Placing PanelScheduleviews into existing sheets

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Hi all,

I’m trying to place panelscheduleviews on existing sheets with the given script.

I retrieved the existing sheets and the panelscheduleviews. Also get the origin point in Dynamo with the node point.by coordinates, could I believe are the inputs that need to use the methods of create a ScheduleSheetInstance or viewport but not of them allows me to place panelscheduleview into sheets. I notice on Revit API we do have a class for Panelschedulesheetinstance but on their inputs do not have any arguments to include a location, so when I run the code, it just creates those but not placing on the sheet. I am using on Revit 2024 and Dynamo 2.19.

Here is the code to create Viewport.

import clr
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
clr.AddReference('RevitNodes')
import Revit
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements)
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.GeometryConversion)

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

sheets = [UnwrapElement(sheet) for sheet in IN[0]]
views = [UnwrapElement(view) for view in IN[1]]
points = IN[2]

viewports = []

# Start transaction
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)

# Iterate through sheets, views, and points
for sheet, view, point in zip(sheets, views, points):
    try:
        # Check if view is a PanelScheduleView and can be added to the sheet
        if isinstance(view, View) and view.ViewType == ViewType.PanelSchedule:
            if Viewport.CanAddViewToSheet(doc, sheet.Id, view.Id):
                location = XYZ(point.X, point.Y, point.Z)
                # Create viewport
                viewport = Viewport.Create(doc, sheet.Id, view.Id, location)
                if viewport:
                    wviewport = viewport.ToDSType(False)
                    viewports.append(wviewport)
                else:
                    viewports.append("Failed to create viewport")
            else:
                viewports.append("Cannot add view to sheet")
        else:
            viewports.append("The view is not a PanelScheduleView")
    except Exception as e:
        viewports.append(f"Error creating viewport for sheet {sheet.Id} and view {view.Id}: {e}")

# Regenerate document once after all viewports are created
doc.Regenerate()
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()
OUT = viewports

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and here is for meths to create ScheduleSheetInstance

import clr
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
clr.AddReference("RevitAPIUI")
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
import Autodesk
from Autodesk.Revit.UI import *
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
from Autodesk.Revit.DB.Electrical import *
clr.AddReference('RevitNodes')
import Revit
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements)
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.GeometryConversion)

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument
uiapp = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentUIApplication
app = uiapp.Application
uidoc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument

sheets = [UnwrapElement(sheet) for sheet in IN[0]]
views = [UnwrapElement(view) for view in IN[1]]
points = IN[2]

scheduleview = []

# Start transaction
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)

try:
    # Iterate through sheets, views, and points
    for sheet, view, point in zip(sheets, views, points):
        try:
            # Check if view is a PanelScheduleView and can be added to the sheet
            if isinstance(view, View) and view.ViewType == ViewType.PanelSchedule:
                location = XYZ(point.X, point.Y, point.Z)
                # Create viewschedule
                viewschd = ScheduleSheetInstance.Create(doc, sheet.Id, view.Id, location)
                if viewschd:
                    wviewschd = viewschd.ToDSType(False)
                    scheduleview.append(wviewschd)
                else:
                    scheduleview.append("Cannot add view to sheet")
            else:
                scheduleview.append("The view is not a PanelScheduleView or is an internal schedule")
        except Exception as e:
            scheduleview.append(f"Error creating viewport for sheet {sheet.Id} and view {view.Id}: {e}")
finally:
    # Regenerate document once after all viewports are created
    doc.Regenerate()
    TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()

OUT = scheduleview

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and finally, here is for the metod of PanelscheduleSheet Instance

import clr
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager

clr.AddReference('RevitNodes')
import Revit
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements)

# Get the current document
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

# Unwrap inputs
panel_schedule_views = UnwrapElement(IN[0])  # Second input: list of panel schedule view IDs

# Initialize lists to store the IDs and views
panel_schedule_view_ids = []
panel_schedule_views_ = []

# Loop through each Panel Schedule View and get its ID and View
for panel_sch_v in panel_schedule_views:
    panel_sch_v_id = panel_sch_v.Id
    panel_schedule_view_ids.append(panel_sch_v_id)
    panel_schedule_views_.append(panel_sch_v)

# Start a transaction
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)

# Create multiple Panel Schedule Sheet instances
panel_schedule_sheets = []
for view_id, view_ in zip(panel_schedule_view_ids, panel_schedule_views_):
    panel_schedule_sheet = Electrical.PanelScheduleSheetInstance.Create(doc, view_id, view_)
    W_panel_schedule_sheet = panel_schedule_sheet.ToDSType(False)
    panel_schedule_sheets.append(W_panel_schedule_sheet)

# Commit the transaction
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()

# Output the Panel Schedule Sheet instances
OUT = panel_schedule_sheets

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The last one does not give me any errors, but I am still does not see the panelscheduleviews placing into the sheets.

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Is there another method or there something that I am missing in order to achieve this. Any advice I really appreciate. Thanks.

Regards.

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Schedules don’t use viewports.

Remarks

Schedule views are not handled by the Viewport class. Refer to [!:Autodesk::Revit::DB::ScheduleSheetInstance::Create()] for information about adding schedules to sheets.

The second error also tells you the issue with your method.

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In addition you can use the Origin property

import clr
import sys
import System
#
clr.AddReference('ProtoGeometry')
from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import *
import Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry as DS

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

#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

panelSchedule = UnwrapElement(IN[0])
sheet = UnwrapElement(IN[1])

title_block = FilteredElementCollector(doc, sheet.Id).OfCategory(BuiltInCategory.OST_TitleBlocks).FirstElement()
bbx_sheet = title_block.get_BoundingBox(sheet)
pt_Top_left = XYZ(bbx_sheet.Min.X, bbx_sheet.Max.Y, bbx_sheet.Min.Z)

TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
panel_schedule_sheet = PanelScheduleSheetInstance.Create(doc, panelSchedule.Id, sheet)
panel_schedule_sheet.Origin = pt_Top_left

TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()

OUT = panel_schedule_sheet
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Thank you. Cyril, yes it works. Much really appreciate

Regards.

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