Grid extents alignment based on crop region

dhilipseshan · September 25, 2020, 6:07am

grid extents need to placed at crop region…

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import clr
# ProtoGeometry (Dynamo)
clr.AddReference('ProtoGeometry')
from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import *

# API
clr.AddReference("RevitAPI")
import Autodesk
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

# RevtiServices
clr.AddReference("RevitServices")
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager

# RevitNodes, ToDSType method, Geometry conversion
clr.AddReference("RevitNodes")
import Revit
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements)
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.GeometryConversion)

# defs
def Convert(num):
return UnitUtils.ConvertToInternalUnits(num, DisplayUnitType.DUT_MILLIMETERS)

# start
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

view = UnwrapElement(IN[0])

av = doc.ActiveView

#Top Grid
deltatop = IN[1]
#vatopx = Convert(deltatop[0].X)
#vatopy = Convert(deltatop[0].Y)
#vatopz = Convert(deltatop[0].Z)
grids = [UnwrapElement(item) for item in IN[2]]

#Bottom Grid
deltabottom = IN[3]
#vabottomx = Convert(deltabottom[0].X)
#vabottomy = Convert(deltabottom[0].Y)
#vabottomz = Convert(deltabottom[0].Z)

TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
for g in range(len(grids)):
    newStart = XYZ(deltatop[g].X, deltatop[g].Y, deltatop[g].Z)
    newEnd = XYZ(deltabottom[g].X, deltabottom[g].Y, deltabottom[g].Z)
    newCurve = Line.CreateBound(newStart, newEnd)
    grids[g].SetCurveInView(DatumExtentType.ViewSpecific, view , newCurve)

TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()

# end
OUT = grids

Warning: IronPythonEvaluator.EvaluateIronPythonScript operation failed.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “”, line 54, in
Exception: The curve is unbound or not coincident with the original one of the datum plane.
Parameter name: curve

please help on this error.

Daniel_Hurtubise · September 25, 2020, 6:16am

Why not just Element.SetParameterByName?

dhilipseshan · September 25, 2020, 10:24am

no its not possible. I need to move the grid extent beyond the crop boundry

c.poupin · September 28, 2020, 7:24pm

Hello @dhilipseshan
you need to get the “cut elevation” CutPlane of the view to set elevation of bounds curve (CropBox)

an example with the active view

import clr
clr.AddReference('ProtoGeometry')
from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import *

clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
import Autodesk
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

def createDatumLine(boundLines, grid):
	gridLine = None
	curveG = grid.Curve
	vectGrid = curveG.Direction 
	ptmid = curveG.Evaluate(0.5, True)
	lstPtToLine = []
	for lineBound in boundLines:
		interResult = lineBound.Project(ptmid)
		vectInterResult = Autodesk.Revit.DB.Line.CreateBound( ptmid , interResult.XYZPoint).Direction
		if vectInterResult.IsAlmostEqualTo(vectGrid, 0.1) or vectInterResult.IsAlmostEqualTo(vectGrid.Negate(), 0.1):
			lstPtToLine.append(interResult.XYZPoint)

	if len(lstPtToLine) == 2:
		gridLine = Autodesk.Revit.DB.Line.CreateBound(lstPtToLine[0], lstPtToLine[1])
	return gridLine
					
def getBoundLines(bbx, Zvalue ):
	lstPt = []
	lstLine = []
	lstPt.append(XYZ(bbx.Min.X, bbx.Min.Y, Zvalue))
	lstPt.append(XYZ(bbx.Max.X, bbx.Min.Y, Zvalue))
	lstPt.append(XYZ(bbx.Max.X, bbx.Max.Y, Zvalue))
	lstPt.append(XYZ(bbx.Min.X, bbx.Max.Y, Zvalue))
	for idx, pt in enumerate(lstPt):
		if idx == 0:
			lstLine.append(Line.CreateBound(lstPt[- 1], pt))
		else:	
			lstLine.append(Line.CreateBound(lstPt[idx - 1], pt))			
	return lstLine		

activView = doc.ActiveView
cropBox = activView.CropBox 
viewRange = activView.GetViewRange()
cutOffset = viewRange.GetOffset(PlanViewPlane.CutPlane)

fecGrids = FilteredElementCollector(doc, activView.Id).OfClass(DatumPlane).ToElements()
outLst = []
boundLines = getBoundLines(cropBox, cutOffset)

TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
for grid in fecGrids:
	newGLine = createDatumLine(boundLines, grid)
	if newGLine:
		grid.SetCurveInView(DatumExtentType.ViewSpecific, activView, newGLine)
		outLst.append(newGLine)
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()

OUT = outLst

dhilipseshan · September 30, 2020, 11:11am

@c.poupin. Thank you so much.
your work is amazing.
I am looking into this many times to understand.
but i think i missed to specify diagonal grids as shown in image.
is that possible for diagonal grids also?

c.poupin · September 30, 2020, 3:46pm

Hello @dhilipseshan
I had not considered this scenario
try this version

Edit 03/02/2022
fix bug

import clr
clr.AddReference('ProtoGeometry')
import Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry as DSGeo
from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import *

#import Revit API
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
import Autodesk
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
import Autodesk.Revit.DB as DB

#import transactionManager and DocumentManager (RevitServices is specific to Dynamo)
clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument
uiapp = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentUIApplication
uidoc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument
app = uiapp.Application
sdkNumber = int(app.VersionNumber)


clr.AddReference("RevitNodes")
import Revit
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.GeometryConversion)

def createDatumLine(boundLines, grid):
	gridLine = None
	curveG = grid.Curve.ToProtoType()
	vectGrid = curveG.Direction 
	ptmid = curveG.PointAtParameter(0.5)
	lstPtToLine = []
	for lineBound in boundLines:
		lineBoundDs = lineBound.ToProtoType()
		ptmid = DSGeo.Point.ByCoordinates(ptmid.X, ptmid.Y, lineBoundDs.StartPoint.Z)
		interResultA = ptmid.Project(lineBoundDs, vectGrid)
		interResultB = ptmid.Project(lineBoundDs, vectGrid.Reverse())

		if len(interResultA) > 0:
			lstPtToLine.append(interResultA[0].ToXyz())
		if len(interResultB) > 0:
			lstPtToLine.append(interResultB[0].ToXyz())			

	if len(lstPtToLine) == 2:
		gridLine = Autodesk.Revit.DB.Line.CreateBound(lstPtToLine[0], lstPtToLine[1])
	return gridLine

					
def getBoundLines(bbx, Zvalue = 0):
	lstPt = []
	lstLine = []
	lstPt.append(XYZ(bbx.Min.X, bbx.Min.Y, Zvalue))
	lstPt.append(XYZ(bbx.Max.X, bbx.Min.Y, Zvalue))
	lstPt.append(XYZ(bbx.Max.X, bbx.Max.Y, Zvalue))
	lstPt.append(XYZ(bbx.Min.X, bbx.Max.Y, Zvalue))
	for idx, pt in enumerate(lstPt):
		if idx == 0:
			lstLine.append(Line.CreateBound(lstPt[- 1], pt))
		else:	
			lstLine.append(Line.CreateBound(lstPt[idx - 1], pt))			
	return lstLine		

activView = doc.ActiveView
cropBox = activView.CropBox 


fecGrids = FilteredElementCollector(doc, activView.Id).OfClass(DatumPlane).ToElements()
cutOffset = fecGrids[0].GetCurvesInView(DatumExtentType.ViewSpecific, activView)[0].GetEndPoint(0).Z
fecGrids = [x for x in fecGrids if isinstance(x, DB.Grid)]

outLst = []
boundLines = getBoundLines(cropBox, cutOffset)


TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
for grid in fecGrids:
	newGLine = createDatumLine(boundLines, grid)
	if newGLine and True:
		grid.SetCurveInView(DatumExtentType.ViewSpecific, activView, newGLine)
		outLst.append(newGLine)

TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()

OUT = outLst

another version here

dhilipseshan · October 1, 2020, 3:45am

@c.poupin.
Thank you so much.
This is working perfect even for diagonal grids also.

HiddenFace · December 16, 2020, 4:21am

Its not work for Elevation plan, can you fix it, thank you so much!

Kulkul · December 16, 2020, 4:25am

Start new topic original post is already solved.

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