/// <summary>
/// Flips a section
/// </summary>
/// <param name="section">The section to flip</param>
/// <param name="copy">As a copy</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Revit.Elements.Views.SectionView Flip(Revit.Elements.Views.SectionView section, bool copy = false)
{
// Prelim stuff
var doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument;
var iView = section.InternalElement as Autodesk.Revit.DB.ViewSection;
var sectionElement = Regnstrom.Views.View.GetCropElement(section).InternalElement;
// Construct flip plane
var flipPlane = Autodesk.Revit.DB.Plane.CreateByNormalAndOrigin(iView.ViewDirection, iView.Origin);
//var flipPlane = new Autodesk.Revit.DB.Plane(iView.ViewDirection, iView.Origin);
// Flip view
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc);
// (yes, MirrorElements, because MirrorElement forces you to copy the element)
ElementTransformUtils.MirrorElements(doc, new[] { sectionElement.Id }, flipPlane, copy);
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
// Return the view
return(iView.ToDSType(true) as Revit.Elements.Views.SectionView);
}
/// <summary>
/// Offsets a section view in its view direction
/// </summary>
/// <param name="section">The view to move</param>
/// <param name="distance">Distance to move (IN UNITS!?)</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Revit.Elements.Views.SectionView Offset(Revit.Elements.Views.SectionView section, float distance)
{
// Prelim stuff
var doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument;
var iView = section.InternalElement as Autodesk.Revit.DB.ViewSection;
var sectionElement = Regnstrom.Views.View.GetCropElement(section).InternalElement;
// Find dirction to move view by negating its ViewDirection vector (it points towards the screen)
var direction = iView.ViewDirection.Negate();
// Multiply vector to get the right distance
var movement = direction.Multiply(UnitUtils.ConvertToInternalUnits(distance, DisplayUnitType.DUT_MILLIMETERS));
// Move view
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc);
ElementTransformUtils.MoveElement(doc, sectionElement.Id, movement);
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone();
// Return the view
return(iView.ToDSType(true) as Revit.Elements.Views.SectionView);
}
