Control the laid out area of rebar set
I am using Revit API to create a set of rebar for a beam. By default, when I change the layout rule (using Revit API as well as end user UI), no matter where I place my rebars, they will automatically adjust to spread out the entire face of the host (in this case, the top face of the beam).
However, I want to control the area that my rebars will be laid out so that they only cover a small part but not the entire face of the host when I change rebar layout rule (using Revit API). If I using the end user UI, I can manually grab the handle at the edge of rebar set then adjust the laid out-area after changing layout rule.
I intend to switch from "single" rule (default) to "fixed number" rule. How can I do this? In the worst scenario, I can use "single" rule and place each of the rebar at the desire place, though.
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asked Nov 14 '18 at 4:43
Thế LongThế Long
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I am using Revit API to create a set of rebar for a beam. By default, when I change the layout rule (using Revit API as well as end user UI), no matter where I place my rebars, they will automatically adjust to spread out the entire face of the host (in this case, the top face of the beam).
However, I want to control the area that my rebars will be laid out so that they only cover a small part but not the entire face of the host when I change rebar layout rule (using Revit API). If I using the end user UI, I can manually grab the handle at the edge of rebar set then adjust the laid out-area after changing layout rule.
I intend to switch from "single" rule (default) to "fixed number" rule. How can I do this? In the worst scenario, I can use "single" rule and place each of the rebar at the desire place, though.
c# revit-api revit
asked Nov 14 '18 at 4:43
Thế LongThế Long
1048
add a comment |
I am using Revit API to create a set of rebar for a beam. By default, when I change the layout rule (using Revit API as well as end user UI), no matter where I place my rebars, they will automatically adjust to spread out the entire face of the host (in this case, the top face of the beam).
However, I want to control the area that my rebars will be laid out so that they only cover a small part but not the entire face of the host when I change rebar layout rule (using Revit API). If I using the end user UI, I can manually grab the handle at the edge of rebar set then adjust the laid out-area after changing layout rule.
I intend to switch from "single" rule (default) to "fixed number" rule. How can I do this? In the worst scenario, I can use "single" rule and place each of the rebar at the desire place, though.
c# revit-api revit
asked Nov 14 '18 at 4:43
Thế LongThế Long
1048
I am using Revit API to create a set of rebar for a beam. By default, when I change the layout rule (using Revit API as well as end user UI), no matter where I place my rebars, they will automatically adjust to spread out the entire face of the host (in this case, the top face of the beam).
However, I want to control the area that my rebars will be laid out so that they only cover a small part but not the entire face of the host when I change rebar layout rule (using Revit API). If I using the end user UI, I can manually grab the handle at the edge of rebar set then adjust the laid out-area after changing layout rule.
I intend to switch from "single" rule (default) to "fixed number" rule. How can I do this? In the worst scenario, I can use "single" rule and place each of the rebar at the desire place, though.
c# revit-api revit
c# revit-api revit
asked Nov 14 '18 at 4:43
Thế LongThế Long
1048
asked Nov 14 '18 at 4:43
Thế LongThế Long
1048
asked Nov 14 '18 at 4:43
Thế LongThế Long
1048
asked Nov 14 '18 at 4:43
Thế LongThế Long
1048
asked Nov 14 '18 at 4:43
Thế LongThế Long
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The development team already answered your question in the Revit API discussion forum thread on controlling the laid out area of rebar set:
There is a difference between how the layout rule is changed from API or from UI. I’ll explain how it works from API for a Shape Driven Rebar.
We have a Rebar element. We obtain the RebarShapeDrivenAccessor and we will work with this class. There is a property called Normal. It represent the normal of the plane on which the rebar is bent. Also, based on this vector it will decide in which direction will expand the set.
The function
public void SetLayoutAsFixedNumber(
int numberOfBarPositions, double arrayLength,
bool barsOnNormalSide, bool includeFirstBar,
bool includeLastBar);
has the following parameters:
- numberOfBarPositions - How many bars are in the set
- arrayLength – How long is the set - the distance between the first bar and the last bar in the set
- barsOnNormalSide - In which part will go the set, in the direction of the normal or opposite
- includeFirstBar - True if the first bar in set should be visible, false otherwise
- includeLastBar - True if the last bar in set should be visible, false otherwise
So, when will change layout from single to any other layout the bar that you see on screen it will keep its position and will be the first bar in the set. It will calculate where is the last bar in the set according to the arrayLength and barsOnNormalSide and will distribute the bars between these two.
In order to obtain the result you can set layout with the array length equal with your zone length (the set will start from the existing bar on the screen) and then you can move the Rebar element where you want.
