The Wall Closure parameter of a Window element

[nam_vt]

Hi Support,

In my sample Construction project there are windows attached to walls. I try to change the parameter Wall Closure of a Window element to Interior then use the below snippet of codes to retrieve that parameter:

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            Parameter wallFunction = wd.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.TYPE_WALL_CLOSURE);
            TaskDialog.Show("Wall Closure", "Integer - value = " + wallFunction.AsInteger().ToString());

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It always show "Integer - value = 0" no matter what I change the Wall Closure parameter. Please advise

 

Thanks,

Cuong

[jeremytammik]

Dear Cuong,

Thank you for your query.

Please use RevitLookup and check what storage type this parameter uses.

AsInteger should be used for integer values.

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

Jeremy

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[nam_vt]

Dear Jeremy,

Thanks for reminding me , now I'm able to retrieve the Wall Closure parameter, it should be retrieved by getting the ElementType first

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ElementType type = _doc.GetElement(wd.GetTypeId()) as ElementType;

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Regarding the Revit Lookup tool I understand that it's tool for developer to loop up the parameters of an element right ? Sorry I'm a Revit API newbie I follow the instruction to install this tool but I got an error message saying that failed to initialize the RevitLookup.dll file, I already put two files RevitLookup.addin, RevitLookup.dll in folder C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2016.

Please help me 

Best Regards,

Cuong

[jeremytammik]

Dear Cuong, 

Well done. Congratulations!

Regarding the installation of RevitLookup, please work through the Revit API getting started material first to understand the fundamentals of loading Revit add-ins.

That will help you to resolve the problem yourself, and is important for your basic understanding before proceeding any further.

Cheers,

Jeremy