Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Architecture

Room

Class

Description:
Provides access to the room topology in Autodesk Revit.

Remarks:
The room object can be queried for its boundary for use in space planning tools.

Inheritance Hierarchy:
System.Object
  Autodesk.Revit.DB.Element
    Autodesk.Revit.DB.SpatialElement
      Autodesk.Revit.DB.Architecture.Room

Syntax

public class Room : SpatialElement

Public Class Room _
	Inherits SpatialElement

public ref class Room : public SpatialElement

Examples

private void Getinfo_Room(Room room)
{
    string message = "Room: ";

    //get the name of the room
    message += "\nRoom Name: " + room.Name;

    //get the room position
    LocationPoint location = room.Location as LocationPoint;
    XYZ point = location.Point;
    message += "\nRoom position: " + XYZToString(point);

    //get the room number
    message += "\nRoom number: " + room.Number;

    IList<IList<Autodesk.Revit.DB.BoundarySegment>> segments = room.GetBoundarySegments(new SpatialElementBoundaryOptions());
    if (null != segments)  //the room may not be bound
    {
        foreach (IList<Autodesk.Revit.DB.BoundarySegment> segmentList in segments)
        {
            message += "\nBoundarySegment of the room: ";
            foreach (Autodesk.Revit.DB.BoundarySegment boundarySegment in segmentList)
            {
                // Get curve start point
                XYZ start = boundarySegment.GetCurve().GetEndPoint(0);
                message += "\nCurve start point: " + XYZToString(start);
                // Get curve end point
                XYZ end = boundarySegment.GetCurve().GetEndPoint(1);
                message += " Curve end point: " + XYZToString(end);

                // Show the boundary elements
                message += "\nBoundary element id: " + boundarySegment.ElementId.ToString();
            }
        }
    }

    TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message);
}

// output the point's three coordinates
string XYZToString(XYZ point)
{
    return "(" + point.X + ", " + point.Y + ", " + point.Z + ")";
}

Private Sub Getinfo_Room(room As Room)
    Dim message As String = "Room: "

    'get the name of the room
    message += vbLf & "Room Name: " & Convert.ToString(room.Name)

    'get the room position
    Dim location As LocationPoint = TryCast(room.Location, LocationPoint)
    Dim point As XYZ = location.Point
    message += vbLf & "Room position: " & XYZToString(point)

    'get the room number
    message += vbLf & "Room number: " & Convert.ToString(room.Number)

    Dim segments As IList(Of IList(Of Autodesk.Revit.DB.BoundarySegment)) = room.GetBoundarySegments(New SpatialElementBoundaryOptions())
    If segments IsNot Nothing Then
        'the room may not be bound
        For Each segmentList As IList(Of Autodesk.Revit.DB.BoundarySegment) In segments
            message += vbLf & "BoundarySegment of the room: "
            For Each boundarySegment As Autodesk.Revit.DB.BoundarySegment In segmentList
                ' Get curve start point
          Dim start As XYZ = boundarySegment.GetCurve().GetEndPoint(0)
                message += vbLf & "Curve start point: " & XYZToString(start)
                ' Get curve end point
          Dim [end] As XYZ = boundarySegment.GetCurve().GetEndPoint(1)
                message += " Curve end point: " & XYZToString([end])

                ' Show the boundary elements
          message += vbLf & "Boundary element id: " + boundarySegment.ElementId.ToString()
            Next
        Next
    End If

    TaskDialog.Show("Revit", message)
End Sub

' output the point's three coordinates
Private Function XYZToString(point As XYZ) As String
    Return "(" & Convert.ToString(point.X) & ", " & Convert.ToString(point.Y) & ", " & Convert.ToString(point.Z) & ")"
End Function