Fix(Revit) : add material quantites by mesh

Objects/Converters/ConverterRevit/ConverterRevitShared/ConversionUtils.cs

@@ -271,9 +271,17 @@ public void GetAllRevitParamsAndIds(Base speckleElement, DB.Element revitElement
       speckleElement["builtInCategory"] = builtInCategory.ToString();
 
       //NOTE: adds the quantities of all materials to an element
-      var qs = MaterialQuantitiesToSpeckle(revitElement, speckleElement["units"] as string);
-      if (qs != null)
-        speckleElement["materialQuantities"] = qs;
+      try
+      {
+        speckleElement["materialQuantities"] = MaterialQuantitiesToSpeckle(
+          revitElement,
+          speckleElement["units"] as string)?
+          .ToList();
+      }
+      catch (Autodesk.Revit.Exceptions.ApplicationException ex)
+      {
+        SpeckleLog.Logger.Error(ex, "An exception occurred in the Revit API while retrieving material quantities from element of type {elementType} and category {elementCategory}", revitElement.GetType(), revitElement.Category);
+      }
     }
 
     private void AddElementParamsToDict(
@@ -1077,7 +1085,7 @@ public static RenderMaterial GetMEPSystemMaterial(Element e)
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="e">Revit element to parse</param>
     /// <returns>Revit material of the element, null if no material found</returns>
-    public static DB.Material GetMEPSystemRevitMaterial(Element e)
+    public static DB.Material? GetMEPSystemRevitMaterial(Element e)
     {
       ElementId idType = ElementId.InvalidElementId;
 
@@ -1089,21 +1097,16 @@ public static DB.Material GetMEPSystemRevitMaterial(Element e)
           idType = system.GetTypeId();
         }
       }
-      else if (IsSupportedMEPCategory(e))
+      else if (e.GetConnectorManager() is ConnectorManager connectorManager)
       {
-        MEPModel m = ((DB.FamilyInstance)e).MEPModel;
-
-        if (m != null && m.ConnectorManager != null)
+        //retrieve the first material from first connector. Could go wrong, but better than nothing ;-)
+        foreach (Connector item in connectorManager.Connectors)
         {
-          //retrieve the first material from first connector. Could go wrong, but better than nothing ;-)
-          foreach (Connector item in m.ConnectorManager.Connectors)
+          var system = item.MEPSystem;
+          if (system != null)
           {
-            var system = item.MEPSystem;
-            if (system != null)
-            {
-              idType = system.GetTypeId();
-              break;
-            }
+            idType = system.GetTypeId();
+            break;
           }
         }
       }
@@ -1119,22 +1122,6 @@ public static DB.Material GetMEPSystemRevitMaterial(Element e)
       return null;
     }
 
-    private static bool IsSupportedMEPCategory(Element e)
-    {
-      var categories = e.Document.Settings.Categories;
-
-      var supportedCategories = new[]
-      {
-        BuiltInCategory.OST_PipeFitting,
-        BuiltInCategory.OST_DuctFitting,
-        BuiltInCategory.OST_DuctAccessory,
-        BuiltInCategory.OST_PipeAccessory,
-        //BuiltInCategory.OST_MechanicalEquipment,
-      };
-
-      return supportedCategories.Any(cat => e.Category.Id == categories.get_Item(cat).Id);
-    }
-
     #endregion
 
 

Objects/Converters/ConverterRevit/ConverterRevitShared/Extensions/ElementExtensions.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
+#nullable enable
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Autodesk.Revit.DB;
-using Autodesk.Revit.DB.Electrical;
-using Autodesk.Revit.DB.Mechanical;
-using Autodesk.Revit.DB.Plumbing;
 
