Hi All,
I have a lot of brick hatch which I need to align to the wall edges, so I’m trying to rewrite this in Python & make it work for walls…
I’m getting a problem where the reference is not aligned to the reference plane… Any assistance gratefully received!
On a side note… If anyone had some tips on making the C# into an addin, that would also be really helpful, I’m sure it would be easy for someone more capable than me! I’m not sure how to connect the variables from the helper method to the variables in the main class.
Thanks,
Mark
Dimension Align Pattern-6.dyn (17.0 KB) align.rvt (1.5 MB)
#thanks to Genius Loci and Fair59
import clr
import sys
pyt_path = r'C:\Program Files (x86)\IronPython 2.7\Lib'
sys.path.append(pyt_path)
import string
# Import Element wrapper extension methods
clr.AddReference('RevitNodes')
import Revit
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements)
# toProtoType etc.
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.GeometryConversion)
# Import DocumentManager and TransactionManager
clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument
# Import RevitAPI
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
import Autodesk
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
import System
wall = UnwrapElement(IN[0])
references = UnwrapElement(IN[1])
line = Line.CreateBound(XYZ.Zero, XYZ(10, 0, 0))
elementsRef = ReferenceArray()
for reference in references:
elementsRef.Append(reference)
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
dimension = doc.Create.NewDimension(doc.ActiveView, line, elementsRef)
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()
for w in wall:
try:
extSide = HostObjectUtils.GetSideFaces(w,ShellLayerType.Exterior)
for eS in extSide:
wallFace = w.GetGeometryObjectFromReference(eS)
except:
wallFace = 'no external face found'
#corner = start point of the 'first or default' edge loop of the face we're interested in
cvList = []
for cv in wallFace.GetEdgesAsCurveLoops()[0]:
cvList.append(cv.GetEndPoint(0))
cvList.append(cv.GetEndPoint(1))
corner = cvList[0]
#not sure exactly what this is doing...
dimDirection = dimension.Curve.Direction
dimOrigin = dimension.Origin.Subtract(dimDirection.Multiply(dimension.Value/2))
hatchDirection = dimDirection.CrossProduct(wallFace.FaceNormal).Normalize()
r1 = dimension.References.get_Item(0)
translation = dimOrigin.Subtract(corner)
#we need to move the reference or it's 'element'
#start a transaction
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
#we need a reference plane
#the reference plane is made of the origin vector moved the hatch direction added, the origin, the wall face normal (out vector)
pl = doc.Create.NewReferencePlane(dimOrigin.Add(hatchDirection),dimOrigin,wallFace.FaceNormal,doc.ActiveView)
format = "{0}:{0}:{1}"
uid = pl.UniqueId
arg = "SURFACE"
stableRef = str.Format(format,uid,arg)
#
#stableRef = string.Formatter("{0}:0:{1}",pl.UniqueId,"SURFACE")
ref2Plane = Reference.ParseFromStableRepresentation(doc,stableRef)
#we need a reference plane & the first reference item...
doc.Create.NewAlignment(doc.ActiveView,ref2Plane,r1)
#finish transaction
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()
#start a transaction
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
#we are moving the the reference plane to the origin
ElementTransformUtils.MoveElement(doc,pl.Id,translation)
#finish transaction
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()
