The Building Coder

Getting Started with the Revit 2009 API

Here is a succinct overview of some resources available for getting started using the Revit API, compiled by Mikako Harada. The individual items have been mentioned in previous posts, and links to those are included. This document provides a useful and up-to-date overview for the current state, still focused on Revit 2009. You can expect an update of this material later in a couple of month's time, when the training material has been enhanced for Revit 2010. Setting up the... Read more →

New Revit Applications

What kind of applications can you create today with the Revit API? A lot of exciting new products were displayed at Autodesk University. Lachmi Khemlani, the editor of AECbytes, provides an interesting overview of these in her article on the AEC exhibitor highlights at Autodesk University 2008. Read more →

64 bit Revit API Issues

Successfully completed this year's conference tour, both Autodesk University and DevDays! This is just a little note to point to some useful information that is available on issues that may occur with Revit add-ins running on the 64 bit platform. In general, every Revit application is compiled to target any CPU and should thus be isolated from the underlying operating system by the .NET framework, enabling it to run unmodified on 32 and 64 bits. However, some issues may still... Read more →

Parameter Modification Performance

I just finished the third and final of my presentations at AU 2008 and had a great time doing so, with enthusiastic and friendly audiences. For a live impression of the atmosphere here, don't miss having a look at Kean's posts on his arrival, first day, and the exhibit hall at AU. Meanwhile I noticed the following interesting issue on parameter modification performance raised by Michael Raps of the Institut 4D-Technologies and DataSpaces at the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz and being explored... Read more →

AU Begins

I have now arrived safely and happily at AU, with a day or two to acclimatise, un-jetlag, enjoy desert and nature and go climbing with Lisa and Steve on limestone in the Gun Club and with Manuela and Norbert on sandstone in the Red Rock Canyon on the way. Here is a list of the climbs I did in Red Rock with some photos: Black Corridor 71 Bonaire 5.9 72 Bon Ez 5.9+ 73 Crude Boys 5.10d 76 Vega Bonds... Read more →

Another Revit API Blog

My friend Monika just pointed out Matt Mason's blog to me, mainly due to his nice praise for The Building Coder. Thank you, Matt! And thanks to Monika for pointing it out. Matt covers a variety of CAD application development topics, with the main focus on Revit, judging from the current tags: AutoCAD 1 Autodesk 2 DotNet 2 DWF 2 Events 4 Google Earth 1 Intent 1 Inventor 4 Revit 32 Vault 1 He is Director of Software Development at... Read more →

AU 2008

I am very much looking forward Autodesk University 2008 in December in Las Vegas, where I will be presenting classes on some Revit API topics: DE101-3 The Revit SDK Sample Smörgåsbord Tue. 12/2 8:15 am - 9:45 am DE205-3 Enhancing Your Revit Add-In Wed. 12/3 10:15 am - 11:45 am DE301-2 The Ins and Outs of Revit MEP Programming Thu. 12/4 8:15 am - 9:45 am I will also be part of the panel for DE315-1 AEC API Talk Thu.... Read more →

Geometry Library

In a comment on What Next, Rod Howarth suggested looking a bit at functionality that involves using geometry, location points and other modelling based stuff. I think this is a brilliant idea; it fits in well with the introductory material that we have discussed so far, and constitutes a logical and interesting next step in exploring the Revit API. Before diving into any own example code dealing with geometry, let us look a bit first at the Revit geometry library... Read more →