many different changes and new commands added, sorry

KeyboardShortcuts.xml

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
   <ShortcutItem CommandName="External Tools:SwitchView" CommandId="e19b084b-4a63-84af-a876-ec308252335e" Shortcuts="WW" Paths="Add-Ins&gt;External" />
   <ShortcutItem CommandName="External Tools:CloseCurrentView" CommandId="e19b494b-4a63-44af-a876-ec308252335e" Shortcuts="WQ" Paths="Add-Ins&gt;External" />
   <ShortcutItem CommandName="External Tools:CloseViews" CommandId="e19b494b-4a63-47af-a876-ec308252335e" Shortcuts="WC" Paths="Add-Ins&gt;External" />
-  <ShortcutItem CommandName="External Tools:FamilyReferences" CommandId="e19b494b-4a63-45af-a876-ec308252335e" Shortcuts="FV" Paths="Add-Ins&gt;External" />
+  <ShortcutItem CommandName="External Tools:FamilyReferences" CommandId="e19b494b-4a63-45af-a876-ec308252335e" Paths="Add-Ins&gt;External" />
   <ShortcutItem CommandName="External Tools:CopyStructuralFoundationsFromLinkedModel" CommandId="e39b494b-4a63-45af-a876-ec308252335e" Paths="Add-Ins&gt;External" />
   <ShortcutItem CommandName="External Tools:CutGeometryWithGroup" CommandId="e39b494b-4a63-45af-a876-ec308252535e" Paths="Add-Ins&gt;External" />
   <ShortcutItem CommandName="External Tools:SynchronizeViews" CommandId="e39b494b-4a63-45af-b876-ec308252535e" Shortcuts="AA" Paths="Add-Ins&gt;External" />

app.config

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Memory" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.2.0" newVersion="4.0.2.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Numerics.Vectors" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.1.5.0" newVersion="4.1.5.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Buffers" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.4.0" newVersion="4.0.4.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.1.0" newVersion="6.0.1.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+    </assemblyBinding>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>

changelog.org

@@ -802,3 +802,56 @@ customgui.datagrid1 works fine
 **** =00:00= setup git repo, initial commit
 **** =15:57= fixed || OR and whitespace AND operators in DataGrid2
 likely will move detailed changes to git log from now on
+** November
+*** 11
+**** =13:28= tried adding Folder Sheet column to OpenViews command, but nothing worked
+need to revisit it later
+*** 12
+**** =22:38= tried adding SwithProject (or SwitchDocument) command, but it looks like it doesn't work for documents loaded from Autodesk Cloud (bim360)
+I don't expect this to be solved any time soon
+[[https://chatgpt.com/share/6733d7e4-2090-800c-b48b-8553d1578bae][chatgpt]]
+likely will end up holding revit models in two separate revit processes and find another way to share data between them other than clipboard
+** December
+*** 12
+**** =23:09= couldn't edit position of a callout head
+couldn't find any way to access it via revit api
+it would be useful, because its position resets each time it's copied and has to be manually repositioned
+there may be many hundreas of callouts on a project
+=23:22= confirmed that it's unavailable in revit 2024 api now 
+[[revit idea][https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/allow-setting-of-callout-head-location-in-api/idi-p/10665304]]
+*** 13
+**** =10:48= added "SelectModelGroupsWithParameters" command
+forgot that "SelectModelGroups" already existed and behaves largely the same with exception that the new command also displays all parameters
+*** 16
+**** =19:44= tried writing a command to autoplace MaterialKeynotes, but failed
+[[chatgpt][https://chatgpt.com/share/67608357-c920-800c-b889-d62f09f1d50a]] suggested only placing IndependentTags, but these don't pick up needed parameters
+[[revit idea][https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/revit-api-material-keynotes/idi-p/13214525]]
+*** 17
+**** =11:35= added "SetParametersOfFamilyTypes" and "SetParametersOfSelectedInstances" commands
+they should prove universally useful for a number of tasks
+I was hoping to use them specifically to set parameters to material elements to avoid waiting for them to reload individually, but each parameter would have a different value and this command can only set the same value to multiple family types or family instances at the moment
+***** future improvement idea potentially would be to make entries in table individually editable to be able to input multiple different values in a single transaction
+or I might just use ideate
+this pretty much replicates ideate functionality
+***** =11:52= improved "SetParametersOfFamilyTypes" command by letting previous windows make multiple selections and these selections to them be combined in subsequent lists
+for example some parameters are shared by family types in multiple categories, e.g. we've had material for louvres in both doors and window family types
+*** 18
+**** =18:00= looking into "copy/pasting" action between different revit sessions
+using InsideClipboard from NirSoft I confirmed that Revit doesn't use system clipboard at all
+need to find a way to replicate this behavior cross-process
+1. export/import elements associated family types, line styles etc.
+2. place them at specific positions
+I will start with view-dependent elements first
+***** [2024-12-19 Thu 01:35] was able to automate export and import of families of selected elements between sessions, but basic placement wasn't right, elements kept showing up in wrong positions and wrong orientations
+***** =15:27= losing hope this will work due to complex nature of revit elements
+[[revit forum thread][https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/recreate-elements-between-revit-projects/td-p/13220620]]
+***** =20:58= lost access to gpt o1 and don't know how to continue on my own, leaving it for later
+[[chatgpt][https://chatgpt.com/c/67642cda-3ef0-800c-b89e-aa1d7283bc31]]
+***** =22:51= realized that there are builtin commands in revit already to save as "library" group or view and corresponding command to load/insert them
+they may have some limitations that I haven't discovered yet, like placing them in the same location as in the original file
+in these situations my Copy/PasteCrossSession commands may still prove useful
+while they are not perfect, they correctly place most of detail items in same locations
+they are fairly convenient, invoking any one of them automatically select currently selected group or currently active window
+it may still worth though to write separarate commands to perform bulk exports to avoid having to open entire project in the future when certain detail items are needed
+*** 19
+**** =13:58= minor fix to "SelectAllElementsInView" command to prevent it from selecting views

