/// <summary>
/// Tag the beam's start and end.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="tagMode">Mode of tag</param>
/// <param name="tagSymbol">Tag symbol wrapper</param>
/// <param name="leader">Whether the tag has leader</param>
/// <param name="tagOrientation">Orientation of tag</param>
public void CreateTag(TagMode tagMode,
FamilySymbolWrapper tagSymbol, bool leader,
TagOrientation tagOrientation)
{
foreach (FamilyInstance beam in m_beamList)
{
//Get the start point and end point of the selected beam.
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve location = beam.Location as Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Curve curve = location.Curve;
Transaction t = new Transaction(m_revitDoc.Document);
t.Start("Create new tag");
//Create tag on the beam's start and end.
Reference beamRef = new Reference(beam);
IndependentTag tag1 = IndependentTag.Create(m_revitDoc.Document,
m_view.Id, beamRef, leader, tagMode, tagOrientation, curve.GetEndPoint(0));
IndependentTag tag2 = IndependentTag.Create(m_revitDoc.Document,
m_view.Id, beamRef, leader, tagMode, tagOrientation, curve.GetEndPoint(1));
//Change the tag's object Type.
tag1.ChangeTypeId(tagSymbol.FamilySymbol.Id);
tag2.ChangeTypeId(tagSymbol.FamilySymbol.Id);
t.Commit();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Update an elements location curve
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element"></param>
/// <param name="curve"></param>
public static void UpdateLocationCurve(Revit.Elements.Element element, Curve curve)
{
if (element.InternalElement.Location.GetType() == typeof(Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve))
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve pt = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve)element.InternalElement.Location;
pt.Curve = curve.ToRevitType(true);
}
}
/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="app"></param>
/// <param name="wall"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static Revit.Element CloneElement(Autodesk.Revit.UI.UIApplication app, Wall wall)
{
Revit.LocationCurve locCurve = wall.Location as Revit.LocationCurve;
bool isStructural = (wall.StructuralUsage == StructuralWallUsage.NonBearing) ? false : true;
Wall wallClone = Wall.Create(app.ActiveUIDocument.Document, locCurve.Curve, wall.LevelId, isStructural);
Utils.ParamUtil.SetParameters(wallClone.Parameters, wall.Parameters);
return(wallClone);
}
/// <summary>
/// Update an elements location curve
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element"></param>
/// <param name="curve"></param>
public static void UpdateLocationCurve(Revit.Elements.Element element, Curve curve)
{
if (element.InternalElement.Location.GetType() == typeof(Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve))
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document document = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument;
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(document);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve pt = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve)element.InternalElement.Location;
pt.Curve = curve.ToRevitType(true);
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Frame a Wall
/// </summary>
/// <param name="rvtApp">Revit application></param>
/// <param name="wall">Wall as host to place column objects</param>
/// <param name="spacing">spacing between two columns</param>
/// <param name="columnType">column type</param>
private void FrameWall(Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices.Application rvtApp, Autodesk.Revit.DB.Wall wall,
double spacing, Autodesk.Revit.DB.FamilySymbol columnType)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document rvtDoc = wall.Document;
// get wall location
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve loc = (Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve)wall.Location;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ startPt = loc.Curve.GetEndPoint(0);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ endPt = loc.Curve.GetEndPoint(1);
// get wall's vector
Autodesk.Revit.DB.UV wallVec = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.UV(
endPt.X - startPt.X,
endPt.Y - startPt.Y);
// get the axis vector
Autodesk.Revit.DB.UV axis = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.UV(1.0, 0.0);
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId baseLevelId = wall.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.WALL_BASE_CONSTRAINT).AsElementId();
Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementId topLevelId = wall.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.WALL_HEIGHT_TYPE).AsElementId();
// get wall length and vector
double wallLength = wallVec.GetLength();
wallVec = wallVec.Normalize();
// get # of column
int nmax = (int)(wallLength / spacing);
TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "wallLength = " + wallLength + "\r\nspacing = " + spacing.ToString() + "\r\nnmax = " + nmax.ToString());
// get angle of wall and axis
double angle = wallVec.AngleTo(axis);
// place all column
Autodesk.Revit.DB.XYZ loc2 = startPt;
double dx = wallVec.U * spacing;
double dy = wallVec.V * spacing;
for (int i = 0; i < nmax; i++)
{
PlaceColumn(rvtApp, rvtDoc, loc2, angle, columnType, baseLevelId, topLevelId);
loc2 = new XYZ(loc2.X + dx,
loc2.Y + dy,
loc2.Z);
}
// place column at end point of wall
