topic Re: How to get access to data from "Visiblity/Graphics"? in Revit API Forum

How to get access to data from "Visiblity/Graphics"?

Act-3D — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 14:34:43 GMT

I want to check if "Visiblity/Graphics" settings changed for a given View.

How to get access to data from "Visiblity/Graphics"?

jeremytammik — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:56:19 GMT

Dear Artur,

Thank you for your query.

Have you tried searching the Internet for this information?

I get quite a lot of hits searching for "revit api visibility graphics":

You probably should be more precise about what exact settings you wish to access, though.

Here is one specific example from The Building Coder:

There are many more, though.

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

Jeremy

Act-3D — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:35:46 GMT

Hi Jeremy,

Thank you for your reply.

What I'm exactly looking for is list of model categories hidden in a given view.

I'm aware of:

GetCategoryHidden(ElementId categoryId);

But maybe there is a better way than iterating through all categories and check if it is hidden?

jeremytammik — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:58:28 GMT

Dear Artur,

Thank you for your update.

I am not aware of a better method.

Check the View class methods:

There is also a Visible property on the Category class:

You might want to take a look at this related discussion as well:

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

Jeremy