Get The Area of a FamilyObject (Proof of Concept)

[Anonymous]

Hello All!

I have made a custom method that executes after someone pulls the shape handles. I am wanting to simply calculate the area of the geometry of the item. I looked at a few examples of getting the geometry of a family instance which clued me in, however I am a bit unclear on how to actually grab specific information (such as getting back the width and height of an object).

Thanks in advance! This forum is seriously super helpful and has helped me learn alot about revit.

[naveen.kumar.t · Accepted solution]

HI @Anonymous,

 Element e;
Double s,s1,x;
                    foreach(Parameter P in e.Parameters)
                    {
                        if(P.Definition.Name.Contains("your desired height parameter name"))
                        {
                            s = P.AsDouble();
                        }
                        if(P.Definition.Name.Contains("Your desired width parameter name"))
                        {
                            s1 = P.AsDouble();
                        }
                        x = s * s1;
                    }