The Building Coder

API Context, Background Process, PostCommand

More aspects of the Revit API from a modeless context – Background process and Revit API – Revit background processor – Effective Revit API context predicate – PostCommand context and view focus – Protect creativity with no AI – European Union AI Act – The Sakana AI Scientist – Plasma in high school nuclear fusion reactor... Read more →

Modeless Add-Ins and PDF Printing Speed

Topics discussed in the past week – Simultaneous add-in and Revit interaction – Limited PDF printing speed – Family instance code samples – Apple intelligence foundation language models – LLM arena... Read more →

Link Filter, Ceiling and Link Hatch Dim Voodoo

Fresh looks at dimensioning voodoo with stable representations, accessing and filtering elements in linked files, and transient graphics for jigs – Stable representation voodoo for hatch dimensions – Dimensioning hatch pattern on ceiling – Dimensioning hatch pattern in linked file – Filter elements in linked file – RubberBand jig... Read more →