Or, you can move the single bar where zone starts and then set layout with array length equal with your zone length.
answered Nov 18 '18 at 19:29
Jeremy TammikJeremy Tammik
2,766157
Thank you tanking time answer a duplicated question from Revit API forum. At the time I post these 2 question, I was trying to change layout rule using rebar Built-In Parameter and realize that there is no parameter for the array length. It made me quite confuse since something that is necessary to be modified does not have a parameter. Later on, it seems to me that a few other properties do not have their parameters either.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:18
That should teach me a lesson not to abuse Revit Lookup for some APIs and utils classes exist for a reason.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:19
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The development team already answered your question in the Revit API discussion forum thread on controlling the laid out area of rebar set:
There is a difference between how the layout rule is changed from API or from UI. I’ll explain how it works from API for a Shape Driven Rebar.
We have a Rebar element. We obtain the RebarShapeDrivenAccessor and we will work with this class. There is a property called Normal. It represent the normal of the plane on which the rebar is bent. Also, based on this vector it will decide in which direction will expand the set.
The function
public void SetLayoutAsFixedNumber(
int numberOfBarPositions, double arrayLength,
bool barsOnNormalSide, bool includeFirstBar,
bool includeLastBar);
has the following parameters:
- numberOfBarPositions - How many bars are in the set
- arrayLength – How long is the set - the distance between the first bar and the last bar in the set
- barsOnNormalSide - In which part will go the set, in the direction of the normal or opposite
- includeFirstBar - True if the first bar in set should be visible, false otherwise
- includeLastBar - True if the last bar in set should be visible, false otherwise
So, when will change layout from single to any other layout the bar that you see on screen it will keep its position and will be the first bar in the set. It will calculate where is the last bar in the set according to the arrayLength and barsOnNormalSide and will distribute the bars between these two.
In order to obtain the result you can set layout with the array length equal with your zone length (the set will start from the existing bar on the screen) and then you can move the Rebar element where you want.
Or, you can move the single bar where zone starts and then set layout with array length equal with your zone length.
answered Nov 18 '18 at 19:29
Jeremy TammikJeremy Tammik
2,766157
Thank you tanking time answer a duplicated question from Revit API forum. At the time I post these 2 question, I was trying to change layout rule using rebar Built-In Parameter and realize that there is no parameter for the array length. It made me quite confuse since something that is necessary to be modified does not have a parameter. Later on, it seems to me that a few other properties do not have their parameters either.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:18
That should teach me a lesson not to abuse Revit Lookup for some APIs and utils classes exist for a reason.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:19
add a comment |
The development team already answered your question in the Revit API discussion forum thread on controlling the laid out area of rebar set:
There is a difference between how the layout rule is changed from API or from UI. I’ll explain how it works from API for a Shape Driven Rebar.
We have a Rebar element. We obtain the RebarShapeDrivenAccessor and we will work with this class. There is a property called Normal. It represent the normal of the plane on which the rebar is bent. Also, based on this vector it will decide in which direction will expand the set.
The function
public void SetLayoutAsFixedNumber(
int numberOfBarPositions, double arrayLength,
bool barsOnNormalSide, bool includeFirstBar,
bool includeLastBar);
has the following parameters:
- numberOfBarPositions - How many bars are in the set
- arrayLength – How long is the set - the distance between the first bar and the last bar in the set
- barsOnNormalSide - In which part will go the set, in the direction of the normal or opposite
- includeFirstBar - True if the first bar in set should be visible, false otherwise
- includeLastBar - True if the last bar in set should be visible, false otherwise
So, when will change layout from single to any other layout the bar that you see on screen it will keep its position and will be the first bar in the set. It will calculate where is the last bar in the set according to the arrayLength and barsOnNormalSide and will distribute the bars between these two.
In order to obtain the result you can set layout with the array length equal with your zone length (the set will start from the existing bar on the screen) and then you can move the Rebar element where you want.
Or, you can move the single bar where zone starts and then set layout with array length equal with your zone length.
answered Nov 18 '18 at 19:29
Jeremy TammikJeremy Tammik
2,766157
Thank you tanking time answer a duplicated question from Revit API forum. At the time I post these 2 question, I was trying to change layout rule using rebar Built-In Parameter and realize that there is no parameter for the array length. It made me quite confuse since something that is necessary to be modified does not have a parameter. Later on, it seems to me that a few other properties do not have their parameters either.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:18
That should teach me a lesson not to abuse Revit Lookup for some APIs and utils classes exist for a reason.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:19
add a comment |
The development team already answered your question in the Revit API discussion forum thread on controlling the laid out area of rebar set:
There is a difference between how the layout rule is changed from API or from UI. I’ll explain how it works from API for a Shape Driven Rebar.
We have a Rebar element. We obtain the RebarShapeDrivenAccessor and we will work with this class. There is a property called Normal. It represent the normal of the plane on which the rebar is bent. Also, based on this vector it will decide in which direction will expand the set.
