Color Scheme - how can it be read in API?

[Anonymous]

Hello,

Is the any way that I get values of  this table (Color Scheme Definition for Area Plan) from Revit API?

I would like to read colors assigned to area names or numbers and also (if it is possible) to edit/write them.

I got elements of BuiltInCategory.OST_ColorFillSchema, there is one with "Rentable Area" name,

but it has neither properties nor parameters of any kind - no way to seek further.

This object has type of Element, so it has no functions that can be dedicated for it.

I also got AreaScheme, which has name "Rentable", but it also has no parameters,

I tried also ViewFamilyType and ViewPlan, ColorFillLegend and LegendComponents with similar results

- there were no objects of such type or they had parameters, but not those that I seek.

Do you know where these values ca be found (what category, class)?

[Joe.Ye · Accepted solution]

Revit 2013 didn't expose the API to change or update the color scheme.

An API wish was logged for this.

Regards,

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[Anonymous]

Hi Joe Ye,

I also want to automatically add a new color scheme by using the API. Any API  updates about this in Revit 2014 or newer?

Regards,

Geert

[Anonymous]

Any updates about this question?