 namespace ConverterRevitShared.Extensions
 {
@@ -12,18 +10,22 @@ public static class ElementExtensions
     public static IEnumerable<Connector> GetConnectorSet(this Element element)
     {
       var empty = Enumerable.Empty<Connector>();
+      return element.GetConnectorManager()?.Connectors?.Cast<Connector>() ?? empty;
+    }
+
+    public static ConnectorManager? GetConnectorManager(this Element element)
+    {
       return element switch
       {
-        CableTray o => o.ConnectorManager?.Connectors?.Cast<Connector>() ?? empty,
-        Conduit o => o.ConnectorManager?.Connectors?.Cast<Connector>() ?? empty,
-        Duct o => o.ConnectorManager?.Connectors?.Cast<Connector>() ?? empty,
-        FamilyInstance o => o.MEPModel?.ConnectorManager?.Connectors?.Cast<Connector>() ?? empty,
-        FlexDuct o => o.ConnectorManager?.Connectors?.Cast<Connector>() ?? empty,
-        FlexPipe o => o.ConnectorManager?.Connectors?.Cast<Connector>() ?? empty,
-        Pipe o => o.ConnectorManager?.Connectors?.Cast<Connector>() ?? empty,
-        Wire o => o.ConnectorManager?.Connectors?.Cast<Connector>() ?? empty,
-        _ => Enumerable.Empty<Connector>(),
+        MEPCurve o => o.ConnectorManager,
+        FamilyInstance o => o.MEPModel?.ConnectorManager,
+        _ => null,
       };
     }
+
+    public static bool IsMEPElement(this Element element)
+    {
+      return element.GetConnectorManager() != null;
+    }
   }
 }

Objects/Converters/ConverterRevit/ConverterRevitShared/Partial Classes/ConvertMaterialQuantities.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+#nullable enable
 using Autodesk.Revit.DB;
-using Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure;
-using Objects.BuiltElements;
-using Objects.BuiltElements.Revit;
-using Speckle.Core.Models;
+using ConverterRevitShared.Extensions;
+using Objects.Other;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using DB = Autodesk.Revit.DB;
@@ -11,69 +10,153 @@ namespace Objects.Converter.Revit
 {
   public partial class ConverterRevit
   {
-    #region MaterialQuantity
     /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the quantitiy of a material in one element
+    /// Material Quantities in Revit are stored in different ways and therefore need to be retrieved 
+    /// using different methods. According to this forum post https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/method-getmaterialarea-appears-to-use-different-formulas-for/td-p/11988215
+    /// "Hosts" (whatever that means) will return the area of a single side of the object while other
+    /// objects will return the combined area of every side of the element. Certain MEP element materials 
+    /// are attached to the MEP system that the element belongs to.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="element"></param>
-    /// <param name="material"></param>
+    /// <param name="units"></param>
     /// <returns></returns>
-    public Objects.Other.MaterialQuantity MaterialQuantityToSpeckle(DB.Element element, DB.Material material, string units)
+    public IEnumerable<Other.MaterialQuantity> MaterialQuantitiesToSpeckle(DB.Element element, string units)
     {
-      if (material == null || element == null) 
+      if (MaterialAreaAPICallWillReportSingleFace(element))
+      {
+        return GetMaterialQuantitiesFromAPICall(element, units);
+      }
+      else if (MaterialIsAttachedToMEPSystem(element))
+      {
+        MaterialQuantity quantity = GetMaterialQuantityForMEPElement(element, units);
+        return quantity == null ? Enumerable.Empty<MaterialQuantity>() : new List<MaterialQuantity>() { quantity };
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return GetMaterialQuantitiesFromSolids(element, units);
+      }
+    }
+
+    private IEnumerable<MaterialQuantity> GetMaterialQuantitiesFromAPICall(DB.Element element, string units)
+    {
+      foreach (ElementId matId in element.GetMaterialIds(false))
+      {
+        double volume = element.GetMaterialVolume(matId);
+        double area = element.GetMaterialArea(matId, false);
+        yield return CreateMaterialQuantity(element, matId, area, volume, units);
+      }
+    }
+
+    private MaterialQuantity? GetMaterialQuantityForMEPElement(DB.Element element, string units)
+    {
+      DB.Material material = GetMEPSystemRevitMaterial(element);
+      if (material == null)
+      {
         return null;
+      }
 
