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I’m sure you are aware that intellectually Revit shared coordinates take minutes to explain, but emotionally they take years to master 🙂 I’ve been looking for a way to check and validate coordinates u…
After a new version of Revit comes out, we all take some time to catch up. Revit API developers often have to get up and running really quickly so they can upgrade their apps for Revit 2019 compatibil…
As you probably know, Forge is kind of like Autodesk’s way of opening up a model API for anything and anybody to connect to (over-simplified description, I know). If you do want to start playing with …
Revizto doesn’t strictly offer an API (yet) for connecting to its data. But you can use the command line to export an Excel file of all of the current issue tracker data. And you could schedule this e…
Have you ever wondered if there are API commands for addressing or automating Type Catalog information in Revit? A recent post from Jeremy Tammik covered some of this. In it, he discusses the differen…
Are you struggling to address the view Underlay, perhaps in a Dynamo definition? These images may help:…
The next generation of successful designers will have one important thing in common – the ability to quickly build the tool they need to accomplish a given task. Revit macro coding is one way to do th…
To satisfy your inner API maths hunger (surely that’s a thing?), here is how Revit “thinks” about Length: Notice the recurring “328083…” theme? This is how it relates: Check out the comprehensive list…
Video:Open embedded content: www.youtube.com via DevTV: Introduction to Revit 2015 API Programming – AEC DevBlog…
The DevTV videos are one of the best ways for new Revit programmers to start to get their head around things, and they have been updated for Revit 2015. Links: DevTV Introduction to Revit 2015 Program…