Is there a way to output the total (sum) length of each pipe size in a schedule?

[nur91m]

First question  -  Is there a way to output the total (sum) length of each pipe size in a schedule with API? 

Second question - How can I format a field? For example I want to set the length unit in meters not millimiters.

[jeremytammik · Accepted solution]

Dear nur91m,

1. http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2012/05/the-schedule-api-and-access-to-schedule-data.html

2. http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2013/04/whats-new-in-the-revit-2014-api.html

Unit Formatting and Parsing

The methods:

• UnitFormatUtils.FormatValueToString()
• UnitFormatUtils.TryParse()

provide the ability to format a value into a string based on formatting options and to parse a formatted string (including units) into a value if possible.

Unit Conversion

The new class UnitUtils contains methods to convert between unit types:

• UnitUtils.Convert() – Converts a value from one unit type to another, such as square feet to square meters.
• UnitUtils.ConvertFromInternalUnits() – Converts a value from Revit's internal unit type.
• UnitUtils.ConvertToInternalUnits() – Converts a value to Revit's internal unit type.

Best regards,

Jeremy