ModifyRevitFileSaveAs.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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#License:
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# Revit Batch Processor Sample Code
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# Copyright (c) 2020  Jan Christel
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# sample description
# this sample shows how to detach and save a file somwhere else and or under a different name
# list of end this file provides a mapping from the old file name to the new file name

import clr
import System

# flag whether this runs in debug or not
debug_ = False

# --------------------------
#default file path locations
# --------------------------
# store output here:
rootPath_ = r'C:\temp'
# path to Common.py
commonlibraryDebugLocation_ = r'C:\temp'
# debug mode revit project file name
debugRevitFileName_ = r'C:\temp\Test_Files.rvt'

# Add batch processor scripting references
if not debug_:
    import revit_script_util
    import revit_file_util
    clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
    clr.AddReference('RevitAPIUI')
     # NOTE: these only make sense for batch Revit file processing mode.
    doc = revit_script_util.GetScriptDocument()
    revitFilePath_ = revit_script_util.GetRevitFilePath()
else:
    # get default revit file name
    revitFilePath_ = debugRevitFileName_

# set path to common library
import sys
sys.path.append(commonlibraryDebugLocation_)

#import common library
import Common as com
from Common import *
# import Result as res #not required in this module

clr.AddReference('System.Core')
clr.ImportExtensions(System.Linq)

from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

# output messages either to batch processor (debug = False) or console (debug = True)
def Output(message = ''):
    if not debug_:
        revit_script_util.Output(str(message))
    else:
        print (message)

# -------------
# my code here:
# -------------

# main:
# -------------

# list containing the default file names:
# [[revit host file name before save, revit host file name after save]]
defaultFileNames_ = [
['Test_Files', 'Test_Files_new']
]

# save revit file to new location
Output('Modifying Revit File.... start')
result_ = com.SaveAs(doc, revitFilePath_, defaultFileNames_)

# make further changes as required....


Output('Modifying Revit File.... status: ' + str(result_.status))

# sync changes back to central
if (doc.IsWorkshared and debug_ == False):
    Output('Syncing to Central: start')
    syncing_ = com.SyncFile (doc)
    Output('Syncing to Central: finished ' + str(syncing_.status))

Output('Modifying Revit File.... finished ')