//starts a transaction group
public void StartTransactions(string transactionName)
{
if (!transactionList.HasStarted())
{
//prepare the transaction group and start it
transactionList.Start(transactionName);
}
}
public Result AlignElements(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, AlignType alignType)
{
UIDocument UIdoc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument;
Document doc = UIdoc.Document;
using (TransactionGroup txg = new TransactionGroup(doc))
{
try
{
// Add Your Code Here
AlignTag(UIdoc, alignType, txg);
// Return Success
return(Result.Succeeded);
}
catch (Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.OperationCanceledException exceptionCanceled)
{
//message = exceptionCanceled.Message;
if (txg.HasStarted())
{
txg.RollBack();
}
return(Result.Cancelled);
}
catch (ErrorMessageException errorEx)
{
// checked exception need to show in error messagebox
message = errorEx.Message;
if (txg.HasStarted())
{
txg.RollBack();
}
return(Result.Failed);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// unchecked exception cause command failed
message = ex.Message;
//Trace.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
if (txg.HasStarted())
{
txg.RollBack();
}
return(Result.Failed);
}
}
}
public Result AlignElements(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, AlignType alignType)
{
UIDocument activeUiDocument = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument;
using (TransactionGroup txg = new TransactionGroup(activeUiDocument.Document))
{
try
{
this.AlignTag(activeUiDocument, alignType, txg);
return((Result)0);
}
catch (Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.OperationCanceledException ex)
{
if (txg.HasStarted())
{
txg.RollBack();
}
return((Result)1);
}
catch (ErrorMessageException ex)
{
message = ex.Message;
if (txg.HasStarted())
{
txg.RollBack();
}
return(Result.Failed);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
message = ex.Message;
if (txg.HasStarted())
{
txg.RollBack();
}
return(Result.Failed);
}
}
}
public static void ExecuteTransactionGroup(Document document, Action action, string transactionGroupName)
{
using (var transactionGroup = new TransactionGroup(document, transactionGroupName))
{
try
{
transactionGroup.Start();
action();
transactionGroup.Assimilate();
}
catch
{
if (transactionGroup.HasStarted())
{
transactionGroup.RollBack();
}
throw;
}
}
}
//Get the Selected Viewports from the linked model, check to see if the sheet they are on exists and if they are already placed.
//If not, create and set the properties of both.
private void btnOK_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
int itemCount = 0;
bool TitleLocation = true;
ElementId typeId = (ElementId)cbViewPortTypes.SelectedValue;
ElementType vpType = doc.GetElement(typeId) as ElementType;
//Check to see if the Viewport Type has the Show Title property set to Yes, if it is not, we can't calculate its location
//relative to the viewport to move it to the same location as the Linked Model
if (vpType.LookupParameter("Show Title").AsInteger() != 1)
{
if (TaskDialog.Show("Viewport Show Title", "The Viewport Type selected does not have the 'Show Title' property set to Yes and the View placement may not be as expected.\nWould you like to continue?", TaskDialogCommonButtons.Yes | TaskDialogCommonButtons.No, TaskDialogResult.No) == TaskDialogResult.No)
{
return;
}
else
{
TitleLocation = false;
}
}
//Use a Transaction Group for multiple transactions to be grouped as one. This enables the creation of sheets and views during the method
//without throwing an exception that the elements don't exist
using (TransactionGroup tGroup = new TransactionGroup(doc, "Create Linked Views"))
{
tGroup.Start();
using (Transaction t = new Transaction(doc))
{
ElementId vpTypeId = ((Element)cboTitleBlock.SelectedValue).Id;
foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dgvLinkedViews.SelectedRows)
{
//use a try block to make sure any errors don't crash revit
try
{
t.Start("Create View");
string detailNumber = (string)row.Cells[1].Value;
ViewFamilyType viewfamilyType = new FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(typeof(ViewFamilyType)).Cast <ViewFamilyType>().FirstOrDefault(x => x.ViewFamily == ViewFamily.Drafting);
TextNoteType textnoteType = new FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(typeof(TextNoteType)).Cast <TextNoteType>().FirstOrDefault();
ViewDrafting draftingView = ViewDrafting.Create(doc, viewfamilyType.Id);
draftingView.Name = (string)row.Cells[3].Value;
draftingView.LookupParameter("Title on Sheet").Set("REFERENCE VIEW - DO NOT PRINT");
//Set additional View Parameters based on Firm standards and Project Broswer Sorting templates
//if (dView.LookupParameter("Sheet Sort") is Parameter sSort)
//{
// sSort.Set("PLANS");
//}
//Set the Linked View Yes/No Parameter to "Yes" for the Reload Function to Track
if (draftingView.LookupParameter("Linked View") is Parameter lView)
{
//Using 0 or 1 to set Yes (1) / No (0) parameters
lView.Set(1);
}
else
{
TaskDialog.Show("Missing Parameter", "Linked View Yes/No parameter is missing from View category and cannot continue.");
break;
}
//Set the Linked View GUID parameter to track the view in the Linked model
if (draftingView.LookupParameter("Linked View GUID") is Parameter lGUID)
{
lGUID.Set((string)row.Cells[5].Value);
}
else
{
TaskDialog.Show("Missing Parameter", "Linked View GUID Text parameter is missing from View category and cannot continue.");
break;
}
//Set the Link Name parameter to trak which Linked Model it came from.
