topic Re: API access to surface pattern alignment in Revit API Forum

API access to surface pattern alignment

Anonymous — Mon, 23 May 2016 20:17:18 GMT

I have a model requiring specific alignment of surface pattern across the entire model. I've done it manually more than once, and locked the reference to a datum (reference plane) but this constraint does not hold when I modify elements. I'd like a programmatic way to re-align every instance of this surface pattern to the reference datum. Conceptually:

datum = referenceLevel.elevation()

for element in elements:
   faces = element.faces()
   for face in faces:
      if face.material = targetMaterial :
         material.zOrigin = datum

Re: API access to surface pattern alignment

Dale.Bartlett — Thu, 26 May 2016 07:27:15 GMT

Might be worth a read:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api/use-of-align-function-programatically-to-change-the-alignment-of/td-p/6008184

Re: API access to surface pattern alignment

jeremytammik — Thu, 26 May 2016 07:54:37 GMT

Dear Chris,

Thank you for your query.

I hope the thread that Dale pointed to was of some use. Thank you, Dale, for pointing it out!

I added a note of your request to the existing wish list item CF-3928 [case 11459435: API ability to align floor hatch line with floor's edge] in order to make the development team aware of its importance. Please make a note of this number for future reference.

You are welcome to request an update on the status of this issue or to provide us with additional information at any time quoting this wish list item number.

This issue is important to me. What can I do to help?

This issue needs to be assessed by our engineering team, and prioritised against all of the other outstanding change requests. Any information that you can provide to influence this assessment will help. Please provide the following where possible:

Impact on your application and/or your development.
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This information is extremely important. Our engineering team have limited resources, and so must focus their efforts on the highest impact items. We do understand that this will cause you delays and affect your development planning, and we appreciate your cooperation and patience.

Best regards,

Jeremy