SpatialFieldManager Class

Exposes all API for an external analysis application. Its primary role is creation, deletion and modification of SpatialFieldElement elements.
Inheritance Hierarchy
SystemObject
  Autodesk.Revit.DBElement
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.AnalysisSpatialFieldManager

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Analysis
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax
public class SpatialFieldManager : Element

The SpatialFieldManager type exposes the following members.

Properties
 NameDescription
Public propertyAllowInteractiveSettings If true interactive settings dialog and pick deletion are allowed.
Public propertyAssemblyInstanceId The id of the assembly instance to which the element belongs.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyCode exampleBoundingBoxRetrieves a box that circumscribes all geometry of the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyCategoryRetrieves a Category object that represents the category or sub category in which the element resides.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyCode exampleCreatedPhaseId Id of a Phase at which the Element was created.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyCurrentMeasurement Stores the currently displayed measurement
Public propertyCode exampleDemolishedPhaseId Id of a Phase at which the Element was demolished.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyCode exampleDesignOptionReturns the design option to which the element belongs.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyDocumentReturns the Document in which the Element resides.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyCode exampleGeometryRetrieves the geometric representation of the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyGroupId The id of the group to which an element belongs.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyCode exampleId A unique identifier for an Element in an Autodesk Revit project.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyIsModifiable Identifies if the element is modifiable.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyIsTransient Indicates whether an element is transient or permanent.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyIsValidObject Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyLegendPosition Stores current position of analysis results legend element in view
Public propertyLegendShowConfigurationName If true legend contains analysis configuration name.
Public propertyLegendShowDescription If true legend contains analysis description.
Public propertyLegendTextTypeId Stores element id of text associated with common (result-independent) part of legend in view.
Public propertyLevelId The id of the level associated with the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyCode exampleLocationThis property is used to find the physical location of an element within a project.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyNameA human readable name for the Element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyNumberOfMeasurements Stores the total number of measurements
Public propertyOwnerViewId The id of the view that owns the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyCode exampleParameterBuiltInParameterRetrieves a parameter from the element given a parameter id.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyParameterDefinitionRetrieves a parameter from the element based on its definition.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyParameterGuidRetrieves a parameter from the element given a GUID for a shared parameter.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyCode exampleParametersRetrieves a set containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyParametersMapRetrieves a map containing all of the parameters that are contained within the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyPinned Identifies if the element has been pinned to prevent changes.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyResultsVisibleInView Enables analysis results visibility in the view.
Public propertyCode exampleUniqueId A stable unique identifier for an element within the document.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyUseRangeForAllMeasurements Governs how minimum and maximum values (the data range) are calculated.
Public propertyVersionGuid Get the element version Guid.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyViewSpecific Identifies if the element is owned by a view.
(Inherited from Element)
Public propertyWorksetId Get Id of the Workset which owns the element.
(Inherited from Element)
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Methods
 NameDescription
Public methodAddSpatialFieldPrimitive Creates empty analysis results primitive not associated with any geometry element
Public methodAddSpatialFieldPrimitive(Reference) Creates an empty analysis results primitive associated with a reference.
Public methodAddSpatialFieldPrimitive(Curve, Transform) Creates empty analysis results primitive associated with a curve and a transform.
Public methodCode exampleAddSpatialFieldPrimitive(Face, Transform) Creates empty analysis results primitive associated with a face and a transform.
Public methodAddSpatialFieldPrimitive(Reference, SpatialFieldPrimitiveHideMode) Creates an empty analysis results primitive associated with a reference, with the option to control how the reference element is hidden.
Public methodArePhasesModifiable Returns true if the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId can be modified for this Element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodCanBeHiddenIndicates if the element can be hidden in the view.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodCanBeLocked Identifies if the element can be locked.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodCanDeleteSubelement Checks if given subelement can be removed from the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodCanHaveTypeAssigned Identifies if the element can have a type assigned.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodChangeTypeId(ElementId) Changes the type of the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodClear Clear all analysis results managed by this manager object
Public methodStatic memberCreateSpatialFieldManager Factory method - creates manager object for the given view
Public methodDeleteEntity Deletes the existing entity created by %schema% in the element
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodDeleteSubelement Removes a subelement from the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodDeleteSubelements Removes the subelements from the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodDispose
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodEqualsDetermines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
(Inherited from Object)
Public methodEvaluateAllParameterValues Evaluates all the parameters' values of the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodEvaluateParameterValues Evaluate the parameters' values of the element on the given parameter ID set.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetDependentElements Get all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of this Element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetEntity Returns the existing entity corresponding to the Schema if it has been saved in the Element, or an invalid entity otherwise.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetEntitySchemaGuids Returns the Schema guids of any Entities stored in this element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetExternalFileReference Gets information pertaining to the external file referenced by the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetExternalResourceReference Gets the ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetExternalResourceReferenceExpanded Gets the collection of ExternalResourceReference associated with a specified external resource type.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetExternalResourceReferences Gets the map of the external resource references referenced by the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetExternalResourceReferencesExpanded Gets the expanded map of the external resource references referenced by the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodCode exampleGetGeneratingElementIds Returns the ids of the element(s) that generated the input geometry object.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetGeometryObjectFromReference Retrieve one geometric primitive contained in the element given a reference.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetHashCodeServes as the default hash function.
(Inherited from Object)
Public methodGetLegend Returns legend element or NULL
Public methodGetMaterialArea Gets the area of the material with the given id.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetMaterialIds Gets the element ids of all materials present in the element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetMaterialVolume Gets the volume of the material with the given id.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetMaximum Calculates the maximum value for all primitives
Public methodGetMinimum Calculates the minimum value for all primitives
Public methodGetMonitoredLinkElementIds Provides the link instance IDs when the element is monitoring.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetMonitoredLocalElementIds Provides the local element IDs when the element is monitoring.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetOrderedParameters Gets the parameters associated to the element in order.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetParameterRetrieves a parameter from the element given identifier.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetParameterFormatOptions Returns a FormatOptions override for the element Parameter, or a default FormatOptions if no override exists.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetParametersRetrieves the parameters from the element via the given name.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetPhaseStatus Gets the status of a given element in the input phase
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetRegisteredResults Returns an array of indices of all registered results
Public methodGetResultSchema Returns result schema by index
Public methodStatic memberGetSpatialFieldManager Retrieves manager object for the given view or returns NULL
Public methodGetSubelements Returns the collection of element subelements.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetTypeGets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object)
Public methodCode exampleGetTypeId Returns the identifier of this element's type.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodGetValidTypes Obtains a set of types that are valid for this element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodHasPhases Returns true if this Element has the properties CreatedPhaseId and DemolishedPhaseId.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodIsCreatedPhaseOrderValid Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodIsDemolishedPhaseOrderValid Returns true if createdPhaseId and demolishedPhaseId are in order.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodIsExternalFileReference Determines whether this Element represents an external file.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodIsHiddenIdentifies if the element has been permanently hidden in the view.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodIsMonitoringLinkElement Indicate whether an element is monitoring any elements in any linked models.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodIsMonitoringLocalElement Indicate whether an element is monitoring other local elements.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodIsPhaseCreatedValid Returns true if createdPhaseId is an allowed value for the property CreatedPhaseId in this Element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodIsPhaseDemolishedValid Returns true if demolishedPhaseId is an allowed value for the property DemolishedPhaseId in this Element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodIsResultSchemaNameUnique Verify the uniqueness of the name among all registered result schemas.
Public methodStatic memberIsTextTypeIdValid Verify if text type id is valid.
Public methodIsValidType(ElementId) Checks if given type is valid for this element.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodLookupParameterAttempts to find a parameter on the element which has the given name.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodRefersToExternalResourceReference Determines whether this Element uses external resources associated with a specified external resource type.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodRefersToExternalResourceReferences Determines whether this Element uses external resources.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodCode exampleRegisterResult Registers result and assigns it a unique result index
Public methodRemoveSpatialFieldPrimitive Removes analysis results primitive identified by the unique index
Public methodSetEntity Stores the entity in the element. If an Entity described by the same Schema already exists, it is overwritten.
(Inherited from Element)
Public methodSetMeasurementDescriptions Sets Descriptions for all measurements
Public methodSetMeasurementNames Sets Names for all measurements
Public methodSetResultSchema Sets a new value for an existing result schema in the result registry
Public methodToStringReturns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object)
Public methodUpdateSpatialFieldPrimitive Populates analysis results data (or replaces the existing data) in the existing primitive identified by the unique index
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Example
Document doc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument.Document;
UIDocument uiDoc = commandData.Application.ActiveUIDocument;

