/// <summary>
/// Duplicate a new load case
/// </summary>
/// <param name="index"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool DuplicateLoadCase(int index)
{
LoadCasesMap myLoadCase = null;
bool isUnique = false;
string caseName = null;
//try to get the load case from the map
try
{
myLoadCase = m_dataBuffer.LoadCasesMap[index];
}
catch (Exception e)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation += e.ToString();
return(false);
}
//get nothing
if (null == myLoadCase)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation += "Can not find the load case";
return(false);
}
//check the name
caseName = myLoadCase.LoadCasesName;
while (!isUnique)
{
caseName += "(1)";
isUnique = IsCaseNameUnique(caseName);
}
//get the selected case's nature
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.LoadNatureCategory natureCategory = myLoadCase.LoadNatureCategory;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId natureId = myLoadCase.LoadCasesNatureId;
UIApplication uiapplication = new UIApplication(m_revit);
//try to create a load case
try
{
LoadCase newLoadCase = LoadCase.Create(uiapplication.ActiveUIDocument.Document, caseName, natureId, natureCategory);
if (null == newLoadCase)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation += "Create Load Case Failed";
return(false);
}
//add the new case into list and map
m_dataBuffer.LoadCases.Add(newLoadCase);
LoadCasesMap newLoadCaseMap = new LoadCasesMap(newLoadCase);
m_dataBuffer.LoadCasesMap.Add(newLoadCaseMap);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
m_dataBuffer.ErrorInformation += e.ToString();
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Overload the constructor
/// </summary>
/// <param name="loadCase">Load Case</param>
public LoadCasesMap(LoadCase loadCase)
{
m_loadCase = loadCase;
m_loadCasesName = m_loadCase.Name;
m_loadCasesNumber = m_loadCase.Number.ToString();
m_loadCasesNatureId = m_loadCase.NatureId;
m_loadCasesCategory = m_loadCase.NatureCategory;
}