Tool to delete Arrowheads Types - Bazooka Style (pyrevitlabs#1556)

sanzoghenzo · Jan 20, 2023 · b9525b4 · b9525b4
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diff --git a/...sion/pyRevit.tab/Project.panel/Wipe.pulldown/Wipe Arrowheads Types.pushbutton/bundle.yaml b/...sion/pyRevit.tab/Project.panel/Wipe.pulldown/Wipe Arrowheads Types.pushbutton/bundle.yaml
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+title:
+  fr_fr: Supprimer les têtes de flèches de manière radicale
+  en_us: Delete ArrowHeads type - Bazzoka style
+tooltip:
+  fr_fr: Supprimer les têtes de flèches de manière radicale
+  en_us: Delete ArrowHeads type - Bazzoka style
+highlight: new
diff --git a/...ension/pyRevit.tab/Project.panel/Wipe.pulldown/Wipe Arrowheads Types.pushbutton/script.py b/...ension/pyRevit.tab/Project.panel/Wipe.pulldown/Wipe Arrowheads Types.pushbutton/script.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from pyrevit import revit, script, DB, forms
+
+doc = revit.doc
+
+# takes care of closing previous output windows
+output = script.get_output()
+output.close_others()
+
+arrowhead_types, arrowhead_types_names, deleted, not_deleted = [], [], '',''
+
+# collect arrowhead types
+element_types = DB.FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(DB.ElementType).WhereElementIsElementType()
+
+for element_type in element_types:
+    # check if element type is arrowhead
+    if element_type.get_Parameter(DB.BuiltInParameter.ARROW_CLOSED) and element_type.get_Parameter(DB.BuiltInParameter.SYMBOL_NAME_PARAM).AsString()!='':
+        # collect arrowhead types and arrowhead types names separately
+        arrowhead_types_names.append(element_type.get_Parameter(DB.BuiltInParameter.SYMBOL_NAME_PARAM).AsString())
+        arrowhead_types.append(element_type)
+
+# The selection form
+selection = forms.SelectFromList.show(arrowhead_types_names, 'Select arrowhead types you wand to delete', multiselect = True, infopanel = 'Select arrowhead type you wish to delete')
+
+# checking if there is a selection
+if selection:
+    with revit.Transaction('Delete Arrowheads'):
+        # get arrowhead_type from arrowhead_types_names selected
+        for e_name, e_type in zip(arrowhead_types_names, arrowhead_types):
+            if e_name in selection:
+                try: 
+                    # delete arrowhead_type
+                    doc.Delete(e_type.Id)
+                    deleted = deleted + '- ' + e_name + '\n'
+                except:
+                    # not deleted - BECASUE YOU CANNOT DELETE ALL OF THEM
+                    not_deleted = not_deleted + '- ' + e_name + '\n'
+    # show results
+    output.set_width(200)
+    output.print_md('#Deleted arrowheads: \n{}\n'.format(deleted))
+    output.print_md('#Not deleted arrowheads: \n{}\n'.format(not_deleted))
+else:
+    script.exit()
diff --git a/extensions/pyRevitTools.extension/pyRevit.tab/Project.panel/Wipe.pulldown/bundle.yaml b/extensions/pyRevitTools.extension/pyRevit.tab/Project.panel/Wipe.pulldown/bundle.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ layout:
   - Wipe SubCategories
   - Wipe Unused Filters
   - Wipe Unused View Templates
-  - Wipe Empty Elevation Tags
+  - Wipe Empty Elevation Tags
+  - Wipe Arrowheads Types