imAliAsad/FParameterData.cs

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    Revit API C# Code Snippet

The code snippet help you export family parameter data in a nice manner
Installation

Clone project or copy and paste from .cs files.
Usage

Works in conjuntion with Revit. Developed with Visual Studio using the Revit API.
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## FParameterData.cs

    public class FParameterData
    {
        public string Family { get; set; }
        public string BuiltinParameter { get; set; }
        public string ParameterType { get; set; }
        public string ParameterName { get; set; }
        public string ParameterValue { get; set; }
        public string ParameterGroup { get; set; }
        public string BuiltinGroup { get; set; }

        public override string ToString()
        {
            return $"{BuiltinParameter, 25},  {ParameterType, 25}, {ParameterName, 25}, {BuiltinGroup, 25}, {ParameterGroup,25}";
        }


        public static FParameterData GetParameterData(FamilyParameter familyparam, Document doc)
        {

            FParameterData parameterdata = new FParameterData
            {
                Family = doc.Title.ToString().Replace(".rfa", ""),
                ParameterName = familyparam.Definition.Name,
                BuiltinParameter = ((InternalDefinition)familyparam.Definition).BuiltInParameter.ToString(),
                ParameterGroup = LabelUtils.GetLabelFor(familyparam.Definition.ParameterGroup),
                BuiltinGroup = familyparam.Definition.ParameterGroup.ToString(),
                ParameterType = familyparam.Definition.ParameterType.ToString(),
            };

            return parameterdata;
        }
    }

## ReadRevitFamily.cs

        /// Export Family Properties in a list
        private void ExportFamilyParameterInfo(Application app)
        {

            /// Open Revit Family File in a separate document
            var doc = app.OpenDocumentFile(FamilyPath);

            /// Get the familyManager instance from the open document
            var familyManager = doc.FamilyManager;
            int totalParams = familyManager.Parameters.Size;

            List<FParameterData> ParametersData = new List<FParameterData>();

            foreach (FamilyParameter familyParameter in familyManager.Parameters)
            {
                /// Add Parameter Data into a list
                ParametersData.Add(FParameterData.GetParameterData(familyParameter, doc));
            }

            Debug.WriteLine($"\n\n{"BuiltInParameter", 25}, {"Parameter Type", 25}, {"Parameter Name", 25}, {"BuiltInGroup", 25}, {"Group Name", 25}");
            Debug.WriteLine("====================================================================================================================================");

            /// Display the data
            ParametersData.ForEach((para) =>
            {
                Debug.WriteLine(para);
            });

        }

	public class FParameterData
	{
	public string Family { get; set; }
	public string BuiltinParameter { get; set; }
	public string ParameterType { get; set; }
	public string ParameterName { get; set; }
	public string ParameterValue { get; set; }
	public string ParameterGroup { get; set; }
	public string BuiltinGroup { get; set; }

	public override string ToString()
	{
	return $"{BuiltinParameter, 25}, {ParameterType, 25}, {ParameterName, 25}, {BuiltinGroup, 25}, {ParameterGroup,25}";
	}


	public static FParameterData GetParameterData(FamilyParameter familyparam, Document doc)
	{

	FParameterData parameterdata = new FParameterData
	{
	Family = doc.Title.ToString().Replace(".rfa", ""),
	ParameterName = familyparam.Definition.Name,
	BuiltinParameter = ((InternalDefinition)familyparam.Definition).BuiltInParameter.ToString(),
	ParameterGroup = LabelUtils.GetLabelFor(familyparam.Definition.ParameterGroup),
	BuiltinGroup = familyparam.Definition.ParameterGroup.ToString(),
	ParameterType = familyparam.Definition.ParameterType.ToString(),
	};

	return parameterdata;
	}
	}

	/// Export Family Properties in a list
	private void ExportFamilyParameterInfo(Application app)
	{

	/// Open Revit Family File in a separate document
	var doc = app.OpenDocumentFile(FamilyPath);

	/// Get the familyManager instance from the open document
	var familyManager = doc.FamilyManager;
	int totalParams = familyManager.Parameters.Size;

	List<FParameterData> ParametersData = new List<FParameterData>();

	foreach (FamilyParameter familyParameter in familyManager.Parameters)
	{
	/// Add Parameter Data into a list
	ParametersData.Add(FParameterData.GetParameterData(familyParameter, doc));
	}

	Debug.WriteLine($"\n\n{"BuiltInParameter", 25}, {"Parameter Type", 25}, {"Parameter Name", 25}, {"BuiltInGroup", 25}, {"Group Name", 25}");
	Debug.WriteLine("====================================================================================================================================");

	/// Display the data
	ParametersData.ForEach((para) =>
	{
	Debug.WriteLine(para);
	});

	}