public void Get_BeamSymbols(Document doc)
{
ElementClassFilter familyInstanceFilter = new ElementClassFilter(typeof(FamilyInstance));
// Category filter
ElementCategoryFilter FramingCategoryfilter = new ElementCategoryFilter(BuiltInCategory.OST_StructuralFraming);
// Instance filter
LogicalAndFilter FramingInstancesFilter = new LogicalAndFilter(familyInstanceFilter, FramingCategoryfilter);
FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(doc);
// Colletion Array of Elements
ICollection <Element> FramingElements = collector.WherePasses(FramingInstancesFilter).ToElements();
foreach (Element e in FramingElements)
{
FamilyInstance familyInstance = e as FamilyInstance;
if (null != familyInstance && familyInstance.StructuralType == StructuralType.Beam)
{
Element element = e;
AnalyticalModel analyticalModel = familyInstance.GetAnalyticalModel();
Curve analyticalCurve = analyticalModel.GetCurve();
XYZ pointStart = analyticalCurve.GetEndPoint(0);
XYZ pointEnd = analyticalCurve.GetEndPoint(1);
Family family = familyInstance.Symbol.Family;
//Create Revit Object and Set Methods
RevitObject revitObject = new RevitObject();
revitObject.Set_Element(element);
revitObject.Set_AnalyticalModel(analyticalModel);
revitObject.Set_PointStart(pointStart);
revitObject.Set_PointEnd(pointEnd);
revitObject.Set_RevitFamily(family);
revitObject.Set_FamilyInstance(familyInstance);
_RevitFramingList.Add(revitObject);
}
}
}
public void changeType(Document doc, RevitObject revitObject, EtabObject etabObject, List <FamilySymbol> structuralTypeList)
{
string _typeName = etabObject._SectionName;
FamilySymbol symbol = structuralTypeList.Find(x => x.Name == etabObject._SectionName);
// Check to see if element type exist in the project
if (symbol == null)
{
// if element doesn't exist in project method will try to load family.
symbol = loadFamily(doc, etabObject);
}
// Transaction to change the element type
Transaction trans = new Transaction(doc, "Edit Type");
trans.Start();
try
{
FamilyInstance revitFamilyInstance = revitObject.Get_FamilyInstance();
revitFamilyInstance.Symbol = symbol;
}
catch { }
trans.Commit();
}