-      // To-Do: These methods from the Revit API appear to have bugs.
-      double volume = element.GetMaterialVolume(material.Id);
-      double area = element.GetMaterialArea(material.Id, false);
+      DB.Options options = new() { DetailLevel = ViewDetailLevel.Fine };
+      var (solids, _) = GetSolidsAndMeshesFromElement(element, options);
 
-      // Convert revit interal units to speckle commit units
+      (double area, double volume) = GetAreaAndVolumeFromSolids(solids);
+      return CreateMaterialQuantity(element, material.Id, area, volume, units);
+    }
+
+    private IEnumerable<MaterialQuantity> GetMaterialQuantitiesFromSolids(DB.Element element, string units)
+    {
+      DB.Options options = new() { DetailLevel = ViewDetailLevel.Fine };
+      var (solids, _) = GetSolidsAndMeshesFromElement(element, options);
+
+      foreach (ElementId matId in GetMaterialsFromSolids(solids))
+      {
+        (double area, double volume) = GetAreaAndVolumeFromSolids(solids, matId);
+        yield return CreateMaterialQuantity(element, matId, area, volume, units);
+      }
+    }
+
+    private MaterialQuantity CreateMaterialQuantity(
+      Element element,
+      ElementId materialId,
+      double areaRevitInternalUnits,
+      double volumeRevitInternalUnits,
+      string units)
+    {
+      Other.Material speckleMaterial = ConvertAndCacheMaterial(materialId, element.Document);
       double factor = ScaleToSpeckle(1);
-      volume *= factor * factor * factor;
-      area *= factor * factor;
+      double area = factor * factor * areaRevitInternalUnits;
+      double volume = factor * factor * factor * volumeRevitInternalUnits;
+      MaterialQuantity materialQuantity = new(speckleMaterial, volume, area, units);
+
+      switch (element)
+      {
+        case DB.Architecture.Railing railing:
+          materialQuantity["length"] = railing.GetPath().Sum(e => e.Length) * factor;
+          break;
+
+        case DB.Architecture.ContinuousRail continuousRail:
+          materialQuantity["length"] = continuousRail.GetPath().Sum(e => e.Length) * factor;
+          break;
 
-      var speckleMaterial = ConvertAndCacheMaterial(material.Id, material.Document);
-      var materialQuantity = new Objects.Other.MaterialQuantity(speckleMaterial, volume, area, units);
+        default:
+          if (LocationToSpeckle(element) is ICurve curve)
+          {
+            materialQuantity["length"] = curve.length;
+          }
+          break;
+      };
 
-      if (LocationToSpeckle(element) is ICurve curve)
-        materialQuantity["length"] = curve.length;
       return materialQuantity;
     }
 
-    #endregion
-
-    #region MaterialQuantities
-    public IEnumerable<Objects.Other.MaterialQuantity> MaterialQuantitiesToSpeckle(DB.Element element, string units)
+    private (double, double) GetAreaAndVolumeFromSolids(List<Solid> solids, ElementId? materialId = null)
     {
-
-      var matIDs = element?.GetMaterialIds(false); 
-      // Does not return the correct materials for some categories
-      // Need to take different approach for MEP-Elements
-      if (matIDs == null || !matIDs.Any() &&  element is MEPCurve)
+      if (materialId != null)
       {
-        DB.Material mepMaterial = ConverterRevit.GetMEPSystemRevitMaterial(element);
-        if (mepMaterial != null) matIDs.Add(mepMaterial.Id);
+        solids = solids
+          .Where(
+            solid => solid.Volume > 0
+            && !solid.Faces.IsEmpty
+            && solid.Faces.get_Item(0).MaterialElementId == materialId)
+          .ToList();
       }
 
