Associated family parameter
Hello In the API we have the call doc.FamilyManager.AssociateElementParameterToFamilyParameter(ep, fp)And if we want to disconnect uit we can use null value for the family parameter But is there a way...
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Install Autodesk Material Library 2016 - Low Image Library Failed Download Failed, Installation aborted, Result=1603I would recommend that you try downloading your product using the virtual assistant...
View Articlehaving trouble programmatically placing doors and windows in walls, via an addin
I am attemtping to programmatically place walls, and then place doors and windows in those walls.I am getting confused about how to generate a FamilySymbol for a door. I am assuming that window...
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Hello, How can I create new Space in any (another than "New Constraction") Phase? I tried Document.NewSpace Method (Level, Phase, UV), but Space is created in "New Constraction" phase. Thanks,Anatoly.
View ArticleRe: having trouble programmatically placing doors and windows in walls, via an a
Are you familiar with the concept of the FilteredElementCollector?
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I was not, but I think I understand it's use now. the following code is what I have come up with so far, however it fails with a symbol not active. using System; using System.Collections.Generic;...
View ArticleRe: having trouble programmatically placing doors and windows in walls, via an a
mind you a good but of the code in PrepareDoorFamilies was pulled from the demos of the api
View ArticleRe: having trouble programmatically placing doors and windows in walls, via an a
Oh, how unfortunate and confusing! Here's a quick way to get Ids of all door family symbols. using Autodesk.Revit.Attributes; using Autodesk.Revit.DB; using Autodesk.Revit.UI; namespace Revit.Examples...
View ArticleRe: having trouble programmatically placing doors and windows in walls, via an a
but of course, after reading a little closer, you don't give a crap about family symbol Ids, and you need to keep from crashing with the symbol not active exception. using System.Linq; using...
View ArticleRe: having trouble programmatically placing doors and windows in walls, via an a
thanks! this little project is my first real foray into C#, so it's been a bit rough, though I have been learning a lot! much appreciated!
View ArticleRe: having trouble programmatically placing doors and windows in walls, via an a
I thought it might be and I despise those examples that obfuscate the use of the Revit API in unnecessary language constructs. I'm glad I could help and I hope things are a little clearer. Scour the...
View ArticleRe: having trouble programmatically placing doors and windows in walls, via an a
though I do have one issuse with your solution: all doors are null! instead ofFamilySymbol doorSymbol = doorFamilySymbols.FirstOrDefault();I replaced it with FamilySymbol doorSymbol = null, window =...
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Does your project have any door families loaded?
View ArticleRe: having trouble programmatically placing doors and windows in walls, via an a
no I do not, how would I do so?
View ArticleHow can I add room parameters which are used by the IFC exporter?
I added some project information parameter- IfcProject GUID- IfcSite GUID- IfcBuilding GUIDBefore starting the IFC Export I convert the GUID values form an external data source to IfcGuid values and...
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Thanks Scott. I'll think about your suggestion to see if it can apply in our case. Dale
View ArticleRe: Rename Shared Parameter
I am of the view that this is not possible given the way in which Revit overlaps the use of GUID and Parameter Name. Nevertheless, I hope that a particularly clever work around could be suggested. PS...
View ArticleSubcategory problem when running from Document.EditFamily
Dear all I was trying to find all user defined subcategories in a family document and I noticed different behaviour in the .addin when I was running it from an already opened (active) family document...
View ArticleRe: Subcategory problem when running from Document.EditFamily
The last assumption was incorrect. Adding an extra userdefined subcategory will still show a count of 0 when running it from Documen.EditFamily where the count will be 2 when running it from an active...
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