Revit 2022 Family API changes

Author: Naveen-Kumar-Thalaivirichan

Labs/3_Revit_Family_API/DocsCS/Family Lab2 - Create L-Shape Column_CS.docx

@@ -503,8 +503,9 @@ void addParameters()
 
             // API parameter group for Dimension is PG_GEOMETRY:
             //
-            ForgeTypeId builtinParamGroup = new ForgeTypeId(BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_GEOMETRY.ToString());
-            ForgeTypeId parameterTypeId = new ForgeTypeId(SpecTypeId.Length.ToString());
+            ForgeTypeId builtinParamGroup = new ForgeTypeId(GroupTypeId.Geometry.TypeId);
+            ForgeTypeId parameterTypeId = SpecTypeId.Length;
+            
             FamilyParameter paramTw = mgr.AddParameter(
               "Tw", builtinParamGroup,
               parameterTypeId, false);

Labs/3_Revit_Family_API/DocsCS/Family Lab3 - Add Formula and Material_CS.docx

@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ void addParameters()
 
       // API parameter group for Dimension is PG_GEOMETRY:
       //
-      ForgeTypeId builtinParamGroup=new ForgeTypeId(BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_GEOMETRY.ToString());
-      ForgeTypeId parametertype = new ForgeTypeId(SpecTypeId.Length.ToString());
+      ForgeTypeId builtinParamGroup=new ForgeTypeId(GroupTypeId.Geometry.TypeId);
+      ForgeTypeId parametertype = SpecTypeId.Length;
       FamilyParameter paramTw = mgr.AddParameter(
         "Tw", builtinParamGroup,
         parametertype, false);
@@ -795,8 +795,8 @@ public void addMaterials(Extrusion pSolid)
         // this time we use instance parameter so that we can change it at instance level.
         //
         FamilyManager pFamilyMgr = _doc.FamilyManager;
-        ForgeTypeId builtinParamGroup = new ForgeTypeId(BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_MATERIALS.ToString());
-        ForgeTypeId parametertype = new ForgeTypeId(SpecTypeId.Reference.Material.ToString());
+        ForgeTypeId builtinParamGroup = new ForgeTypeId(GroupTypeId.Materials.TypeId);
+        ForgeTypeId parametertype = SpecTypeId.Reference.Material;
         FamilyParameter famParamFinish = pFamilyMgr.AddParameter("ColumnFinish", builtinParamGroup,parametertype, true);
 
         // (2b.1) associate material parameter to the family parameter we just added

Labs/3_Revit_Family_API/DocsVB/Family Lab2 - Create L-Shape Column.docx

@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ void addParameters()
 
             // API parameter group for Dimension is PG_GEOMETRY:
             //
-            ForgeTypeId builtinParamgroupTypeId = new ForgeTypeId(BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_GEOMETRY.ToString());
-            ForgeTypeId parameterTypeId = new ForgeTypeId(SpecTypeId.Length.ToString());
+            ForgeTypeId builtinParamgroupTypeId = new ForgeTypeId(GroupTypeId.Geometry.TypeId);
+            ForgeTypeId parameterTypeId =SpecTypeId.Length;
       FamilyParameter paramTw = mgr.AddParameter(
         "Tw", builtinParamgroupTypeId,
         parameterTypeId, false );
@@ -789,8 +789,8 @@ public void addMaterials( Extrusion pSolid )
         //
         // this time we use instance parameter so that we can change it at instance level.
         //
-        ForgeTypeId builtinParamgroupTypeId = new ForgeTypeId(BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_MATERIALS.ToString());
-        ForgeTypeId parameterTypeId = new ForgeTypeId(SpecTypeId.Reference.Material.ToString());
+        ForgeTypeId builtinParamgroupTypeId = new ForgeTypeId(GroupTypeId.Materials.TypeId);
+        ForgeTypeId parameterTypeId = SpecTypeId.Reference.Material;
         FamilyManager pFamilyMgr = _doc.FamilyManager;
         FamilyParameter famParamFinish = pFamilyMgr.AddParameter( "ColumnFinish", builtinParamgroupTypeId,parameterTypeId, true );
 

Labs/3_Revit_Family_API/DocsVB/Family Lab3 - Add Formula and Material.docx

@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ Public Class RvtCmd_FamilyCreateColumnLShape
 
