def store_sharedparam_def(shared_params):
# Reads the shared parameters into a txt file
sparam_file = HOST_APP.app.OpenSharedParameterFile()
exported_sparams_grp = sparam_file.Groups.Create("Exported Parameters")
for sparam in shared_params:
sparamdef_create_options = \
DB.ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions(
sparam.Definition.Name,
sparam.Definition.ParameterType,
GUID=sparam.GUID
)
try:
exported_sparams_grp.Definitions.Create(sparamdef_create_options)
except Exceptions.ArgumentException:
forms.alert("A parameter with the same GUID already exists. "
"Parameter: %s will be ignored." %
sparam.Definition.Name)
selection = DB.FilteredElementCollector(doc)\
.OfCategory(target_category)\
.WhereElementIsNotElementType() \
.ToElements()
try:
myGroup = myGroups.Create("pystructure")
except Exception as e:
if len(str(e)):
forms.alert(str(e), title="Error", ok=True, yes=False, no=False)
else:
pass # Parameter group already exists
# forms.alert("Parameter group already exists",title="Error",ok = True,yes = False,no = False)
else:
option_1 = DB.ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions("North_Coord",
DB.ParameterType.Text)
option_2 = DB.ExternalDefinitionCreationOptions("East_Coord",
DB.ParameterType.Text)
option_1.UserModifiable = False
option_1.Description = "Coordinates of piles/column"
option_2.UserModifiable = False
option_2.Description = "Coordinates of piles/column"
myDefinition_ProductDate = myGroup.Definitions.Create(option_1)
myDefinition_ProductDate = myGroup.Definitions.Create(option_2)
#get the category and build a category set.
builtInCategory = DB.BuiltInCategory.OST_StructuralFoundation
# create a categroy set incase you need to add to multiple Categories