-      if (matIDs == null || !matIDs.Any())
-        return null;
+      double volume = solids.Sum(solid => solid.Volume);
+      IEnumerable<double> areaOfLargestFaceInEachSolid = solids
+          .Select(solid => solid.Faces.Cast<Face>().Select(face => face.Area)
+          .Max());
+      double area = areaOfLargestFaceInEachSolid.Sum();
+      return (area, volume);
+    }
 
-      var materials = matIDs.Select(material => element.Document.GetElement(material) as DB.Material);
-      return MaterialQuantitiesToSpeckle(element, materials, units);
+    private IEnumerable<DB.ElementId> GetMaterialsFromSolids(List<Solid> solids)
+    {
+      return solids
+        .Where(solid => solid.Volume > 0 && !solid.Faces.IsEmpty)
+        .Select(m => m.Faces.get_Item(0).MaterialElementId)
+        .Distinct();
     }
-    public IEnumerable<Objects.Other.MaterialQuantity> MaterialQuantitiesToSpeckle(DB.Element element, IEnumerable<DB.Material> materials, string units)
+
+    private bool MaterialAreaAPICallWillReportSingleFace(Element element)
     {
-      if (materials == null || !materials.Any()) return null;
-      List<Objects.Other.MaterialQuantity> quantities = new List<Objects.Other.MaterialQuantity>();
-
-      foreach (var material in materials)
-        quantities.Add(MaterialQuantityToSpeckle(element, material, units));
-
-      return quantities;
+      return element switch
+      {
+        DB.CeilingAndFloor 
+        or DB.Wall
+        or DB.RoofBase => true,
+        _ => false
+      };
     }
-
-    #endregion
 
+    private bool MaterialIsAttachedToMEPSystem(Element element)
+    {
+      return element switch
+      {
+        DB.Mechanical.Duct 
+        or DB.Mechanical.FlexDuct
+        or DB.Plumbing.Pipe
+        or DB.Plumbing.FlexPipe => true,
+        _ => false
+      };
+    }
   }
-
 }

Objects/Converters/ConverterRevit/ConverterRevitShared/Partial Classes/ConvertMeshUtils.cs

@@ -49,9 +49,24 @@ public partial class ConverterRevit
         return displayMeshes;
       }
 
+      var (solids, meshes) = GetSolidsAndMeshesFromElement(element, options, transform);
+
+      // convert meshes and solids
+      displayMeshes.AddRange(ConvertMeshesByRenderMaterial(meshes, element.Document, isConvertedAsInstance));
+      displayMeshes.AddRange(ConvertSolidsByRenderMaterial(solids, element.Document, isConvertedAsInstance));
+
+      return displayMeshes;
+    }
+
+    public (List<Solid>, List<DB.Mesh>) GetSolidsAndMeshesFromElement(
+      Element element, 
+      Options options, 
+      Transform? transform = null
+    )
+    {
       options = ViewSpecificOptions ?? options ?? new Options() { DetailLevel = DetailLevelSetting };
 
-      GeometryElement geom = null;
+      GeometryElement geom;
       try
       {
         geom = element.get_Geometry(options);
@@ -62,20 +77,16 @@ public partial class ConverterRevit
         geom = element.get_Geometry(options);
       }
 
-      if (geom == null)
-        return displayMeshes;
-
-      // retrieves all meshes and solids from a geometry element
       var solids = new List<Solid>();
       var meshes = new List<DB.Mesh>();
 
-      SortGeometry(element, solids, meshes, geom, transform?.Inverse);
-
-      // convert meshes and solids
-      displayMeshes.AddRange(ConvertMeshesByRenderMaterial(meshes, element.Document, isConvertedAsInstance));
-      displayMeshes.AddRange(ConvertSolidsByRenderMaterial(solids, element.Document, isConvertedAsInstance));
+      if (geom != null)
+      {
+        // retrieves all meshes and solids from a geometry element
+        SortGeometry(element, solids, meshes, geom, transform?.Inverse);
+      }
 
-      return displayMeshes;
+      return (solids, meshes);
     }
 
     private static void LogInstanceMeshRetrievalWarnings(