def around_itself(self):
"""Method used to rotate elements on themselves"""
with rpw.db.Transaction("Rotate around itself", doc):
for elid in self.selection:
el_axis = xyz_axis(elid)
for i in range(3):
if self.angles[i] == 0:
pass
else:
ElementTransformUtils.RotateElement(
doc, elid, el_axis[i], self.angles[i])
def rotate_element(elem, degrees_to_rotate):
#>>>>>>>>>> GET CENTER POINT
bounding_box = elem.get_BoundingBox(doc.ActiveView)
point = (bounding_box.Min + bounding_box.Max) / 2
#>>>>>>>>>> AXIS LINE
axis_line = Line.CreateBound(
point, point + XYZ.BasisZ) #fixme will not rotate 2D in secitons
#>>>>>>>>>> ROTATE
ElementTransformUtils.RotateElement(doc, elem.Id, axis_line,
math.radians(degrees_to_rotate))
from pyrevit import revit, DB
__context__ = 'selection'
__doc__ = 'Randomly rotates selected elements.'
# reference the current open revit model to work with:
doc = __revit__.ActiveUIDocument.Document
# get selected element
selection = revit.get_selection()
elements = selection.elements
degrees_to_rotate = 45.0
# Convert the user input from degrees to radians.
converted_value = float(degrees_to_rotate) * (math.pi / 180.0)
# entering a transaction to modify the revit model database
# start transaction
tx = Transaction(doc, "check type against parameter value")
tx.Start()
for element in elements:
origin = element.Location.Point
line_z = Line.CreateBound(origin, XYZ(origin.X, origin.Y, origin.Z + 1))
ElementTransformUtils.RotateElement(doc, element.Id, line_z,
random.uniform(0, (math.pi * 2)))
# commit the changes to the revit model database
# end transaction
tx.Commit()