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This project includes the following function/object usage. ' ' LoadFamily ' LoadFamilySymbol ' Imports System Imports System.IO Imports System.Reflection Imports System.Collections.Generic Imports Autodesk.Revit Imports Autodesk.Revit.DB Imports Autodesk.Revit.UI ' ' LoadFamilySymbol - loads a family symbol/type of the given file and the symbol name. ' _ _ _ Public Class RvtCmd_LoadFamilySymbol Implements IExternalCommand ''' ''' Implement this method as an external command for Revit. ''' ''' An object that is passed to the external application ''' which contains data related to the command, ''' such as the application object and active view. ''' A message that can be set by the external application ''' which will be displayed if a failure or cancellation is returned by ''' the external command. ''' A set of elements to which the external application ''' can add elements that are to be highlighted in case of failure or cancellation. ''' Return the status of the external command. ''' A result of Succeeded means that the API external method functioned as expected. ''' Cancelled can be used to signify that the user cancelled the external operation ''' at some point. Failure should be returned if the application is unable to proceed with ''' the operation. Public Function Execute(ByVal commandData As Autodesk.Revit.UI.ExternalCommandData, _ ByRef message As String, ByVal elements As Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementSet) _ As Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Implements Autodesk.Revit.UI.IExternalCommand.Execute Environment.CurrentDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) ' hard coded family file and type name Dim fileName As String = "W-Wide Flange-Column.rfa" fileName = Path.GetFullPath(fileName) Const symName As String = "W10X49" If Not File.Exists(fileName) Then message = String.Format("Can't find the file '{0}'", fileName) Return Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed End If Dim revitDoc As Document = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument.Document Dim transaction As New Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction(revitDoc, "RvtCmd_LoadFamilySymbol") Try transaction.Start() Dim loadSuccess As Boolean = revitDoc.LoadFamilySymbol(fileName, symName) transaction.Commit() If (loadSuccess) Then Autodesk.Revit.UI.TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "Family " & fileName & ", Type " & symName & " successfully loaded!") Return Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Succeeded End If Catch ex As Exception transaction.RollBack() End Try Autodesk.Revit.UI.TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "ERROR in loading Family " & fileName & ", Type " & symName) Return Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed End Function End Class ' ' LoadFamily - loads a family of the given family name. ' ' _ _ Public Class RvtCmd_LoadFamily Implements Autodesk.Revit.UI.IExternalCommand Private libPaths As String ''' ''' Implement this method as an external command for Revit. ''' Public Function Execute(ByVal commandData As Autodesk.Revit.UI.ExternalCommandData, _ ByRef message As String, ByVal elements As Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementSet) _ As Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Implements Autodesk.Revit.UI.IExternalCommand.Execute Dim rvtApp As Autodesk.Revit.UI.UIApplication = commandData.Application Dim revitDoc As Document = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument.Document libPaths = Nothing ' family file name. hard coded for simplicity. ' Dim fileName As String = "Sink Kitchen-Single.rfa" ' (1) hard coded family path. 'Dim filePath As String = '"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\Revit Architecture 2009\Metric Library\Structural\Framing\Steel" ' (2) or search a family path in the library paths. Dim filePath As String = findFile(rvtApp.Application, fileName) If (filePath Is Nothing) Then message = "Cannot find the file '" + fileName + "' in Revit Libraries:" + ControlChars.NewLine + libPaths Return Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed End If ' set a full path to call LoadFamily method. Dim fullPath As String = filePath + "\" + fileName Dim transaction As New Autodesk.Revit.DB.Transaction(revitDoc, "RvtCmd_LoadFamily") Try transaction.Start() Dim loadSuccess As Boolean = revitDoc.LoadFamily(fullPath) transaction.Commit() If (loadSuccess) Then Autodesk.Revit.UI.TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "Loaded a family ok.") Return Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Succeeded End If Catch ex As Exception transaction.RollBack() End Try Autodesk.Revit.UI.TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "Failed to load a family.") 'Return Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Failed ' bug in Revit 8.0 Return Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result.Succeeded End Function ' Helper function - find the given file name in the set of Revit library paths. ' Public Function findFile(ByVal rvtApp As Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices.Application, ByVal fileName As String) _ As String Dim paths As IDictionary(Of String, String) = rvtApp.GetLibraryPaths() Dim iter As IEnumerator(Of KeyValuePair(Of String, String)) = paths.GetEnumerator() Dim filePath As String = Nothing ' loop through each path in the collection. Do While (iter.MoveNext()) Dim path As String = iter.Current.Value libPaths += ControlChars.Tab + path + ";" + ControlChars.NewLine filePath = SearchFile(path, fileName) If Not (filePath Is Nothing) Then Return filePath End If Loop filePath = SearchFile(Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), fileName) If Not (filePath Is Nothing) Then Return filePath End If Return Nothing End Function ' Helper function - recursively search the given file name under the current directory. ' Public Function SearchFile(ByVal path As String, ByVal fileName As String) As String If Not Directory.Exists(path) Then Return Nothing End If ' search this directory Dim fname As String For Each fname In Directory.GetFiles(path, fileName) Autodesk.Revit.UI.TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "I found the file in: " + fname) Return path Next ' recursively search child directories. Dim dname As String For Each dname In Directory.GetDirectories(path) Dim filePath As String = SearchFile(dname, fileName) If Not (filePath Is Nothing) Then Return filePath End If Next Return Nothing End Function End Class