topic Re: API for BIM Interoperability Tools in Revit API Forum

API for BIM Interoperability Tools

hennadii_k — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:14:23 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'd like to automate some workflow in Revit which involves a few steps from BIM Interoperability Tools:

Classification Manager:
- Set
- Assign
COBie Extension:
- Setup Families
- Setup Project
- Contacts
- Import
- Update
- Create Spreadsheet

Is there any API or any other way how to deal with these features through C# code?

Re: API for BIM Interoperability Tools

jeremy_tammik — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:39:10 GMT

If the screen snapshot that you show is from the Revit ribbon, then you can at least launch each of those commands programmatically using the Revit PostCommand API:

https://www.revitapidocs.com/2023/b0df464d-1733-ea9e-ac40-399fa9c9a037.htm

Here are some hints on using that:

https://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/about-the-author.html#5.3

Unfortunately, the commands are launched just as they are, with their standard manual user interface, and no possibility to programmatically supply the required user input, so the automation potential with that approach is a bit limited. Depending on what exactly you wish to achieve, this may satisfy your needs.

Re: API for BIM Interoperability Tools

JasonKunkel — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:12:14 GMT

Only the Model Checker has an available API, which, unfortunately, is the one tool you did not need.

Re: API for BIM Interoperability Tools

ivo.lafeber — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 06:33:17 GMT

the model checker is the one I want to use, which dll do we have to use for the model checker api ?

Re: API for BIM Interoperability Tools

jeremy_tammik — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 06:57:37 GMT

I see a number of hits searching this forum for "model checker API". Have you tried doing so yourself?

Re: API for BIM Interoperability Tools

ivo.lafeber — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:43:37 GMT

dumb of me, sorry 👍