public Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(
ExternalCommandData commandData,
ref string message,
ElementSet elements)
{
try
{
// get the active document and view
UIDocument revitDoc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.View view = revitDoc.ActiveView;
Document dbDoc = revitDoc.Document;
ElementId currentTextTypeId = dbDoc.GetDefaultElementTypeId(ElementTypeGroup.TextNoteType);
foreach (ElementId elemId in revitDoc.Selection.GetElementIds())
{
Element elem = dbDoc.GetElement(elemId);
if (elem.GetType() == typeof(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.Rebar))
{
// cast to Rebar and get its first curve
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.Rebar rebar = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.Rebar)elem;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Curve curve = rebar.GetCenterlineCurves(false, false, false, MultiplanarOption.IncludeAllMultiplanarCurves, 0)[0];
// calculate necessary arguments
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ origin = new XYZ(
curve.GetEndPoint(0).X + curve.Length,
curve.GetEndPoint(0).Y,
curve.GetEndPoint(0).Z);
string strText = "This is " + rebar.Category.Name + " : " + rebar.Name;
// create the text
using (Transaction t = new Transaction(dbDoc))
{
t.Start("New text note");
TextNote.Create(dbDoc, view.Id, origin, strText, currentTextTypeId);
t.Commit();
}
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Succeeded);
}
}
message = "No rebar selected!";
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
message = e.Message;
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
}
public Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(
ExternalCommandData commandData,
ref string message,
ElementSet elements)
{
try
{
// Get the active document and view
UIDocument revitDoc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.View view = revitDoc.Document.ActiveView;
foreach (ElementId elemId in revitDoc.Selection.GetElementIds())
{
Element elem = revitDoc.Document.GetElement(elemId);
if (elem.GetType() == typeof(Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.Rebar))
{
// cast to Rebar and get its first curve
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.Rebar rebar = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure.Rebar)elem;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Curve curve = rebar.GetCenterlineCurves(false, false, false, MultiplanarOption.IncludeAllMultiplanarCurves, 0)[0];
// create a rebar tag at the first end point of the first curve
using (Transaction t = new Transaction(revitDoc.Document))
{
t.Start("Create new tag");
IndependentTag tag = IndependentTag.Create(revitDoc.Document, view.Id, new Reference(rebar), true,
Autodesk.Revit.DB.TagMode.TM_ADDBY_CATEGORY,
Autodesk.Revit.DB.TagOrientation.Horizontal, curve.GetEndPoint(0));
t.Commit();
}
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Succeeded);
}
}
message = "No rebar selected!";
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
message = e.Message;
return(Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed);
}
}