If you are interested in programming in Revit, check out Spiderinnet’s blog. Very extensive!
This blog focuses on Revit Addin Wizards, Coders, and API Widgets.
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Revit Addin Wizards/Coders and Revit API Widgets – Spiderinnet’s blog
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Another major addition to 1.1 includes the addition of two additional sample libraries available as separate downloads: PyKinect for working with the Kinect Beta SDK and Pyvot for working with Excel spreadsheets…
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Python Tools for Visual Studio – Download: 1.1 Beta 1
Here is a question for you:
How will the new Python Tools allow further interaction with Revit via revitpythonshell?
http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2011/07/python-shell-in-revit-and-vasari.html
EDIT – added links to buildz post with 2012 installers etc. Also embedded extra Youtube video.
http://buildz.blogspot.com/2011/09/python-scripting-in-vasari-21.html
Download some starter samples from here. (via buildz)
Link to the Google Project:
revitpythonshell – An IronPython plugin for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 – Google Project Hosting
Link to a revitpythonshell install guide:
Installing IronPython with Vasari (The Proving Ground)
Click here to download a technical paper on Engaging Generative BIM Workflows.
From the Conclusion:
The emergence and rapid development of generative tools to aid architectural design development including analysis and simulation is benefiting many inspiring projects and proposals. Emergence of many new projects and tools are imminent, and the common belief that this is just the beginning makes for exciting times in architecture design.
via Twitter and
Rhino News, etc.: Engaging Generative BIM Workflows
Tetra 4D is releasing a Revit 3D PDF Converter plugin. This will be a paid release (it won’t be free), so I personally am not too excited about it.
If you are looking for a Free way to create 3D PDFs from Revit, check out:
Create 3D PDF files from Autodesk Revit for free
and
Create Adobe 3D PDF directly from Autodesk 3D DWF
Here is the info on the ‘pre-release’. Tetra claim that participants will be entitled to purchase the plug-in at a discounted price – I think the truthfulness of that statement remains to be seen. From the Tetra 4D website:
Tetra 4D is pleased to announce the upcoming PRE-RELEASE of 3D PDF Converter™ for Revit®. Running as an integrated plug-in to Revit, 3D PDF Converter for Revit will enable users to directly publish interactive, 3D PDF files directly from Revit 3D models, which can then be distributed to and viewed by anyone who has the free Adobe® Reader®. This pre-release will be made available to a limited number of participants willing to participate in evaluation of the software and feedback on the product to our product development team. All participants will be entitled to purchase the software at deeply discounted price! Terms will be made available to selected participants upon selection notification.
To be considered for participation, please click here: 3D PDF Converter™ for Revit® PRE-RELEASE Registration Form
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Announcing the 3D PDF Converter for Revit Pre-Release Program
When you have a Detail Component family open, and you choose to right-click on a Detail Group (in the Browser) and ‘Save’ it, Revit actually saves this Group as a Family (rfa).
The resultant RFA file adopts the Category of the ‘parent’ family – that is, a Detail Component (Detail Item).
See video below:
I came across a handy trick that makes it quick and easy to run programs as an Administrator in Windows 7:
The easiest way that I found out on how run a program as administrator is by hitting the WIN key on your keyboard, type the program that you want to run, for example cmd, and simultaneously press Ctrl + Shift + Enter which will prompt if I want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer. In fact, it is also possible to press Ctrl + Shift and use your mouse to left click on the program.
Unfortunately the Ctrl + Shift trick doesn’t work at all areas in Windows. It will only work on programs or shortcuts pinned to Taskbar or Start Menu, the recently opened programs in the Start Menu and the Search programs and files bar. This will not work in Run dialogue (Win+R), Explorer or the shortcut icons in Start Menu (Win > All Programs > Shortcuts).
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Easily Run Programs as Administrator with Ctrl Shift Trick | Raymond.CC Blog
While you wait for the recording to be published by Autodesk University, grab our presentation, handout and the dataset which includes numerous examples of entourage, analysis, annotation, site and other content as well as hours of fun deconstructing the settings to work them into your office’s best practices. Enjoy and let me know what you think…
Powerpoint – http://www.box.com/s/uhpcami65z24kjcpxpe0
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Revit Presentation Graphics That�”POP” – Jason Grant’s Blog – Adaptive Practice by Jason Grant
Lets say you want to create a HTML file that has a linked list of all of the RFA Family files in your company directory. You can then click on each hyperlink to open the family in Revit.
Here’s how you do it:
- Open Notepad
- Download the file at this link
- Rename the file with a CMD extension.
- Now, right-click on the CMD file, and click ‘Edit’ to open it in Notepad.
- Change the text to the right of set target= to suit the top-level directory of your family file library.
- If you want to get links for all subdirectories, retain the /S switch (its already there), otherwise remove it.
- Now, just run the CMD. It will create a file called LinkList.html in the target directory, and it should automatically open it in Internet Explorer. Just click on a link and away you go! You should be able to open the rfa files directly from these hyperlinks.
I have set this CMD script to sort results alphabetically (that is the /O:n part of the DIR command). However, you may find the sorting a little unusual, because I think it respects the directory as well as the name.
You can now use the Find feature in Internet Explorer to quickly search for parts of filenames / family names.
You could also point this at a top-level project directory to extract links to all the RFA files in that ‘job’.
If you want to know more about the DIR command, check out this link.
EDIT – if you want a GUI option, check out:
