ElementIntersectsSolidFilter Class
A filter to find elements that intersect the given solid geometry.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 2015.0.0.0 (2015.0.0.0)
Since:  2012

Syntax

C#
public class ElementIntersectsSolidFilter : ElementIntersectsFilter
Visual Basic
Public Class ElementIntersectsSolidFilter _
	Inherits ElementIntersectsFilter
Visual C++
public ref class ElementIntersectsSolidFilter : public ElementIntersectsFilter

Remarks

This filter is a slow filter. Slow filters require that the Element be obtained and expanded in memory first. Thus it is preferable to couple this filter with at least one ElementQuickFilter, which should minimize the number of Elements that are expanded.

Examples

CopyC#
// Find intersections between family instances and a selected element
Reference reference = uidoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, "Select element that will be checked for intersection with all family instances");
Element element = doc.GetElement(reference);
GeometryElement geomElement = element.get_Geometry(new Options());
Solid solid = null;
foreach (GeometryObject geomObj in geomElement)
{
    solid = geomObj as Solid;
    if (solid != null) break;
}

FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(doc);
collector.OfClass(typeof(FamilyInstance));
collector.WherePasses(new ElementIntersectsSolidFilter(solid)); // Apply intersection filter to find matches

TaskDialog.Show("Revit", collector.Count() + " family instances intersect with the selected element (" + element.Category.Name + " id:" + element.Id.ToString() + ")");
CopyC#
// Find intersections between family instances and a selected element
Reference reference = uidoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, "Select element that will be checked for intersection with all family instances");
Element element = doc.GetElement(reference);
GeometryElement geomElement = element.get_Geometry(new Options());
Solid solid = null;
foreach (GeometryObject geomObj in geomElement)
{
    solid = geomObj as Solid;
    if (solid != null) break;
}

FilteredElementCollector collector = new FilteredElementCollector(doc);
collector.OfClass(typeof(FamilyInstance));
collector.WherePasses(new ElementIntersectsSolidFilter(solid)); // Apply intersection filter to find matches

TaskDialog.Show("Revit", collector.Count() + " family instances intersect with the selected element (" + element.Category.Name + " id:" + element.Id.ToString() + ")");
CopyVB.NET
' Find intersections between family instances and a selected element
Dim reference As Reference = uidoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, "Select element that will be checked for intersection with all family instances")
Dim element As Element = doc.GetElement(reference)
Dim geomElement As GeometryElement = element.Geometry(New Options())
Dim solid As Solid = Nothing
For Each geomObj As GeometryObject In geomElement
    solid = TryCast(geomObj, Solid)
    If solid IsNot Nothing Then
        Exit For
    End If
Next

Dim collector As New FilteredElementCollector(doc)
collector.OfClass(GetType(FamilyInstance))
collector.WherePasses(New ElementIntersectsSolidFilter(solid))
' Apply intersection filter to find matches
TaskDialog.Show("Revit", (collector.Count() & " family instances intersect with the selected element (") + element.Category.Name & " id:" & element.Id.ToString() & ")")
CopyVB.NET
' Find intersections between family instances and a selected element
Dim reference As Reference = uidoc.Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.Element, "Select element that will be checked for intersection with all family instances")
Dim element As Element = doc.GetElement(reference)
Dim geomElement As GeometryElement = element.Geometry(New Options())
Dim solid As Solid = Nothing
For Each geomObj As GeometryObject In geomElement
    solid = TryCast(geomObj, Solid)
    If solid IsNot Nothing Then
        Exit For
    End If
Next

Dim collector As New FilteredElementCollector(doc)
collector.OfClass(GetType(FamilyInstance))
collector.WherePasses(New ElementIntersectsSolidFilter(solid))
' Apply intersection filter to find matches
TaskDialog.Show("Revit", (collector.Count() & " family instances intersect with the selected element (") + element.Category.Name & " id:" & element.Id.ToString() & ")")

Inheritance Hierarchy

See Also

T:Autodesk.Revit.DB.ElementIntersectsSolidFilter