topic Re: Set View Section Box to Match Scope Box - error pls explain in Revit API Forum

Set View Section Box to Match Scope Box - error pls explain

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:05:49 GMT

Hi,

Ive use and test Jeremy's code here

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2012/08/set-view-section-box-to-match-scope-box.html

and got several errors. I managed to fix some of it but I don't understand what I need to do with this .

Re: Set View Section Box to Match Scope Box - error pls explain

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 08:23:13 GMT

Hi Akosi,

Autodesk.Revit.DB.View3D.SectionBox was removed in the 2015 API changes, see the documents > HERE < for information/full list of changes.

You can now use the SetSectionBox method, which also takes a BoundingBoxXYZ. The documentation for this method is accessible > HERE <.

That should get you going, good luck!

Cheers,

Adam

Re: Set View Section Box to Match Scope Box - error pls explain

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 04:26:03 GMT

Refer here for corrected code:

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2013/10/set-view-section-box-to-match-scope-box-for-revit-2014.html

this is code to create a new view:

        public Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, ElementSet elements) {
            Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document doc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
            UIDocument uidoc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument;

            ISelectionFilter iselfilterScopeBox = new ScopeBoxesSelectionFilter();
            Element eScopeBox = doc.GetElement(uidoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, iselfilterScopeBox, "Please select a Section Box"));

            View3D view3DCurrent = doc.ActiveView as View3D;
            if (view3DCurrent == null) {
                TaskDialog.Show("XXX", "Please use this command in a 3D view.");
                return Result.Failed;
            }

            BoundingBoxXYZ bbXYZScopeBox = GetSectionBoundingBoxFromScopeBox(eScopeBox, view3DCurrent.ViewDirection);
            ViewOrientation3D vieworientation3D = view3DCurrent.GetOrientation();
            using (Transaction t = new Transaction(doc, "Create View")) {
                t.Start();
                ViewFamilyType viewFamilyType = (from v in new FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(typeof(ViewFamilyType)).Cast<ViewFamilyType>()
                                                 where v.ViewFamily == ViewFamily.ThreeDimensional
                                                 select v).First();
                View3D view3DNew = View3D.CreateIsometric(doc, viewFamilyType.Id);
                view3DNew.SetOrientation(vieworientation3D);
                view3DNew.SetSectionBox(bbXYZScopeBox);
                t.Commit();
                uidoc.ActiveView = view3DNew;
            }

            return Result.Succeeded;
        }