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Making Revit better with API solutions

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Are there any #AU2024 #Revit API wishes out there? boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
Are there any #AU2024 #Revit API wishes out there?

Are there any #AU2024 #Revit API wishes out there?

With all the AI chatbot natural language queries that are so cool these days, is there anyone still with wishes for some Revit API proof-of-concepts written in good old-fashioned C#? If so, send yo…

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Not being able to install #Revit 2024 is not the Xmas gift I was hoping for. Lots of files installed but no Revit.exe Any suggestions @AutodeskRevit @autodeskhelp?
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Create a #Revit 3d view showing only the structural layers of the walls with the Revit API boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
Create a 3d view showing only #Revit wall structural layers

Create a 3d view showing only #Revit wall structural layers

A post in the forum mentions that “I have a list of Walls and I want to create a new View3D with the same walls but containing only the ‘Structure’ function layers”. We can …

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So grateful to have been part of this amazing team! Thank you @jimbalding for your kind words - we were lucky to have you as a pioneering Revit whisperer for all these years.
Richard Taylor (@Rwtaylor_Revit) profile pictureRichard Taylor@Rwtaylor_Revit21 Nov 2023
Some of the original #revit technology (pre-@autodesk) crew met for lunch in Harvard Square, Cambridge MA this past Monday. It's been almost 24 years since I joined Revit Technology to change the world, and I think we did it!
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Your feedback on the Subcategory Merge tool was 750% positive, so I made it recursively handle nested families and published the tool & code boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2… #Revit
Recursively Merge Subcategories – Approximately 750% useful

Recursively Merge Subcategories – Approximately 750% useful

The feeback on last week’s post was positive And I moved some code around so that it would recursively handle all nested subfamilies private void MergeFamilies(Document doc, ElementId categor…

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#AU2023 API Wish Granted! Use Lines to Create #Revit Curtain Grids boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
#AU2023 API Wish Granted! Use Lines to Create Curtain Grids

#AU2023 API Wish Granted! Use Lines to Create Curtain Grids

“Can a Curtain Wall grid be generated based on model lines or detail lines in elevation: At the moment we can create custom grid patterns by using type parameters, however, it has its limitat…

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Would a tool like this to merge #Revit subcategories be useful? youtu.be/gQPkQXokLWw
Merge #Revit Subcategories

Merge #Revit Subcategories

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Duplicate #Revit Area Scheme, Areas, Boundary Lines, and Tags for another #AU2023 API Wish boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
AU2023 API Wish – Duplicate Area Scheme, Areas, Boundary Lines, and Tags

AU2023 API Wish – Duplicate Area Scheme, Areas, Boundary Lines, and Tags

Cillian asked “Would it be possible to duplicate an existing Area scheme, along with their associated area boundaries and areas?” We can do all of that, with a limitation that the API d…

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Who out there is using MSUITE?
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Create a floor, roof, ceiling, or lines from another #Revit element’s sketch boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
Create a floor, roof, ceiling, or lines from another #Revit element’s sketch

Create a floor, roof, ceiling, or lines from another #Revit element’s sketch

Simon posted in the forum looking for “the possibility to convert a floor to a ceiling by sketch or a roof by sketch and vice versa”. Yes, this can be done with the Revit API! You can f…

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#AU2023 #Revit API wish – the Room/Area tool is now even better This new tool can now also be used to create room/area lines when you select one or more: Area Area Tag Wall Floor boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
#AU2023 API wish – Room/Area tool now even better

#AU2023 API wish – Room/Area tool now even better

Thanks to some feedback from Tim, this new tool can now also be used to create room/area lines when you select one or more: Area Area Tag Wall Floor

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#AU2023 #Revit API wish 1 – Area & Room Line Creation based on the geometry of rooms, model lines, and area lines boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
#AU2023 API wish 1 – Area & Room Line Creation

#AU2023 API wish 1 – Area & Room Line Creation

Thanks Tim for asking “Would it be possible to convert Room boundaries to Area boundaries and vice versa. Also possible to convert any line type to Area or/and Room boundary?” Yes, we c…

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Sorry, we can't use the #Revit API to add a Scope Box subcategory boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
Sorry, we can’t add a Scope Box subcategory

Sorry, we can’t add a Scope Box subcategory

Starting the week of #AU2023 #Revit API wishes, Peter made a reasonable suggestion that unfortunately can’t be implemented with the Revit API. “Sub Categories for scope boxes, so I can …

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What are your #AU2023 #Revit API wishes? boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
What are your #AU2023 #Revit API wishes?

What are your #AU2023 #Revit API wishes?

Reviving an old tradition from RTC days of the past, this week during Autodesk University send your questions, suggestions, and wishes for things that might be possible to achieve with the Revit AP…

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Jay was a wonderful person who brought so much levity and passion to the Revit world
AUGI (@AUGI) profile pictureAUGI@AUGI9 Nov 2023
In the current #AUGIWORLD David Harrington reports on the recent passing of our friend and former #AUGIWORLD author Jay Zallan, expressing a glimpse of who Jay was and how he consistently inspired us in all fields. smpl.is/83sst It's right up front on page 6. #AUGI
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Can you tie the #Revit Revision Schedule to an Issue List Schedule? boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
Can you tie the Revision Schedule to an Issue List Schedule?

Can you tie the Revision Schedule to an Issue List Schedule?

In a post at the Revit Architecture Forum, Jesse explained that his firm uses an issue list schedule to show issuances and what sheet are included within that issuance. But this is a manual process…

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Journal File Magic & Exporting #Revit Groups to File (the grand finale) boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
Journal File Magic & Exporting Groups to File (the grand finale)

Journal File Magic & Exporting Groups to File (the grand finale)

The previous two posts have talked about cleaning up a journal file to remove extraneous data and looking at the Revit UI and journal file output to make educated guesses about how the journal file…

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Journal File Magic & Exporting Groups to File (part 1) boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
Journal File Magic & Exporting Groups to File (part 1)

Journal File Magic & Exporting Groups to File (part 1)

The Revit API does not provide access to the “Save As – Group” command, but maybe you have a lot of groups that you want to export. One approach to consider it modifying a journal…

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Topo From Lines now in the free Revit tool set boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2…
Topo From Lines now in the free Revit tool set

Topo From Lines now in the free Revit tool set

This tool is an”oldie but goodie” that lets you create and update a toposurface from a set of model lines. A new version for 2022 was recently requested, so I added it to the Terrific T…

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