I am trying to overwrite the projection line colors of structural framing elements with Python.
So far I came up with this;
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
view = IN[0]
elements = IN[1]
#color_from_node = IN[2]
element_id = [3]
color = Autodesk.Revit.DB.Color(255,255,255)
output = []
ogs = OverrideGraphicSettings().SetProjectionLineColor(color)
#for i in elements:
#doc.ActiveView.SetElementOverrides((i.Id), ogs)
OUT = view, elements, color, ogs
However when I set the SetElemenOverrides in the for loop it asks for an ElementId instead of Element. So I type i.Id. However then Python says I am trying to pass an integer instead of an ElementId. Am I missing some step to tell Python it’s an ElementId instead of an integer?
You can convert the integer to an ElementId with doc.ActiveView.SetElementOverrides(ElementId(i.Id), ogs). You’ll need to start and end transaction as well.
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
from System.Collections.Generic import List
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
view = IN[0]
elements = IN[1]
color = Autodesk.Revit.DB.Color(255,25,0)
output = []
ogs = OverrideGraphicSettings().SetProjectionLineColor(color)
for i in elements:
doc.ActiveView.SetElementOverrides(ElementId(i.Id), ogs)
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()
