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public static ElementType ElementType(this IBHoMObject bHoMObject, Document document, IEnumerable <BuiltInCategory> builtInCategories, RevitSettings settings = null)
{
if (bHoMObject == null || document == null)
{
return(null);
}
settings = settings.DefaultIfNull();
string familyName, familyTypeName;
bHoMObject.FamilyAndTypeNames(out familyName, out familyTypeName);
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(familyTypeName))
{
return(null);
}
ElementType elementType = document.ElementType <ElementType>(familyName, familyTypeName, builtInCategories);
if (elementType != null)
{
elementType.Activate();
return(elementType);
}
//Find ElementType in FamilyLibrary
if (settings.FamilyLoadSettings?.FamilyLibrary?.Files != null)
{
if (builtInCategories != null && builtInCategories.Any(x => x != Autodesk.Revit.DB.BuiltInCategory.INVALID))
{
foreach (BuiltInCategory builtInCategory in builtInCategories)
{
if (builtInCategory == Autodesk.Revit.DB.BuiltInCategory.INVALID)
{
continue;
}
FamilySymbol familySymbol = settings.FamilyLoadSettings.LoadFamilySymbol(document, builtInCategory.CategoryName(document), familyName, familyTypeName);
if (familySymbol != null)
{
return(familySymbol);
}
}
}
else
{
return(settings.FamilyLoadSettings.LoadFamilySymbol(document, null, familyName, familyTypeName));
}
}
return(null);
}
