Add(type.Name); msgForm.AddMessage(type.Name+" Failed \n",true); WriteLog(type.Name + " Failed"); } msgForm.ShowDialog(); } } //add a conclusion regeneration result string resMsg; if (errorInfo.Count > 0) { resMsg = "\nResult: " + errorInfo.Count + " family types regeneration failed!"; foreach (string error in errorInfo) { resMsg += "\n " + error; } } else { resMsg = "\nResult: All types in the family can regenerate successfully."; } WriteLog(resMsg.ToString()); resMsg += "\nIf you want to know the detail regeneration result please get log file at "+m_logFileName; msgForm.AddMessage(resMsg,false); msgForm.ShowDialog(); } catch(Exception ex) { WriteLog("There is some problem when regeneration:" + ex.ToString()); msgForm.AddMessage("There is some problem when regeneration:"+ex.ToString(),true); msgForm.ShowDialog(); } }
/// <summary> /// Implement this method as an external command for Revit. /// </summary> /// <param name="commandData">An object that is passed to the external application /// which contains data related to the command, /// such as the application object and active view.</param> /// <param name="message">A message that can be set by the external application /// which will be displayed if a failure or cancellation is returned by /// the external command.</param> /// <param name="elements">A set of elements to which the external application /// can add elements that are to be highlighted in case of failure or cancellation.</param> /// <returns>Return the status of the external command. /// A result of Succeeded means that the API external method functioned as expected. /// Cancelled can be used to signify that the user cancelled the external operation /// at some point. Failure should be returned if the application is unable to proceed with /// the operation.</returns> public Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, ElementSet elements) { Document document; string assemblyPath; document = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument.Document; assemblyPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location); m_logFileName = assemblyPath + "\\RegenerationLog.txt"; //only a family document can retrieve family manager if (document.IsFamilyDocument) { m_familyManager = document.FamilyManager; //create regeneration log file StreamWriter writer = File.CreateText(m_logFileName); writer.WriteLine("Family Type Result"); writer.WriteLine("-------------------------"); writer.Close(); using(MessageForm msgForm=new MessageForm()) { msgForm.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.Manual; CheckTypeRegeneration(msgForm); return Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Succeeded; } } else { message = "please make sure you have opened a family document!"; return Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed; } }