PlaceColumn(rvtApp, rvtDoc, endPt, angle, columnType, baseLevelId, topLevelId);
}
public static global::Revit.Elements.Element AreaLocation(global::Revit.Elements.Element element)
{
//the current document
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument;
//the internal element
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element internalElement = element.InternalElement;
//list to append area locations to
List <global::Revit.Elements.Element> areaLocations = new List <global::Revit.Elements.Element>();
//ptlocation to append to
Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Point ptLocation = null;
//figure out the location of the given element
if (internalElement.Location is LocationPoint pt)
{
ptLocation = pt.Point.ToPoint(true);
}
else if (internalElement.Location is Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve curve = internalElement.Location as Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve;
ptLocation = curve.Curve.Evaluate(0.5, true).ToPoint(true);
}
else
{
throw new Exception(@"This element's location is not supported for this operation. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ");
}
var allViews = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.FilteredElementCollector(doc)
.OfClass(typeof(Autodesk.Revit.DB.View))
.Cast <Autodesk.Revit.DB.View>()
.Where(x => x.ViewType == ViewType.AreaPlan && !x.IsTemplate)
.ToList();
//collect the areas to do some cool stuff
FilteredElementCollector areaColl = new FilteredElementCollector(doc);
IList <Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element> areas = areaColl.OfCategory(BuiltInCategory.OST_Areas).ToElements();
foreach (Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element area in areas)
{
View view = allViews.First(v => v.GenLevel.Id.IntegerValue == area.LevelId.IntegerValue);
BoundingBox bBox = area.get_BoundingBox(view).ToProtoType();
if (bBox.Contains(ptLocation) && area.LevelId.IntegerValue == internalElement.LevelId.IntegerValue)
{
areaLocations.Add(area.ToDSType(true));
}
}
global::Revit.Elements.Element elem = areaLocations.First(a => a.GetLocation().DistanceTo(ptLocation) == areaLocations.Min(e => e.GetLocation().DistanceTo(ptLocation)));
return(elem);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get an exsiting element's location
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Location Geometry</returns>
public Geometry GetLocation()
{
if (this.InternalElement.Location is Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationPoint)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationPoint pt = this.InternalElement.Location as Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationPoint;
return(pt.Point.ToPoint(true));
}
else if (this.InternalElement.Location is Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve)
{
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve curve = this.InternalElement.Location as Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve;
return(curve.Curve.ToProtoType(true));
}
else
{
throw new Exception(Properties.Resources.InvalidElementLocation);
}
}
/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="app"></param>
/// <param name="familyInstance"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static Revit.Element CloneElement(Autodesk.Revit.UI.UIApplication app, FamilyInstance familyInstance)
{
XYZ location = new XYZ();
// special case for something like a beam system which has a curve
Revit.LocationCurve locationCurve = familyInstance.Location as Revit.LocationCurve;
if (locationCurve != null)
{
location = locationCurve.Curve.GetEndPoint(0);
}
Revit.LocationPoint locationPoint = familyInstance.Location as Revit.LocationPoint;
if (locationPoint != null)
{
location = locationPoint.Point;
}
FamilyInstance familyInstanceClone = app.ActiveUIDocument.Document.Create.NewFamilyInstance(location, familyInstance.Symbol, familyInstance.StructuralType);
Utils.ParamUtil.SetParameters(familyInstanceClone.Parameters, familyInstance.Parameters);
return(familyInstanceClone);
}
/// <summary>
/// Update an existing element's location
/// </summary>
/// <param name="geometry">New Location Point or Curve</param>
public void SetLocation(Geometry geometry)
{
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(Application.Document.Current.InternalDocument);
if (this.InternalElement.Location is Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationPoint)
{
if (geometry is Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Point)
{
Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Point point = geometry as Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Point;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationPoint pt = this.InternalElement.Location as Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationPoint;
pt.Point = point.ToRevitType(true);
}
else
{
throw new Exception(Properties.Resources.PointRequired);
}
}
else if (this.InternalElement.Location is Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve && geometry is Curve)
{
if (geometry is Curve)
{
Curve dynamoCurve = geometry as Curve;
Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve curve = this.InternalElement.Location as Autodesk.Revit.DB.LocationCurve;
curve.Curve = dynamoCurve.ToRevitType(true);
}
else
{
throw new Exception(Properties.Resources.CurveRequired);
}
}
else
{
throw new Exception(Properties.Resources.InvalidElementLocation);
}
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
}