packages.config

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.3" targetFramework="net48" />
+  <package id="System.Buffers" version="4.6.0" targetFramework="net48" />
+  <package id="System.Memory" version="4.6.0" targetFramework="net48" />
+  <package id="System.Numerics.Vectors" version="4.6.0" targetFramework="net48" />
+  <package id="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" version="6.1.0" targetFramework="net48" />
+</packages>

readme.org

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #+title: revit-scripts
 
-** Productivity tools for revit architecture.
+** Productivity tools for revit architecture
 *** Switch/close/open views and sheets
 [[https://github.com/baleti/revit-scripts-demos/blob/8142cd312030378ed0b2543ad563b8514dbf9d5a/OpenViews.gif]]
 *** Invoke commands

revit-scripts.csproj

@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=13.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\Newtonsoft.Json.13.0.3\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="PresentationCore" />
     <Reference Include="RevitAPI">
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\..\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit 2024\RevitAPI.dll</HintPath>
@@ -59,21 +63,39 @@
       <Private>False</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Buffers, Version=4.0.4.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\System.Buffers.4.6.0\lib\net462\System.Buffers.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Memory, Version=4.0.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\System.Memory.4.6.0\lib\net462\System.Memory.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Numerics" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors, Version=4.1.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\System.Numerics.Vectors.4.6.0\lib\net462\System.Numerics.Vectors.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe, Version=6.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>packages\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.6.1.0\lib\net462\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Text.Json, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\3DSectionBoxFromView.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\CloseCurrentView.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\CloseViews.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="revit-scripts\CopyCrossSession.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\CopyStructuralFoundationsFromLinkedModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\CreateDraftingViewsFromSheetNames.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\DataGrid1.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\CutGeometryWithGroup.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\DataGrid2.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\DeleteRevisionCloudsFromSheets.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="revit-scripts\DeselectRandomly.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\DrawCircleAtOrigin.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\DrawCropRegion.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="revit-scripts\PasteCrossSession.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="revit-scripts\PlaceMaterialKeynote.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\SelectFamilyTypesInCurrentView.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\SelectFamilyTypesInProject.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\SelectFamilyTypeInstancesInCurrentView.cs" />
@@ -90,6 +112,9 @@
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\SelectAssociatedDimensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\SelectDoubleSwitchedSocketOutletInLink.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\SelectModelGroup.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="revit-scripts\SelectModelGroupsWithParameters.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="revit-scripts\SetParametersOfFamilyTypes.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="revit-scripts\SetParametersOfSelectedInstances.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\SetParameterValueToSelectedFamilyTypesInCurrentFamily.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\SetRevisionsToCurrentSheet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\SetRevisionsToSheetsWhereRevisionIsByCloud.cs" />
@@ -107,7 +132,7 @@
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\ExportSchedule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\ExportViewTemplatesToRvt.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\ListSheetsByDetailItemSelected.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="revit-scripts\IncrementSelectedSheetNumbers.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="revit-scripts\IncrementSheetNumbers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\InvokeAddinCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\InvokeRevitCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="revit-scripts\ListChildViews.cs" />
@@ -154,6 +179,10 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <WCFMetadata Include="Connected Services\" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="app.config" />
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PostBuildEvent>if "$(ConfigurationName)" == "Release" (