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[Revit] Add sizes to a pipe segment using python + Dynamo + Excel

I didn’t want to use Dynamo as I really prefer line code programming to visual programming. But in fact Dynamo :

  • has a very active community
  • is open source too
  • use python as main scripting language
  • is great for debugging python script as you don’t need to include every single line in a try/except block
  • is much user friendly than as it is now included with Revit 2017.1 and by the way this new Dynamo Player makes it usable by anyone
  • scare many people less than line code so they can easily modify to adapt it to their objectives

Here is the Dynamo image. It uses Clockwork package :

ajoutertaillessegmentstuyaux

File is available here

Here is the python code block :

import clr
clr.AddReference("RevitAPI")
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
from Autodesk.Revit.DB.Plumbing import PipeSegment

clr.AddReference("RevitServices")
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

#Les entrées effectuées dans ce noeud sont stockées sous forme de liste dans les variables IN.
dataEnteringNode = IN

elem = doc.GetElement(IN[0])

TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)

for dn, di, de in zip(IN[1], IN[2], IN[3]):
	DN = UnitUtils.ConvertToInternalUnits(dn , DisplayUnitType.DUT_MILLIMETERS)
	Di = UnitUtils.ConvertToInternalUnits(di , DisplayUnitType.DUT_MILLIMETERS)
	De = UnitUtils.ConvertToInternalUnits(de , DisplayUnitType.DUT_MILLIMETERS)
	try:
		elem.AddSize(MEPSize(DN,Di,De,True,True))
	except:
		elem.RemoveSize(DN)
		elem.AddSize(MEPSize(DN,Di,De,True,True))
		
#Affectez la sortie à la variable OUT.
OUT = IN

Enjoy