HowTo_SolidifyBoundingBox - add

Author: hdm-dt-fb

0-python-code/HowTo_SolidifyBoundingBox.py

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+"""
+Solidify Selected Element BoundingBox Example
+Creates a Generic Model Direct Shape
+
+TESTED REVIT API: 2017
+
+Author: Frederic Beaupere | github.com/hdm-dt-fb
+This file is shared on www.revitapidocs.com
+For more information visit http://github.com/gtalarico/revitapidocs
+License: http://github.com/gtalarico/revitapidocs/blob/master/LICENSE.md
+"""
+import clr
+clr.AddReference("RevitAPI")
+from Autodesk.Revit.DB import Curve, CurveLoop, DirectShape, ElementId, Line, XYZ
+from Autodesk.Revit.DB import SolidOptions, GeometryCreationUtilities
+from Autodesk.Revit.DB import BuiltInCategory as Bic
+from System.Collections.Generic import List
+from rpw import db, ui, doc, uidoc
+
+selection = [doc.GetElement(elem_id) for elem_id in uidoc.Selection.GetElementIds()]
+first_selected = selection[0]
+solid_opt = SolidOptions(ElementId.InvalidElementId, ElementId.InvalidElementId)
+
+bbox = first_selected.get_BoundingBox(None)
+bottom_z_offset = 0.1
+bbox.Min = XYZ(bbox.Min.X, bbox.Min.Y, bbox.Min.Z - bottom_z_offset)
+b1 = XYZ(bbox.Min.X, bbox.Min.Y, bbox.Min.Z)
+b2 = XYZ(bbox.Max.X, bbox.Min.Y, bbox.Min.Z)
+b3 = XYZ(bbox.Max.X, bbox.Max.Y, bbox.Min.Z)
+b4 = XYZ(bbox.Min.X, bbox.Max.Y, bbox.Min.Z)
+bbox_height = bbox.Max.Z - bbox.Min.Z
+
+lines = List[Curve]()
+lines.Add(Line.CreateBound(b1, b2))
+lines.Add(Line.CreateBound(b2, b3))
+lines.Add(Line.CreateBound(b3, b4))
+lines.Add(Line.CreateBound(b4, b1))
+rectangle = [CurveLoop.Create(lines)]
+
+extrusion = GeometryCreationUtilities.CreateExtrusionGeometry(List[CurveLoop](rectangle),
+                                                              XYZ.BasisZ,
+                                                              bbox_height,
+                                                              solid_opt)
+
+category_id = ElementId(Bic.OST_GenericModel)
+
+with db.Transaction("solid_bbox_direct_shape") as tx:
+    direct_shape = DirectShape.CreateElement(doc, category_id, "A", "B")
+    direct_shape.SetShape([extrusion])