topic Re: Can I copy elements to *.rfa? in Revit API Forum

Can I copy elements to *.rfa?

jinho_won — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 06:33:27 GMT

Hello~

ElementTransformUtils.CopyElements can only be copied to *.rvt.

And can I copy elements to *.rfa?

I want to know how to copy elements to *.rfa.

thanks.

Re: Can I copy elements to *.rfa?

jeremy_tammik — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:39:02 GMT

> ElementTransformUtils.CopyElements can only be copied to *.rvt.

What makes you say so? That is news to me, and I find it hard to believe.

Re: Can I copy elements to *.rfa?

jinho_won — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 01:39:36 GMT

I'm sorry my question is weird.

I want to copy the DirectShape from the A.rvt file to B.rfa.

However, when I try to copy it to rfa using ElementTransformUtils.CopyElements, I get an exception.

... ... Document rvtDoc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument.Document; Document rfaDoc = uiapp.Application.NewFamilyDocument("C:/ProgramData/Autodesk/RVT 2024/Family Templates/English/Metric Generic Model.rft"); ICollection<ElementId> ids = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument.Selection.GetElementIds(); using (Transaction tr = new Transaction(rfaDoc, tr_name)) { tr.Start(); ElementTransformUtils.CopyElements(rvtDoc, ids, rfaDoc, Transform.Identity, copyOptions); tr.Commit(); } ... ...

Is it not possible to copy elements between RVT and RFA?