Revit 2013 Product GUIDs and GUID Algorithm

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14 responses to “Revit 2013 Product GUIDs and GUID Algorithm”

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   Valentin

   April 16, 2012

   I’m sorry to post here, my question has realy no report but when I want to ask you a question which I didn’t found on your website, where can I post it?
   V.

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   Jeremy Tammik

   April 16, 2012

   Dear Valentin,
   What is your question about? Just submit it as a comment on any old related blog post.
   Cheers, Jeremy.

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   Valentin

   April 16, 2012

   Ok thanks.
   My question is, i’m working on a plugin which ask the user to select a face, but it don’t work on linked file. i found something using ObjectType.PointOnElement for selection but it don’t for with any face for the moment. Is there an easy way to do that or do you already have a solution?
   Thank you for help
   V.

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   Rudolf Honke

   April 17, 2012

   Hi Jeremy,
   when comparing the 2013 ProductType enumeration with the former one, I see that some new members are not represented by these product GUIDs.
   May it be possible that the gap between MEP [3] and One-Box [5] will be filled up during the next time ?
   Bye,
   Rudolf

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   Jeremy Tammik

   April 17, 2012

   Dear Valentin,
   Nope, sorry, there is no easy way to work on a face in a linked file, and I am not aware of any solution for this.
   Cheers, Jeremy.

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   Jeremy Tammik

   April 17, 2012

   Dear Rudolf,
   Very astute observation, even if I say so myself… I had the same question as well… great minds think alike :-)
   Unfortunately, the answer to this is “no comment” :-)
   Cheers, Jeremy.

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   Rudolf Honke

   April 17, 2012

   Hi Jeremy,
   “No comment” says more than a thousand words ;-)
   Bye,
   Rudolf

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8. 

   Valentin

   April 19, 2012

   I found a solution using reference.ConvertToStableRepresentation(Document).
   This string contains the ref document unique ID, his name, and the ID of the picked element in this doc. You can get his position in the ref doc and if you insert origin to origin, the element have the same position in the two documents. It’s quite long to write it here but i can send the cs if you want.
   Thank you for help
   V.

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   Jeremy Tammik

   April 19, 2012

   Dear Valentin,
   Wow, fantastic, that sounds like an absolutely brilliant solution!
   Congratulations on discovering that.
   Yes, please send me the source code, preferably with a short description of the problem and the solution in your own words, and I will happily create a post from it. Thank you!
   Cheers, Jeremy.

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10. 

    Valentin

    April 20, 2012

    I tried to write it here but it don’t looks fine so i made an sln.
    Where can i send the file?
    V.
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Windows.Forms;
    using Autodesk.Revit.DB;
    using Autodesk.Revit.UI;
    using Autodesk.Revit.UI.Selection;
    using Autodesk.Revit.Attributes;
    namespace SelectFaceInLinkedFile
    {
    [TransactionAttribute(TransactionMode.Manual)]
    public class SelectFaceInLinkedFile : IExternalCommand
    {
    public Result Execute(ExternalCommandData commandData, ref string message, ElementSet elements)
    {
    UIApplication uiapp = commandData.Application;
    PlanarFace Plan = SelectFace(uiapp);
    return Result.Succeeded;
    }
    public static PlanarFace SelectFace(UIApplication uiapp)
    {
    Document doc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
    //get all ref doc.
    System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable doc2 = GetLinkedDocuments(doc);
    //get the ref of a selected plane
    Reference pickedRef = null;
    Selection sel = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument.Selection;
    pickedRef = sel.PickObject(ObjectType.PointOnElement, “Please select a Face”);
    Element elem = doc.get_Element(pickedRef.ElementId);
    //get the true position picked in the active document
    XYZ pos = pickedRef.GlobalPoint;
    //get the ID of the element containing the face you picked in the active document and in his host document
    string s = pickedRef.ConvertToStableRepresentation(doc);
    string[] tab_str = s.Split(‘:’);
    string id = tab_str[tab_str.Length – 3];
    int ID;
    Int32.TryParse(id, out ID);
    if ((elem.GetType() == typeof(RevitLinkType)) || ((elem.GetType() == typeof(Instance))))
    {
    foreach (Document d in doc2)
    {
    if (elem.Name.Contains(d.Title))
    {
    Element element = d.get_Element(new ElementId(ID));
    Options ops = new Options();
    ops.ComputeReferences = true;
    //write the name of the element and the number of solids in this only for control ut show the possibilities
    MessageBox.Show(element.Name, element.get_Geometry(ops).Objects.Size.ToString());
    GeometryObject obj = element.get_Geometry(ops).Objects.get_Item(0);
    //test all surfaces of solids in the element and return the one containing the picked point as a planarface to build my sketchplan
    foreach (GeometryObject obj2 in element.get_Geometry(ops).Objects)
    {
    if (obj2.GetType() == typeof(Solid))
    {
    Solid solid2 = obj2 as Solid;
    foreach (Face face2 in solid2.Faces)
    {
    try
    {
    if (face2.Project(pos).XYZPoint.DistanceTo(pos) == 0)
    {
    return face2 as PlanarFace;
    }
    }
    catch (NullReferenceException)
    {
    }
    }
    }
    }
    }
    }
    }
    return null;
    }
    //this part is not mine, i found it on the internet, i don’t anderstand all the code
    public static IEnumerable GetLinkedFileReferences(Document _document)
    {
    var collector = new FilteredElementCollector(_document);
    var linkedElements = collector.OfClass(typeof(RevitLinkType)).Select(x => x.GetExternalFileReference()).ToList();
    return linkedElements;
    }
    public static IEnumerable GetLinkedDocuments(Document _document)
    {
    var linkedfiles = GetLinkedFileReferences(_document);
    var linkedFileNames = linkedfiles.Select(x => ModelPathUtils.ConvertModelPathToUserVisiblePath(x.GetAbsolutePath())).ToList();
    return _document.Application.Documents.Cast().Where(doc => linkedFileNames.Any(fileName => doc.PathName.Equals(fileName)));
    }
    }
    }

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11. 

    Jeremy Tammik

    May 25, 2012

    Dear Valentin,
    Thank you very much for your great idea, research and sample!
    I published it last week:
    http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2012/05/selecting-a-face-in-a-linked-file.html
    I hope you like the result :-)
    Cheers, Jeremy.

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12. 

    CGsoldier

    December 5, 2012

    If searched hi and low and can’t seem to find an equivalent list for AutoCAD Products. Do you happen to know if there is one out there Jeremy?

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    Jeremy Tammik

    December 6, 2012

    Dear CGsoldier,
    Nope. You can always ask Kean:
    http://through-the-interface.typepad.com
    Or try the Autodesk AutoCAD API discussion group.
    Cheers, Jeremy.

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    CGsoldier

    December 10, 2012

    Thanks Jeremy

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