Copying Views and Sheets to another project

rivindub · January 12, 2024, 5:04am

Hi all,

I am trying to create a pyrevit script that will copy drafting views and sheets from one project to another. I started with the views but it doesn’t seem to be copying and I’m not sure whats going wrong.

from pyrevit import script, revit, DB, forms
from System.Collections.Generic import List

docTo = revit.doc

docFrom = forms.select_open_docs(title = 'Select a document', button_name = 'Select', width = 500, multiple = False)

if not docFrom:
  script.exit()
elif docFrom.IsFamilyDocument:
  forms.alert("Must choose a non-family document", title = "Script Cancelled")

views = DB.FilteredElementCollector(docFrom).OfCategory(DB.BuiltInCategory.OST_Views).WhereElementIsNotElementType().ToElements()

eles_unsorted = [v for v in views]
eles_sorted = sorted(eles_unsorted, key = lambda x: x.Name)

class ElementToCopy(forms.TemplateListItem):
  @property
  def name(self):
    return self.item.Name
  
options_copy = [ElementToCopy(e) for e in eles_sorted]
eles_copy = forms.SelectFromList.show(options_copy, title = 'Select elements', width = 500, button_name = 'Copy', multiselect = True)

if not eles_copy:
  script.exit()

ids = [e.Id for e in eles_copy]
ids_copy = List[DB.ElementId](ids)
cpOpts = DB.CopyPasteOptions()
tfrm = DB.Transform.Identity

with revit.Transaction('Copy View Contents',doc=docTo,swallow_errors=True):
    DB.ElementTransformUtils.CopyElements(docFrom, ids_copy, docTo, None, cpOpts)

Thanks

Jean-Marc · January 12, 2024, 8:21am

Hi @rivindub,

Start by removing the swallow_errors=True argument from the Transaction handler so that you get some error traceback.

You could also use the following method:

from pyrevit.revit import create
from pyrevit.revit import Transaction

with Transaction("transaction name", doc):
    create.copy_elements(element_ids, src_doc, dest_doc)

Here are a few examples:

github.com

eirannejad/pyRevit/blob/master/extensions/pyRevitTools.extension/pyRevit.tab/Drawing Set.panel/views.stack/Views.pulldown/Copy View Templates to Open Documents.pushbutton/script.py

"""Copy selected view templates to other open models."""
#pylint: disable=import-error,invalid-name
from pyrevit import revit
from pyrevit import forms


selected_viewtemplates = forms.select_viewtemplates(doc=revit.doc)
if selected_viewtemplates:
    dest_docs = forms.select_open_docs(title='Select Destination Documents')
    if dest_docs:
        for ddoc in dest_docs:
            with revit.Transaction('Copy View Templates', doc=ddoc):
                revit.create.copy_viewtemplates(
                    selected_viewtemplates,
                    src_doc=revit.doc,
                    dest_doc=ddoc
                    )

github.com

eirannejad/pyRevit/blob/master/extensions/pyRevitTools.extension/pyRevit.tab/Drawing Set.panel/Sheets.pulldown/Copy Sheets to Open Documents.pushbutton/script.py

import sys

from pyrevit.framework import List
from pyrevit import forms
from pyrevit import revit, DB, UI
from pyrevit.revit import query
from pyrevit import script
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import Element as DBElement


logger = script.get_logger()
output = script.get_output()

selection = revit.get_selection()


VIEW_TOS_PARAM = DB.BuiltInParameter.VIEW_DESCRIPTION


class Option(forms.TemplateListItem):

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github.com

CyrilWaechter/pyRevitMEP/blob/master/pyRevitMEP.tab/Manage.panel/Copy.pulldown/CopyViewType.pushbutton/script.py

"""
Copyright (c) 2017 Cyril Waechter
Python scripts for Autodesk Revit

This file is part of pypevitmep repository at https://github.com/CyrilWaechter/pypevitmep

pypevitmep is an extension for pyRevit. It contain free set of scripts for Autodesk Revit:
you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
version 3, as published by the Free Software Foundation.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

See this link for a copy of the GNU General Public License protecting this package.
https://github.com/CyrilWaechter/pypevitmep/blob/master/LICENSE
"""
# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import FilteredElementCollector, ViewFamilyType, CopyPasteOptions, ElementTransformUtils,\

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github.com

CyrilWaechter/pyRevitMEP/blob/master/pyRevitMEP.tab/Manage.panel/Copy.pulldown/CopyPipeType.pushbutton/script.py

"""
Copyright (c) 2017 Cyril Waechter
Python scripts for Autodesk Revit

This file is part of pypevitmep repository at https://github.com/CyrilWaechter/pypevitmep

pypevitmep is an extension for pyRevit. It contain free set of scripts for Autodesk Revit:
you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
version 3, as published by the Free Software Foundation.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

See this link for a copy of the GNU General Public License protecting this package.
https://github.com/CyrilWaechter/pypevitmep/blob/master/LICENSE
"""
# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import (

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rivindub · January 17, 2024, 4:17am

Hi @Jean-Marc,

Thanks for the reply and examples. However, none of these seem to be what I’m looking for.

I want to copy the actual views from one document to another.

Something similar to this Insert button is already in Revit. But I don’t want the user to have to click and select the source file they want to copy across from. I want to make the source file static and then let the user choose which views they want to import from a list.

Something like this which will prompt the user to choose from all the views and sheets and schedules etc.

Thanks