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REX Framework - utilization in Revit? Share your experience

tomasz.wojdyla — Mon, 23 May 2022 10:35:08 GMT

Hi All!

Following the question raised by Jeremy in his blog:

https://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2022/05/structural-questions-and-the-future-of-rex.html

There are some conversations here and there regarding long term strategy for REX Framework, component enhancing creation of 3rd party add-ins to Revit (mostly in the context of structures). If any one here would like to share his experience or opinion regarding personal use-cases it would be fantastic. What succeeded what failed; 'never heard' feedback is also a valuable feedback:)

All shared information is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Re: REX Framework - utilization in Revit? Share your experience

HadiMoosavi — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:42:51 GMT

Hello Tomasz,
Here is a project, I am working on and I eagerly would like to know your advice and experience with that.
I want to use Dynamo generative design for this.

The dynamo graph should take the Revit model (or a part of the model) and, using Revit API, will transfer the model to Robot for analysis and bring some FEM results or structural design back to Dynamo. Since it is a generative design, this will be done numerous times.

Does my question fit to the context you are mentioning here?
Is Robot structural extension for Revit going to be abandoned?
If so, will I still be able to do this connection through API coding?

Re: REX Framework - utilization in Revit? Share your experience

RPTHOMAS108 — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:42:13 GMT

To get a better idea of what REX is look within the SDK e.g. ...\2023\REX SDK.

From reading REX content previously there are some good features for rapidly producing all the boring bits of an add-in such as standardised UI and some good utilities e.g. structural section recognition etc.

I can 't really comment on it myself as I've not used the templates. The starting point is probably to see what the SDK alone doesn't offer that REX does and merge those popular features of REX into the SDK.

I think the UI aspects of REX Revit developers would have probably moved on from i.e. I remember the element positioning tool and frame generator used the UI aspects of REX but those fell away a long time ago now. Those however were Autodesk add-ins and I don't recall any third party ones that used similar at the time or since.

If anyone would have used REX it would likely have been third party developers of analysis software that wanted to create an analytical link with Revit. Although I've used a few of those and they seem to do their own thing regardless of how inconsistent with Revit it looks.