NewProjecDocument usage?

[dimi_christop]

Hi,

just learning Revit API and I am trying to do a simple test addin.

1) Open a new Document, 2) Import a CAD file 3) Save it as a rvt file 4) Close the new Dosument and return to the old one.

If anyone has some pointers regarding the whole procedure please let me know. Right now I am trying step 1)

Using the NewProjectDocument() method. This method says that it needs a template to open. I found the directory where Revit has its rte template files but is there a method which return the file path in the API? I dont want to hardcode them.

Using the New->Project user interface command there is also a <None> option how can this be provided using the above method?

Regarding step 2) I see that the New->Project user interface command opens immediately a new unsaved document. But this is not happening with NewProjectDocument(). I have an empty document already open when I call the addin but the new document created by NewProjectDocument() does not show up.

Thanks in advance

Dimi

[gopinath.taget]

Hello,

For the first requirement, the best I could find is the Application.DefaultProjectTemplate property that returns the "Full path to the default template file for new project documents".

For your second requirement, please take a look at the following blog post.

Best Regards

Gopinath

[gopinath.taget]

Sorry, here is the blog post:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Revit-API/NewProjecDocument-usage/m-p/4816655/highlight/false#M5636

Cheers

Gopinath

[gopinath.taget]

Blog post take 2: 

http://adndevblog.typepad.com/aec/2012/06/activating-a-view-of-the-document-created-by-newprojectdoc...

Cheers

Gopinath

[dimi_christop · Accepted solution]

//Create a Document based on the default template 
Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document doc = commandData.Application.Application.NewProjectDocument(commandData.Application.Application.DefaultProjectTemplate);

//Save thehis document in a temp folder
 SaveAsOptions options = new SaveAsOptions();
 options.OverwriteExistingFile = true;
 doc.SaveAs("C:/temp/new_project.rvt", options);

// Open and activate it.
 commandData.Application.OpenAndActivateDocument("C:/temp/new_project.rvt");

Hi Above is my implementation based on the blog post you mentioned. The current code opens for ma a new fresh Document in which I can mport my CAD and then do SaveAs(). I can also close now any old Document that was already open.

Thanks

Dimi