The function
public void SetLayoutAsFixedNumber(
int numberOfBarPositions, double arrayLength,
bool barsOnNormalSide, bool includeFirstBar,
bool includeLastBar);
has the following parameters:
- numberOfBarPositions - How many bars are in the set
- arrayLength – How long is the set - the distance between the first bar and the last bar in the set
- barsOnNormalSide - In which part will go the set, in the direction of the normal or opposite
- includeFirstBar - True if the first bar in set should be visible, false otherwise
- includeLastBar - True if the last bar in set should be visible, false otherwise
So, when will change layout from single to any other layout the bar that you see on screen it will keep its position and will be the first bar in the set. It will calculate where is the last bar in the set according to the arrayLength and barsOnNormalSide and will distribute the bars between these two.
In order to obtain the result you can set layout with the array length equal with your zone length (the set will start from the existing bar on the screen) and then you can move the Rebar element where you want.
Or, you can move the single bar where zone starts and then set layout with array length equal with your zone length.
answered Nov 18 '18 at 19:29
Jeremy TammikJeremy Tammik
2,766157
The development team already answered your question in the Revit API discussion forum thread on controlling the laid out area of rebar set:
There is a difference between how the layout rule is changed from API or from UI. I’ll explain how it works from API for a Shape Driven Rebar.
We have a Rebar element. We obtain the RebarShapeDrivenAccessor and we will work with this class. There is a property called Normal. It represent the normal of the plane on which the rebar is bent. Also, based on this vector it will decide in which direction will expand the set.
The function
public void SetLayoutAsFixedNumber(
int numberOfBarPositions, double arrayLength,
bool barsOnNormalSide, bool includeFirstBar,
bool includeLastBar);
has the following parameters:
- numberOfBarPositions - How many bars are in the set
- arrayLength – How long is the set - the distance between the first bar and the last bar in the set
- barsOnNormalSide - In which part will go the set, in the direction of the normal or opposite
- includeFirstBar - True if the first bar in set should be visible, false otherwise
- includeLastBar - True if the last bar in set should be visible, false otherwise
So, when will change layout from single to any other layout the bar that you see on screen it will keep its position and will be the first bar in the set. It will calculate where is the last bar in the set according to the arrayLength and barsOnNormalSide and will distribute the bars between these two.
In order to obtain the result you can set layout with the array length equal with your zone length (the set will start from the existing bar on the screen) and then you can move the Rebar element where you want.
Or, you can move the single bar where zone starts and then set layout with array length equal with your zone length.
answered Nov 18 '18 at 19:29
Jeremy TammikJeremy Tammik
2,766157
answered Nov 18 '18 at 19:29
Jeremy TammikJeremy Tammik
2,766157
answered Nov 18 '18 at 19:29
Jeremy TammikJeremy Tammik
2,766157
answered Nov 18 '18 at 19:29
Jeremy TammikJeremy Tammik
2,766157
2,766157
Thank you tanking time answer a duplicated question from Revit API forum. At the time I post these 2 question, I was trying to change layout rule using rebar Built-In Parameter and realize that there is no parameter for the array length. It made me quite confuse since something that is necessary to be modified does not have a parameter. Later on, it seems to me that a few other properties do not have their parameters either.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:18
That should teach me a lesson not to abuse Revit Lookup for some APIs and utils classes exist for a reason.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:19
add a comment |
Thank you tanking time answer a duplicated question from Revit API forum. At the time I post these 2 question, I was trying to change layout rule using rebar Built-In Parameter and realize that there is no parameter for the array length. It made me quite confuse since something that is necessary to be modified does not have a parameter. Later on, it seems to me that a few other properties do not have their parameters either.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:18
That should teach me a lesson not to abuse Revit Lookup for some APIs and utils classes exist for a reason.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:19
Thank you tanking time answer a duplicated question from Revit API forum. At the time I post these 2 question, I was trying to change layout rule using rebar Built-In Parameter and realize that there is no parameter for the array length. It made me quite confuse since something that is necessary to be modified does not have a parameter. Later on, it seems to me that a few other properties do not have their parameters either.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:18
Thank you tanking time answer a duplicated question from Revit API forum. At the time I post these 2 question, I was trying to change layout rule using rebar Built-In Parameter and realize that there is no parameter for the array length. It made me quite confuse since something that is necessary to be modified does not have a parameter. Later on, it seems to me that a few other properties do not have their parameters either.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:18
That should teach me a lesson not to abuse Revit Lookup for some APIs and utils classes exist for a reason.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:19
That should teach me a lesson not to abuse Revit Lookup for some APIs and utils classes exist for a reason.
– Thế Long
Nov 23 '18 at 7:19
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