Re: Stirrup generation through Revit API 2015/16

I think this will be the end of your suffer :

#region Namespaces

using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Linq;
using System.Xml;
using System.Reflection;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;

using Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices;
using Autodesk.Revit.Attributes;

using Autodesk.Revit.DB;
using Autodesk.Revit.DB.Events;
using Autodesk.Revit.DB.Architecture;
using Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure;
using Autodesk.Revit.DB.Mechanical;
using Autodesk.Revit.DB.Electrical;
using Autodesk.Revit.DB.Plumbing;

using Autodesk.Revit.UI;
using Autodesk.Revit.UI.Selection;
using Autodesk.Revit.UI.Events;

//using Autodesk.Revit.Collections;
using Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions;
using Autodesk.Revit.Utility;

using RvtApplication = Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices.Application;
using RvtDocument = Autodesk.Revit.DB.Document;
using System.Diagnostics;

#endregion

namespace RevitAddinCS5
{
    [Transaction(TransactionMode.Manual)]
    [Regeneration(RegenerationOption.Manual)]
    public class ExtCmd : IExternalCommand
    {
        #region Cached Variables

        private static ExternalCommandData _cachedCmdData;

        public static UIApplication CachedUiApp
        {
            get
            {
                return _cachedCmdData.Application;
            }
        }

        public static RvtApplication CachedApp
        {
            get
            {
                return CachedUiApp.Application;
            }
        }

        public static RvtDocument CachedDoc
        {
            get
            {
                return CachedUiApp.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region IExternalCommand Members

        public Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, ElementSet elements)
        {

            //Variable declaration
            _cachedCmdData = commandData;

            // To catch Exception           

            try
            {

                TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "Select column");

                Reference r = CachedUiApp.ActiveUIDocument.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element);

                ElementId e = r.ElementId;

                Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element column = CachedDoc.GetElement(e);

                FamilyInstance familyInstance = column as FamilyInstance;

                double length;

                Rebar r1;

                BoundingBoxXYZ bb = null;

                if (null != familyInstance && familyInstance.StructuralType == StructuralType.Column)
                {
                    LocationPoint location = column.Location as LocationPoint;

                    XYZ origin = location.Point;

                    bb = column.get_BoundingBox(null);

                    double minX = bb.Min.X;

                    double maxX = bb.Max.X;

                    length = (maxX - minX);

                    double minY = bb.Min.Y;

                    double maxY = bb.Max.Y;

                    double width = (maxY - minY);

                    double height = (bb.Max.Z - bb.Min.Z);

                    double minZ = bb.Min.Z;

                    #region Horizontal Points (Top-Bottom)

                    XYZ point1 = new XYZ(maxX - .177, maxY - .177, minZ);

                    XYZ point2 = new XYZ(minX + .177, maxY - .177, minZ);

                    XYZ point3 = new XYZ(minX + .177, minY + .177, minZ);

                    XYZ point4 = new XYZ(maxX - .177, minY + .177, minZ);

                    XYZ normal = new XYZ(0, 0, 1);

                    #endregion

                    #region Vertical Points (Front-Back)

                    //XYZ point1 = new XYZ(maxX - .177, minY + .177, minZ + height - .177);

                    //XYZ point2 = new XYZ(minX + .177, minY + .177, minZ + height - .177);

                    //XYZ point3 = new XYZ(minX + .177, minY + .177, minZ + .177);

                    //XYZ point4 = new XYZ(maxX - .177, minY + .177, minZ + .177);

                    //XYZ normal = new XYZ(0, 1, 0);

                    #endregion

                    #region Vertical Points (Right-Left)

                    //XYZ point1 = new XYZ(maxX - .177, maxY - .177, minZ + height - .177);

                    //XYZ point2 = new XYZ(maxX - .177, minY + .177, minZ + height - .177);

                    //XYZ point3 = new XYZ(maxX - .177, minY + .177, minZ + .177);

                    //XYZ point4 = new XYZ(maxX - .177, maxY - .177, minZ + .177);

                    //XYZ normal = new XYZ(1, 0, 0);

                    #endregion

                    Line lr1 = Line.CreateBound(point1, point2);
                    Line lr2 = Line.CreateBound(point2, point3);
                    Line lr3 = Line.CreateBound(point3, point4);
                    Line lr4 = Line.CreateBound(point4, point1);

                    RebarBarType rebarType = null;

                    // Rebar Type
                    using (Transaction t = new Transaction(CachedDoc, "RebarBar Type"))
                    {
                        t.Start();

                        rebarType = RebarBarType.Create(CachedDoc);

                        rebarType.BarDiameter = 0.025;

                        rebarType.StirrupTieBendDiameter = .1;

                        t.Commit();
                    }

                    // Create the line rebar

                    IList<Curve> curves = new List<Curve>();

                    curves.Add(lr1);
                    curves.Add(lr2);
                    curves.Add(lr3);
                    curves.Add(lr4);


                    RebarHookType rhts = null;
                    RebarHookType rhte = null;

                    // Hook Type
                    using (Transaction t = new Transaction(CachedDoc, "RebarBar Type"))
                    {
                        t.Start();

                        rebarType = RebarBarType.Create(CachedDoc);

                        rhts = RebarHookType.Create(CachedDoc, 135 * Math.PI / 180, 2);
                        rhte = RebarHookType.Create(CachedDoc, 135 * Math.PI / 180, 2);
                        rhts.Style = RebarStyle.StirrupTie;
                        rhte.Style = RebarStyle.StirrupTie;

                        t.Commit();
                    }

                    RebarHookOrientation ho = RebarHookOrientation.Right;

                    RebarHookOrientation hi = RebarHookOrientation.Left;

                    

                    using (Transaction t = new Transaction(CachedDoc, "RebarBar Type"))
                    {
                        t.Start();

                        r1 = Rebar.CreateFromCurves(CachedDoc,
                            RebarStyle.StirrupTie,
                            rebarType,
                            rhts,
                            rhte,
                            column,
                            normal,
                            curves, hi, hi, true, true);

                        t.Commit();
                    }
                }

                else
                {
                    TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "Selected Item is not column");
                }

                return Result.Succeeded;

            }

            catch (Exception e)
            {

                TaskDialog.Show("Revit", e.Message + " " + e.Data);

                return Result.Failed;
            }
        }

        #endregion
    }
}