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Creating a custom Project Browser plugin - Duplicating views

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 21:10:58 GMT

I notice that I am able to duplicate a view (Example 1 attachment) but I want to duplicate multiple views and place in another discipline and subset at one time (eventually extending this further that would allow me to apply a view template to the newly created views). When I select multiple Views - please note that I'm not given the option to duplicate such (Example 2 attachment)

So the closest sample that I can review to start my own custom Project Browser is Revit 2014 SKD - Samples - AllViews class. But there is a lot missing in that class that is desired. Although there is coding to create sheets - there doesn't seem to be coding to create views based on another. Is that something even possible with Revit 2014 API?

Re: Creating a custom Project Browser plugin - Duplicating views

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 07:36:11 GMT

You can. That was one of the nice new features for Revit 2013 and 2014.

You have the command : View.Duplicate() and you can choose the kind of duplication, ViewDuplicateOption.Duplicate, .WithDetailing or .AsDependent.

Re: Creating a custom Project Browser plugin - Duplicating views

jeremytammik — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 21:55:41 GMT

Dear Remy,

Thank you very much for your helpful answer.

Dear Stephen,

Thank you for your query.

You could also have a look at the discussion on Language Independent Section View Type Id Retrieval and the previous blog posts that it points to:

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2013/08/language-independent-view-type-id-retrieval.html

They include Steve Mycynek's all-encompassing AU class CP3133 'Using the Revit Schedule and View APIs' explaining everything else there is to know about the topic of generating views:

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2012/11/au-classes-on-the-view-mep-and-link-apis.html#2

Please let us know if anything remains unclear.

Best regards,

Jeremy