Create a surface through Revit API
Hi,
Here is a solution for create a floor from points :
UIApplication uiapp = extCmdData.Application;
UIDocument uiDoc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument;
Application app = uiapp.Application;
Document doc = uiDoc.Document;
Transaction trans = new Transaction(doc);
try
{
trans.Start();
XYZ[] points = new XYZ[5];
points[0] = new XYZ(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
points[1] = new XYZ(10.0, 0.0, 0.0);
points[2] = new XYZ(10.0, 10.0, 0.0);
points[3] = new XYZ(0.0, 10.0, 0.0);
points[4] = new XYZ(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
CurveArray curve = new CurveArray();
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
Line line = Line.CreateBound(points[i],
points[i + 1]);
curve.Append(line);
}
doc.Create.NewFloor(curve, true);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
trans.RollBack();
msg = e.Message;
return Result.Failed;
}
trans.Commit();
return Result.Succeeded;
You can find the same method for create FilledRegion here :http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2013/07/create-a-filled-region-to-use-as-a-mask.html
Accepted solution
Dear Carolinalm,
You have a quite large number of options, really.
It sepends on what you really need, of course.
I would start by looking at the form creation API:
http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2009/07/revit-form-creation-api.html
That is pretty old, though.
The newest and maybe easiest option might be the DirectShape element:
So maybe I would actually start by looking at that.
There are lots of other possibilities as well, as pointed out by Goldorak44.
Good luck making a good choice!
Please let us know how it works out.
Thank you!
Cheers,
Jeremy
Dear Goldorak44,
Please note that it is better to encapsulate the transaction in a using statement:
Cheers,
Jeremy
Hi Carolinalm,
as far as I know, Jeremy is on vacation.
To your topic:
You can use DirectShape in project context from Revit 2016 on.
Best regards,
Revitalizer
Dear Kinjal,
Yes, yes. Yes to both.
1. A much more efficient approach than using a conceptual mass is going via the DirectShape element.
Have you not read my exciting blog posts on that topic?
I just created a new topic group for them:
http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/about-the-author.html#5.50
The direct shape element is created directly in the project.
No need for a family.
Possible performance improvement: factor of 1000.
2. http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2013/01/create-facewall-on-slanted-mass-face.html
Cheers,
Jeremy
Dear Kinjal,
Revit 2016 added a bunch of features to DirectShape:
http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2015/04/whats-new-in-the-revit-2016-api.html#4.16
Referencing option
DirectShape elements now support by default element references, including dimensions, alignments, and face hosting, as well as snapping.
The property:
- DirectShapeOptions.ReferencingOption
supports options related to the referenceablility of the DirectShape or DirectShapeType – if set to NotReferenceable, the geometry may not be used for dimensioning, snapping, alignment, or face-hosting. The element may still be selected by the user for operations which do not reference individual geometry objects.
I have no idea about roofs.
Can you please shed some light on 'placing Roof by face' manually via the user interface?
Whatever can be done manually should also be achievable through the API.
Chers,
Jeremy
Dear Kinjal,
As stated above, I do not know about the roof on face.
I have however recently and fully addressed your first point above on setting the slope of a FootPringRoof:
http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2015/09/revit-answer-day-and-creating-a-roof.html#4
Cheers,
Jeremy