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articles/collector.rst

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+Collecting all the (relevant) things!
+=====================================
+
+..  toctree::
+    :maxdepth: 2
+    :caption: Collecting...things
+
+
+
+``Find all elements of a type in active view``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+OfClass docs:
+
+http://www.revitapidocs.com/2018.1/b0a5f22c-6951-c3af-cd29-1f28f574035d.htm
+
+Autodesk.Revit.DB Namespace, for categories to be filtered:
+
+http://www.revitapidocs.com/2018.1/87546ba7-461b-c646-cbb1-2cb8f5bff8b2.htm
+
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+		
+		##Where doc = __revit__.ActiveUIDocument.Document
+		elementList = DB.FilteredElementCollector(doc, selected_view.Id)\
+		.OfClass(DB.IndependentTag)\
+		.ToElements()
+
+Another collecting walls:
+
+	.. code-block:: python
+	
+		collector = FilteredElementCollector(doc)\
+		.OfCategory(BuiltInCategory.OST_Walls)\
+		.WhereElementIsNotElementType()\
+		.ToElements()

articles/elements.rst

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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 	.. code-block:: python
 	
-		elementId = element.Id
+		elementId = element.Id
+		
+``Get a property of an element``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+	.. code-block:: python
+		
+		##The orientation property of a wall returns a normalvector
+		##Showing which way the wall's external side is facing.
+		normalvector = wall.Orientation
+
+``Query an element for it's mark or other parameter``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+	.. code-block:: python
+		
+		##Mark can be replaced by any parameter the element has.
+		##http://www.revitapidocs.com/2018.1/0cf342ef-c64f-b0b7-cbec-da8f3428a7dc.htm
+		##This one returns a list, even if only one element
+		markString = element.GetParameter("Mark")
+		##Or... Returns the first match (order may be random or change)
+		markString = element.LookupParameter("Mark").AsString()
+		##Or... This is mark for everything but doors. DOOR_NUMBER for doors.
+		##Other built in parameters:
+		##http://www.revitapidocs.com/2018.1/fb011c91-be7e-f737-28c7-3f1e1917a0e0.htm
+		markString = element.getParameter(BuiltInParameter.ALL_MODEL_MARK)
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articles/location.rst

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+Locations, Coordinates, Levels
+==============================
+
+..  toctree::
+    :maxdepth: 2
+    :caption: Locations, Coordinates, Levels
+
+
+
+``Location of point elements``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+	.. code-block:: python
+	
+		##Grabbing Min and Max points of a crop box
+		maxXYZ = revit.activeview.CropBox.Max
+		minXYZ = revit.activeview.CropBox.Min
+		##http://www.revitapidocs.com/2018.1/c2fd995c-95c0-58fb-f5de-f3246cbc5600.htm
+		##individual double for each coord
+		minX = minXYZ.X
+		minY = minXYZ.Y
+		minZ = minXYZ.Z
+	
+	

index.rst

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 Just some samples of code I use in PyRevit. Your miles may vary.
 
 * :doc:`articles/elements`
+* :doc:`articles/collector`
+* :doc:`articles/location`
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :caption: Contents:
 
    articles/elements.rst
-
-
-Indices and tables
-==================
-
-* :ref:`genindex`
-* :ref:`modindex`
-* :ref:`search`
+   articles/collector.rst
+   articles/location.rst
+