IUpdater Interface |
The IUpdater type exposes the following members.
Name | Description | |
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![]() | Execute | The method that Revit will invoke to perform an update. |
![]() | GetAdditionalInformation | Auxiliary text that Revit will use to inform the end user when the Updater is not loaded |
![]() | GetChangePriority | Identifies the nature of the change the Updater will be performing Used to identify order of execution of updaters Called once during registration of the updater |
![]() | GetUpdaterId | Returns globally unique updater id - used to identify the Updater Called once during registration of the updater |
![]() | GetUpdaterName | Returns a name that the Updater can be identified by to the user |
public class WallUpdaterApplication : Autodesk.Revit.UI.IExternalApplication { public Result OnStartup(UIControlledApplication application) { // Register wall updater with Revit WallUpdater updater = new WallUpdater(application.ActiveAddInId); UpdaterRegistry.RegisterUpdater(updater); // Change Scope = any Wall element ElementClassFilter wallFilter = new ElementClassFilter(typeof(Wall)); // Change type = element addition UpdaterRegistry.AddTrigger(updater.GetUpdaterId(), wallFilter, Element.GetChangeTypeElementAddition()); return Result.Succeeded; } public Result OnShutdown(UIControlledApplication application) { WallUpdater updater = new WallUpdater(application.ActiveAddInId); UpdaterRegistry.UnregisterUpdater(updater.GetUpdaterId()); return Result.Succeeded; } } public class WallUpdater : IUpdater { static AddInId m_appId; static UpdaterId m_updaterId; WallType m_wallType = null; // constructor takes the AddInId for the add-in associated with this updater public WallUpdater(AddInId id) { m_appId = id; m_updaterId = new UpdaterId(m_appId, new Guid("FBFBF6B2-4C06-42d4-97C1-D1B4EB593EFF")); } public void Execute(UpdaterData data) { Document doc = data.GetDocument(); // Cache the wall type if (m_wallType == null) { FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(doc); collector.OfClass(typeof(WallType)); var wallTypes = from element in collector where element.Name == "Exterior - Brick on CMU" select element; if (wallTypes.Count<Element>() > 0) { m_wallType = wallTypes.Cast<WallType>().ElementAt<WallType>(0); } } if (m_wallType != null) { // Change the wall to the cached wall type. foreach (ElementId addedElemId in data.GetAddedElementIds()) { Wall wall = doc.GetElement(addedElemId) as Wall; if (wall != null) { wall.WallType = m_wallType; } } } } public string GetAdditionalInformation() { return "Wall type updater example: updates all newly created walls to a special wall"; } public ChangePriority GetChangePriority() { return ChangePriority.FloorsRoofsStructuralWalls; } public UpdaterId GetUpdaterId() { return m_updaterId; } public string GetUpdaterName() { return "Wall Type Updater"; } }