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Elements Intersecting BoundingBox

Overview​

The BoundingBoxIntersectsFilter() detects all elements intersecting a bounding box. Elements in contact with the box are selected.

Example​

  1. Get the bounding box of a specific element:

    Elements = UnwrapElement(IN[0])
    bb = Elements.get_BoundingBox(doc.ActiveView)

  2. Construct the outline of the bounding box:

    outline = Outline(bb.Min, bb.Max)

  3. Apply the filter to collect elements intersecting the bounding box:

    Elements = FilteredElementCollector(doc).WherePasses(BoundingBoxIntersectsFilter(outline)).ToElements()

Note​

The filtering behavior may vary depending on the view provided.