SpatialFieldManager sfm = SpatialFieldManager.GetSpatialFieldManager(doc.ActiveView);
if (null == sfm)
{
    sfm = SpatialFieldManager.CreateSpatialFieldManager(doc.ActiveView, 1);
}
Reference reference = uiDoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Face, "Select a face");
int idx = sfm.AddSpatialFieldPrimitive(reference);

Face face = doc.GetElement(reference).GetGeometryObjectFromReference(reference) as Face;

IList<UV> uvPts = new List<UV>();
BoundingBoxUV bb = face.GetBoundingBox();
UV min = bb.Min;
UV max = bb.Max;
uvPts.Add(new UV(min.U,min.V));
uvPts.Add(new UV(max.U,max.V));

FieldDomainPointsByUV pnts = new FieldDomainPointsByUV(uvPts);

List<double> doubleList = new List<double>();
IList<ValueAtPoint> valList = new List<ValueAtPoint>();
doubleList.Add(0);
valList.Add(new ValueAtPoint(doubleList));
doubleList.Clear();
doubleList.Add(10);
valList.Add(new ValueAtPoint(doubleList));

FieldValues vals = new FieldValues(valList);
AnalysisResultSchema resultSchema = new AnalysisResultSchema("Schema Name", "Description");
int schemaIndex = sfm.RegisterResult(resultSchema);
sfm.UpdateSpatialFieldPrimitive(idx, pnts, vals, schemaIndex);
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