         ''  parameter group for Dimension is PG_GEOMETRY in API
         ''
-        Dim builtinParamGroup As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_GEOMETRY.ToString())
-        Dim parameterTypeId As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(SpecTypeId.Length.ToString())
+        Dim builtinParamGroup As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(GroupTypeId.Geometry.TypeId)
+        Dim parameterTypeId As ForgeTypeId = SpecTypeId.Length
         Dim paramTw As FamilyParameter = _doc.FamilyManager.AddParameter("Tw", builtinParamGroup, parameterTypeId, False)
         Dim paramTd As FamilyParameter = _doc.FamilyManager.AddParameter("Td", builtinParamGroup, parameterTypeId, False)
 

Labs/3_Revit_Family_API/SourceCS/2_ColumnLshape.cs

@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ Public Class RvtCmd_FamilyCreateColumnFormulaMaterial
         ''
         ''  parameter group for Dimension is PG_GEOMETRY in API
         ''
-        Dim builtinParamGroup As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_GEOMETRY.ToString())
-        Dim parametertype As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(SpecTypeId.Length.ToString())
+        Dim builtinParamGroup As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(GroupTypeId.Geometry.TypeId)
+        Dim parametertype As ForgeTypeId = SpecTypeId.Length
         Dim paramTw As FamilyParameter = _doc.FamilyManager.AddParameter("Tw", builtinParamGroup, parametertype, False)
         Dim paramTd As FamilyParameter = _doc.FamilyManager.AddParameter("Td", builtinParamGroup, parametertype, False)
 
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ Public Class RvtCmd_FamilyCreateColumnFormulaMaterial
         ''  this time we use instance parameter so that we can change it at instance level.
         ''
         Dim pFamilyMgr As FamilyManager = _doc.FamilyManager
-        Dim builtinParamGroup As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_MATERIALS.ToString())
-        Dim parametertype As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(SpecTypeId.Reference.Material.ToString())
+        Dim builtinParamGroup As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(GroupTypeId.Materials.TypeId)
+        Dim parametertype As ForgeTypeId = SpecTypeId.Reference.Material
         Dim famParamFinish As FamilyParameter = pFamilyMgr.AddParameter("ColumnFinish", builtinParamGroup, parametertype, True)
 
         ''  (2b.1) associate material parameter to the family parameter we just added

Labs/3_Revit_Family_API/SourceCS/3_ColumnFormulaMaterial.cs

@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ Public Class RvtCmd_FamilyCreateColumnVisibility
         ''
         ''  parameter group for Dimension is PG_GEOMETRY in API
         ''
-        Dim builtinParamgroupTypeId As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_GEOMETRY.ToString())
-        Dim parameterTypeId As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(SpecTypeId.Length.ToString())
+        Dim builtinParamgroupTypeId As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(GroupTypeId.Geometry.TypeId)
+        Dim parameterTypeId As ForgeTypeId = SpecTypeId.Length
         Dim paramTw As FamilyParameter = _doc.FamilyManager.AddParameter("Tw", builtinParamgroupTypeId, parameterTypeId, False)
         Dim paramTd As FamilyParameter = _doc.FamilyManager.AddParameter("Td", builtinParamgroupTypeId,parameterTypeId, False)
 
@@ -778,8 +778,8 @@ Public Class RvtCmd_FamilyCreateColumnVisibility
         ''  this time we use instance parameter so that we can change it at instance level.
         ''
         Dim pFamilyMgr As FamilyManager = _doc.FamilyManager
-        Dim builtinParamgroupTypeId As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(BuiltInParameterGroup.PG_MATERIALS.ToString())
-        Dim parameterTypeId As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(SpecTypeId.Reference.Material.ToString())
+        Dim builtinParamgroupTypeId As ForgeTypeId = New ForgeTypeId(GroupTypeId.Materials.TypeId)
+        Dim parameterTypeId As ForgeTypeId = SpecTypeId.Reference.Material
         Dim famParamFinish As FamilyParameter = pFamilyMgr.AddParameter("ColumnFinish", builtinParamgroupTypeId, parameterTypeId, True)
 
         ''  (2b.1) associate material parameter to the family parameter we just added