/// <summary>
/// Create a simple house with user interactions.
/// The user is asked to pick two corners of rectangluar footprint of a house,
/// then which wall to place a front door.
/// </summary>
public static void CreateHouseInteractive(UIDocument uiDoc)
{
// (1) Walls
// Pick two corners to place a house with an orthogonal rectangular footprint
XYZ pt1 = uiDoc.Selection.PickPoint("Pick the first corner of walls");
XYZ pt2 = uiDoc.Selection.PickPoint("Pick the second corner");
// Simply create four walls with orthogonal rectangular profile from the two points picked.
List <Wall> walls = IntroCs.ModelCreationExport.CreateWalls(uiDoc.Document, pt1, pt2);
// (2) Door
// Pick a wall to add a front door to
SelectionFilterWall selFilterWall = new SelectionFilterWall();
Reference r = uiDoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, selFilterWall, "Select a wall to place a front door");
Wall wallFront = uiDoc.Document.GetElement(r) as Wall;
// Add a door to the selected wall
IntroCs.ModelCreationExport.AddDoor(uiDoc.Document, wallFront);
// (3) Windows
// Add windows to the rest of the walls.
for (int i = 0; i <= 3; i++)
{
if (!(walls[i].Id.IntegerValue == wallFront.Id.IntegerValue))
{
IntroCs.ModelCreationExport.AddWindow(uiDoc.Document, walls[i]);
}
}
// (4) Roofs
// Add a roof over the walls' rectangular profile.
IntroCs.ModelCreationExport.AddRoof(uiDoc.Document, walls);
}
/// <summary>
/// Selection with wall filter.
/// See the bottom of the page to see the selection filter implementation.
/// </summary>
public void PickWall()
{
SelectionFilterWall selFilterWall = new SelectionFilterWall();
Reference r = _uiDoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, selFilterWall, "Select a wall");
// Show it
Element e = _uiDoc.Document.GetElement(r);
ShowBasicElementInfo(e);
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a simple house with user interactions.
/// The user is asked to pick two corners of rectangluar footprint of a house,
/// then which wall to place a front door.
/// </summary>
public static void CreateHouseInteractive(UIDocument uiDoc)
{
using (Transaction transaction = new Transaction(uiDoc.Document))
{
transaction.Start("Create House interactive");
// (1) Walls
// Pick two corners to place a house with an orthogonal rectangular footprint
XYZ pt1 = uiDoc.Selection.PickPoint("Pick the first corner of walls");
XYZ pt2 = uiDoc.Selection.PickPoint("Pick the second corner");
// Simply create four walls with orthogonal rectangular profile from the two points picked.
List<Wall> walls = IntroCs.ModelCreationExport.CreateWalls(uiDoc.Document, pt1, pt2);
// (2) Door
// Pick a wall to add a front door to
SelectionFilterWall selFilterWall = new SelectionFilterWall();
Reference r = uiDoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, selFilterWall, "Select a wall to place a front door");
Wall wallFront = uiDoc.Document.GetElement(r) as Wall;
// Add a door to the selected wall
IntroCs.ModelCreationExport.AddDoor(uiDoc.Document, wallFront);
// (3) Windows
// Add windows to the rest of the walls.
for (int i = 0; i <= 3; i++)
{
if (!(walls[i].Id.IntegerValue == wallFront.Id.IntegerValue))
{
IntroCs.ModelCreationExport.AddWindow(uiDoc.Document, walls[i]);
}
}
// (4) Roofs
// Add a roof over the walls' rectangular profile.
IntroCs.ModelCreationExport.AddRoof(uiDoc.Document, walls);
transaction.Commit();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Selection with wall filter.
/// See the bottom of the page to see the selection filter implementation.
/// </summary>
public void PickWall()
{
SelectionFilterWall selFilterWall = new SelectionFilterWall();
Reference r = _uiDoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, selFilterWall, "Select a wall");
// Show it
Element e = _uiDoc.Document.GetElement(r);
ShowBasicElementInfo(e);
}
