how to get the total width, height size of a schedule placed on sheet with python?
schedulesheetinstance element
I tried the package geniusloci and springs to get bounding box but the sizes do not match with the size on the schedule, for example cuboid witdh is 106.2333 in Dynamo but in sheet is 102mm, and cuboid length in dynamo is 19.76687 and in sheet is 17.65mm
I tried this python script but same result than using the package nodes, wrong:
# Import the required Revit API classes
import clr
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import FilteredElementCollector, BuiltInCategory, UnitUtils, ScheduleSheetInstance, DisplayUnitType
# Import DocumentManager and TransactionManager
clr.AddReference("RevitServices")
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
# Unwrap the Revit elements
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument
# Function to convert length value to millimeters
def convert_to_mm(length):
return UnitUtils.ConvertFromInternalUnits(length, DisplayUnitType.DUT_MILLIMETERS)
# Function to get the size of the schedule
def get_schedule_size(schedule_instance):
# Get the sheet containing the schedule
sheet_id = schedule_instance.OwnerViewId
sheet = doc.GetElement(sheet_id)
# Get the bounding box of the schedule on the sheet
bounding_box = schedule_instance.get_BoundingBox(sheet)
# Check if the bounding box is available (schedule is visible on the sheet)
if bounding_box:
schedule_width = convert_to_mm(bounding_box.Max.X - bounding_box.Min.X)
schedule_height = convert_to_mm(bounding_box.Max.Y - bounding_box.Min.Y)
return schedule_width, schedule_height
else:
return None, None
# Main script
# Check if IN[0] is a list of elements
if isinstance(IN[0], list):
schedule_elements = IN[0]
else:
schedule_elements = [IN[0]]
# Process each element in the list and get the size
output_list = []
for element in schedule_elements:
schedule_instance = UnwrapElement(element)
if isinstance(schedule_instance, ScheduleSheetInstance):
schedule_width, schedule_height = get_schedule_size(schedule_instance)
if schedule_width and schedule_height:
output_list.append("Schedule Width: {} mm, Schedule Height: {} mm".format(schedule_width, schedule_height))
else:
output_list.append("Schedule is not visible on the sheet.")
else:
output_list.append("Invalid element. Please select a ScheduleSheetInstance element.")
OUT = output_list
I tried the package geniusloci and springs to get bounding box but the sizes do not match with the size on the schedule, for example cuboid witdh is 106.2333 in Dynamo but in sheet is 102mm, and cuboid length in dynamo is 19.76687 and in sheet is 17.65mm
I would like to know what is the current size of schedule placed on sheet, I do not know how…buffer is like an extra crop region size? I do not see any relationship of differences between the length and height of the schedule size on dynamo and measured
is dynamo measuring that hidden box that you see when placing the mouse on top of the schedule on sheet?
I tried this python script but same result than using the package nodes, wrong:
# Import the required Revit API classes
import clr
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import FilteredElementCollector, BuiltInCategory, UnitUtils, ScheduleSheetInstance, DisplayUnitType
# Import DocumentManager and TransactionManager
clr.AddReference("RevitServices")
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
# Unwrap the Revit elements
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument
# Function to convert length value to millimeters
def convert_to_mm(length):
return UnitUtils.ConvertFromInternalUnits(length, DisplayUnitType.DUT_MILLIMETERS)
# Function to get the size of the schedule
def get_schedule_size(schedule_instance):
# Get the sheet containing the schedule
sheet_id = schedule_instance.OwnerViewId
sheet = doc.GetElement(sheet_id)
# Get the bounding box of the schedule on the sheet
bounding_box = schedule_instance.get_BoundingBox(sheet)
# Check if the bounding box is available (schedule is visible on the sheet)
if bounding_box:
schedule_width = convert_to_mm(bounding_box.Max.X - bounding_box.Min.X)
schedule_height = convert_to_mm(bounding_box.Max.Y - bounding_box.Min.Y)
return schedule_width, schedule_height
else:
return None, None
# Main script
# Check if IN[0] is a list of elements
if isinstance(IN[0], list):
schedule_elements = IN[0]
else:
schedule_elements = [IN[0]]
# Process each element in the list and get the size
output_list = []
for element in schedule_elements:
schedule_instance = UnwrapElement(element)
if isinstance(schedule_instance, ScheduleSheetInstance):
schedule_width, schedule_height = get_schedule_size(schedule_instance)
if schedule_width and schedule_height:
output_list.append("Schedule Width: {} mm, Schedule Height: {} mm".format(schedule_width, schedule_height))
else:
output_list.append("Schedule is not visible on the sheet.")
else:
output_list.append("Invalid element. Please select a ScheduleSheetInstance element.")
OUT = output_list
The ndoes are correct, but the schedule height from Python is the width of the bounding box, and the schedule width from Python is the length of the bounding box. My recollection is that these include the ‘buffer’ region when you select it. Try creating an annotation object on the sheet view to see if the drawn rectangle corresponds to the selected region.
not sure at all, but probably is possible get the rows width itself from the schedule, havent checked but archilab if i remember right have one there can set the width…
I don’t know why the ootb node doesn’t work for ScheduleSheetInstance but you can still get the bounding box via the API. From there it’s just unit conversion like Jacob said.
Did you check my python script? I think i did it as mentioned but result still wrong, let me know if the schedule size on sheet that you can measure is the same than what you see in Dynamo
I get a rectangle on the sheet where my schedule is. The top of that rectangle aligns to the top of my schedule’s header. The left, right, and bottom are slightly outside of the schedule. Looks like this:
Not sure if the buffer around the schedule body can be modified, but this does confirm the math of the code in relation to the displayed graphics. It’s also likely that you don’t want anything inside that buffer as it’d make things quite tight on the page.
let say it is always the same, so if dynamo tells me DynamoLength=X, then RealLengthinSheet=X-Buffer*2, then if DynamoHeight=Y then RealHeightinSheet=Y-Buffer. So Buffer=2.1168749658811mm?
please check this is constant in any sample, my sample is like this:
RealLengthinSheet=102mm
RealHeightinSheet=17.65mm
X=106.233333333mm
Y=19.76687mm
it is consistent in other tests, so whatever size indicates dynamo, reduce it by the buffer 2 times if the length and 1 time if the height of the schedule size. Buffer=2.1168749658811mm
