How to get Part Type Data from Electrical Equipment in Revit API

[Pravin_Lande]

Hi

We want to get the Part Type information from Electrical Equipment in Revit API.

Kindly suggest how can we get the Part Type information as per attached screenshot.

Regards,

Pravin

[jeremy_tammik]

Dear Pravin,

Have you installed RevitLookup?

If not, please do so right now, before reading any further.

RevitLookup is one of the most basic, fundamental and important tools for Revit API development.

It enables you to easily interactively explore the contents of the Revit database, its elements, their properties and relationships.

Using that tool will enable you to easily answer your question yourself.

I cannot do so without a suitable sample model at hand.

I hope this helps.

Best regards, 

Jeremy

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[Pravin_Lande]

@jeremy_tammik 

Yes we already tried snooping tool to check how can we get the Part type but from  it we haven't receive any information.

Regards,

Pravin

[jeremy_tammik]

Very strange.

I cannot do anything more than you can, unfortunately.

I analysed the two MEP sample projects provided with Revit and looked at various electrical equipment objects:

• Open rme_basic_sample_project.rvt
• Select Electrical Equipment PP-3A
• Add-Ins
• RevitLookup
• Snoop current selection

I see no Mechanical section or Part type entry in its properties:

Same result looking at the advanced sample project:

Please explore your own model with RevitLookup and let us know the result. Maybe your electrical equipment differs from the sample project content.

Best regards,

Jeremy

[ricaun]

The Part Type is from the Family not from the FamilyInstance.

This code could help!

/// <summary>
/// Get PartType from the FamilyInstance
/// </summary>
/// <param name="familyInstance"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static PartType GetFamilyPartType(this FamilyInstance familyInstance)
{
    if (familyInstance?.Symbol?.Family is Family family)
    {
        var type = family.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.FAMILY_CONTENT_PART_TYPE).AsInteger();
        return (PartType)type;
    }
    return PartType.Undefined;
}

This is all the valid PartType on version 2021.

public enum PartType
    {
        Undefined = -1,
        Normal = 0,
        DuctMounted = 1,
        JunctionBox = 2,
        AttachesTo = 3,
        BreaksInto = 4,
        Elbow = 5,
        Tee = 6,
        Transition = 7,
        Cross = 8,
        Cap = 9,
        TapPerpendicular = 10,
        TapAdjustable = 11,
        Offset = 12,
        Union = 13,
        PanelBoard = 14,
        Transformer = 15,
        SwitchBoard = 16,
        OtherPanel = 17,
        EquipmentSwitch = 18,
        Switch = 19,
        ValveBreaksInto = 20,
        SpudPerpendicular = 21,
        SpudAdjustable = 22,
        Damper = 23,
        Wye = 24,
        LateralTee = 25,
        LateralCross = 26,
        Pants = 27,
        MultiPort = 28,
        ValveNormal = 29,
        JunctionBoxTee = 30,
        JunctionBoxCross = 31,
        PipeFlange = 32,
        JunctionBoxElbow = 34,
        ChannelCableTrayElbow = 35,
        ChannelCableTrayVerticalElbow = 36,
        ChannelCableTrayCross = 37,
        ChannelCableTrayTee = 38,
        ChannelCableTrayTransition = 39,
        ChannelCableTrayUnion = 40,
        ChannelCableTrayOffset = 41,
        ChannelCableTrayMultiPort = 42,
        LadderCableTrayElbow = 43,
        LadderCableTrayVerticalElbow = 44,
        LadderCableTrayCross = 45,
        LadderCableTrayTee = 46,
        LadderCableTrayTransition = 47,
        LadderCableTrayUnion = 48,
        LadderCableTrayOffset = 49,
        LadderCableTrayMultiPort = 50,
        InlineSensor = 51,
        Sensor = 52,
        EndCap = 53,
        HandrailBracketHardware = 54,
        PanelBracketHardware = 55,
        TerminationHardware = 56,
        Rails = 57,
        Handrails = 58,
        TopRails = 59,
        PipeMechanicalCoupling = 60
    }

PanelBoard is number 14!

See yaa!