if (draftingView.LookupParameter("Link Name") is Parameter lName)
{
lName.Set(cboLinks.Text);
}
else
{
TaskDialog.Show("Missing Parameter", "Link Name Text parameter is missing from View category and cannot continue.");
break;
}
//Creates one Text Note in the middle of the view to alert users that it is a Linked View and not to print it.
TextNote.Create(doc, draftingView.Id, new XYZ(0, 0, 0), "REFERENCE VIEW - DO NOT PRINT", textnoteType.Id);
t.Commit();
//Check to see if sheet with that number exits in the document
t.Start("Create Sheet");
ViewSheet sheet = CheckSheet((string)row.Cells[2].Value, vpTypeId);
t.Commit();
//Place the Drafting View reference on the sheet in the same location as in the Linked Model
t.Start("Place View");
if (sheet != null)
{
//Check to see if Viewport can be placed on sheet
if (Viewport.CanAddViewToSheet(doc, sheet.Id, draftingView.Id))
{
if (CheckViewport(detailNumber, sheet))
{
XYZ labelPoint = (XYZ)row.Cells[7].Value;
Viewport vPort = Viewport.Create(doc, sheet.Id, draftingView.Id, labelPoint);
draftingView.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.VIEWPORT_DETAIL_NUMBER).Set(detailNumber);
if (typeId != ElementId.InvalidElementId)
{
vPort.ChangeTypeId(typeId);
}
if (TitleLocation)
{
//Get the location of the Viewport and Viewport Label and Move the Viewport to match the Linked Document
ElementTransformUtils.MoveElement(doc, vPort.Id, labelPoint - vPort.GetLabelOutline().MinimumPoint);
}
else
{
//If the Viewport Type does not have the Show Title property set to yes, we can't calculate the location
//and we just place it int he location from the Linked model. This may not be the same location.
ElementTransformUtils.MoveElement(doc, vPort.Id, labelPoint);
}
}
else
{
TaskDialog.Show("Existing Viewport", "Sheet " + sheet.SheetNumber + "-" + sheet.Name + " already contains a Viewport with Detail Number " + detailNumber + ", but detail " + draftingView.Name + " was created.");
}
}
}
t.Commit();
itemCount++;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//This Exception will check if the View already exits in the project
if (ex.GetType() == typeof(Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ArgumentException))
{
TaskDialog.Show("Existing View", "View '" + (string)row.Cells[3].Value + "' already exists and will not be created.");
if (t.HasStarted())
{
t.RollBack();
}
continue;
}
else
{
TaskDialog.Show("Error", ex.ToString());
//Check to see if a Transaction is active and roll it back if so
if (t.HasStarted())
{
t.RollBack();
}
//check to see if the Group Transaction has started and roll it back if so
if (tGroup.HasStarted())
{
tGroup.RollBack();
}
}
}
}
}
//Commit all of the changes from the Transaction group and other transactions
tGroup.Assimilate();
DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
Close();
}
}
public Result AlignElements(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, AlignType alignType)
{
// Get the handle of current document.
UIdoc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument;
Document document = UIdoc.Document;
using (TransactionGroup txg = new TransactionGroup(document))
{
try
{
ICollection <ElementId> selectedIds = UIdoc.Selection.GetElementIds();
bool empty = false;
if (selectedIds.Count == 0)
{
empty = true;
IList <Reference> selectedReferences = UIdoc.Selection.PickObjects(ObjectType.Element, "Pick elements to be aligned");
selectedIds = Tools.RevitReferencesToElementIds(document, selectedReferences);
UIdoc.Selection.SetElementIds(selectedIds);
}
AlignTag(alignType, txg, selectedIds, document);
// Disselect if the selection was empty to begin with
if (empty)
{
selectedIds = new List <ElementId> {
ElementId.InvalidElementId
}
}
;
UIdoc.Selection.SetElementIds(selectedIds);
// Return Success
return(Result.Succeeded);
}
catch (Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.OperationCanceledException exceptionCanceled)
{
//message = exceptionCanceled.Message;
if (txg.HasStarted())
{
txg.RollBack();
}
return(Result.Cancelled);
}
catch (ErrorMessageException errorEx)
{
// checked exception need to show in error messagebox
message = errorEx.Message;
if (txg.HasStarted())
{
txg.RollBack();
}
return(Result.Failed);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// unchecked exception cause command failed
message = ex.Message;
//Trace.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
if (txg.HasStarted())
{
txg.RollBack();
}
return(Result.Failed);
}
}
}
