The Building Coder

Length Query and RevitLookup Heralds DLL Paradise

New RevitLookup solves Revit add-in DLL hell, and a clarification on the arc length properties provided by curve elements – Curve Length versus ApproximateLength – RevitLookup dependency isolation ends DLL hell – Add-in dependencies isolation... Read more →

Entitlement API for Revit, Licensing for Add-Ins

Two illuminating posts from the Revit API discussion forum on licensing and the entitlement API – Multi-version Revit entitlement API – Add-in licensing... Read more →

Can You Avoid Chaining Idling?

AU 2022 classes are available online now, as well as a new Dynamo book and resources project. I also present some ongoing nitty-gritty discussions on external events and Idling – Modern add-in deployment and testing – Parametric curvature in families – Awesome Dynamo online book project – Launching command after closing form – Chaining Idling events and other solutions... Read more →

Revit 2022.1 SDK, RevitLookup Build and Install

Exciting news with a lot of changes to RevitLookup and The Building Coder samples – Revit 2022.1 SDK released – WallCrossSection vs. WallCrossSectionDefinition – RevitLookup build and install – Bye-bye lookup builds – The Building Coder samples revamped – Copy as HTML update – Image cleanup and a robot arm... Read more →

DLL as Resource and Multi-Version Add-Ins

Lots of options to implement multi-version add-ins and examples showing how to store DLL dependencies in your add-in resources – Migration assistant rocks – ExportCncFab 2022 – Multi-version Revit add-in – Deploying a DLL file as a resource... Read more →

Snooping Parts, C# Templates and Python Topics

A neat RevitLookup enhancement, powerful new Revit add-in template, and a couple of Python related topics – RevitLookup handles PartUtils – Nice3point Revit add-in C# template – IronPython hosting in C# add-in – Python 3, CPython, pyRevit and Dynamo... Read more →

Naughty Updaters, DIY Add-In Manifest, GD, AI, etc.

Lots of exciting discussion going on in the Revit API discussion forum and elsewhere – No redemption for naughty updaters – DIY Add-in manifest – Generative design in C# – AI identifies and classifies BIM elements in 2D sketch... Read more →

Addin File, Learning Python and IFC.js

Today, we look at the add-in manifest, learning Python and Dynamo, the status of the Revit Python shell and a useful stand-alone IFC viewer – Personalised add-in manifest – Learning Python and Dynamo – Quo vadis, RevitPythonShell? – IFC.js... Read more →

RevitLookup 2021 with Multi-Release Support

I hope you are happy and healthy and enjoyed your Easter eggs! During the holiday, I updated RevitLookup for Revit 2021, and Harry Mattison added his multi-release building enhancements into the main solution as well – Revit 2021 add-ins require .NET 4.8 – RevitLookup flat migration to Revit 2021 – Support for multi-release building... Read more →

DA4R, FindInserts, Deployment and SplitButton

So many interesting things going on in the Revit API discussion forum. Also, the newest DA4R recording is now available online – Forge Design Automation API for Revit recording – Design Automation for Revit supports IFC – What does the FindInserts includeShadows flag do? – Easiest solution to deploy add-in – Always show the same button in SplitButton... Read more →