How to change by code "phase" and "phase filter" in phasing from properties

[Anonymous]

Hi I've trying to change the properties "Phase filter" and "Phase" by code, when I'm on Active View with no results

I read these posts and others ones:

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2009/03/create-room-on-level-in-phase.html
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/change-phase-of-a-view/m-p/5223335

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2014/08/setting-the-phase-of-a-view.html

I attached an image with the properties what I want to change programmatically.

I have this code:

using (ViewCreatorForm viewCreator = new ViewCreatorForm(commandData)) {

                        if (viewCreator.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK) { 

                            List<PhaseFilter> _phFilters = new FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(typeof(PhaseFilter)).Cast<PhaseFilter>().ToList();
                            PhaseFilter filter = _phFilters.Find(p => p.Name.ToUpper() == "Show current phase only".ToUpper());

                            using (Transaction transaction = new Transaction(doc, "Duplicate Views"))
                            {
                                transaction.Start();
                                List<View> views = tools.GetAllViews(doc);
                                List<string> newViewName = new List<string>();
                                string temp = string.Empty;
                                views = views.FindAll(p => p.ViewType == ViewType.ThreeD || p.ViewType == ViewType.FloorPlan);
                                foreach (View view in views)
                                {
                                    temp = string.Empty;
                                    try
                                    {
                                        switch (view.ViewType)
                                        {
                                            case ViewType.ThreeD:
                                            case ViewType.FloorPlan:
                                                
                                                foreach (string phaseName in viewCreator.CheckedPhases)
                                                {
                                                    temp = view.ViewName;
                                                    
                                                    if (temp.Contains(phaseName))
                                                    {
                                                        newViewName.Add(temp);
                                                    }
                                                    else
                                                    {
                                                        newViewName.Add(string.Format("{0} {1}", temp, phaseName));
                                                    }
                                                    view.ViewName = newViewName.Last();
                                                    view.Duplicate(ViewDuplicateOption.WithDetailing);
                                                    view.ViewName = temp;

/////////// I'd like to add your help in here ///////////

                                                }
                                                break;
                                        }
                                    }
                                    catch (Exception)
                                    { }
                                }

                                transaction.Commit();
                            }                            
                        }
                    }

Can you help?

Regards!

[RPTHOMAS108]

Changing these properties should be the same as changing any built-in parameter.

If they are ReadOnly then likely a Template has been applied. templates should also be excluded from your loop (check View.IsTemplate).

Information gathered via lookup tool (Revit 2019):

Phase: BuiltInParameter.VIEW_PHASE
-1012102, StorageType: ElementID

Phase Filter: BuiltInParameter.VIEW_PHASE_FILTER
-1012103, StorageType: ElementID

The storage type is ElementID therefore this implies you need to filter for the named Phase and PhaseFilter objects you want in order to get the ID to set.

[Anonymous]

Tnx for answer RPTHOMAS108, but I'm rookie in revit, do you have some example?

Regards!

[studio-a-int · Accepted solution]

You will need to get the phases in your active document:

PHASES = doc.Phases

iterate through, to select the Phase you want:

EX_PHASE = [i for i in PHASES if i.Name == '01 - Existing'][0] # This is the Existing Phase

then select the view, you want to change the Phase (make sure you do not have a ViewTemplate applied to that view).

MY_VIEW = [i for i in FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(View).ToElements() if i.Name == 'Level 1']

after that set the phase inside of a transaction:

t = Transaction(doc,"CHANGE VIEW PHASE")
t.Start()
for i in MY_VIEW:
    i.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.VIEW_PHASE).Set(EX_PHASE.Id)
doc.Regenerate()    
t.Commit()

This code is Python, inside Dynamo.

[Anonymous]

Hi studio-a-int, tnx for asnwer, i tryed your advice, but cannot make it work

this is the code:

views = tools.GetAllViews(doc);
PhaseArray Phases = doc.Phases; //It have all phases
string notChanged = string.Empty;

foreach (string viewName in newViewName)
{
    var viewsTemp = views.FindAll(p => p.ViewName.Contains(viewName));
    if (viewsTemp.Count == 1) {
    try
    {
       viewsTemp.First().get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.VIEW_PHASE).Set(4); //arbitrary hardcoded an existing ID
    }
    catch (Exception)
    {
       notChanged += viewsTemp.First().ViewName+",";
    }
}


if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(notChanged))
      TaskDialog.Show("Error changing phases", notChanged);

doc.Regenerate();

but I can't see changed the propierty, do you have any idea what am I missing?

[studio-a-int · Accepted solution]

VIEW_PHASE is an ElementId  storage type.

You are using an integer in your code.

Change that from "4" as you have it, to Phase-you-want-to-chage.Id

IE Phase-you-want-to-chage = '01 - Existing' or 'Project Completion'

In that round parenthesis, you should have an ElementId, not the integer "4" as you have it right now.

Look @ Phase Members and Phase Properties in Revit API.

[Anonymous]

Hi, tnx, I was about to post that xD, and yes, that was my mistake, i handled ids like 0 to n, but it have internals id's, so I need Element.Id necessary,

this is the working code:

List<PhaseFilter> _phFilters1 = new FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(typeof(PhaseFilter)).Cast<PhaseFilter>().ToList();
 PhaseFilter filter1 = _phFilters.Find(p => p.Name.ToUpper() == "MY FILTER PHASE".ToUpper());
 Phase phaseFound=null;
 foreach (Phase phase in doc.Phases)
 {
 if (phase.Name=="MY PHASE") {
 phaseFound = phase;
 }
 }

foreach (string viewName in newViewName)
{
   var viewsTemp = views.FindAll(p => p.ViewName.Contains(viewName));
   if (viewsTemp.Count == 1) {
   try
   {
   if(phaseFound!=null)
      viewsTemp.First().get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.VIEW_PHASE).Set(phaseFound.Id);
   viewsTemp.First().get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.VIEW_PHASE_FILTER).Set(filter1.Id);
}
catch (Exception)
{
notChanged += viewsTemp.First().ViewName+",";
}
}

Tnx to everybody for the help!