topic Controlling the Project Browser in Revit API Forum

Controlling the Project Browser

Kevin.Bell — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 13:49:59 GMT

Hi,

I've looking to create a small c# routine which would find the current opened view in the browser.

So the user would click on a button and the browser could scroll to the opened view which would be shown in bold.

That the idea at least, but I can't find anything in the API which allows the browser to be controlled or searched.

The only thing that I've found is the BrowserOrganisation Class - which is no good.

Am i missing something or is there simply no way of accessing the browser with the API?

Thanks.

Re: Controlling the Project Browser

jeremytammik — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:08:24 GMT

Dear Kevin,

I think the BrowserOrganisationclass is all the Revit API has to offer right now.

Sorry about that.

Have you checked the Revit Idea Station for a corresponding wish list item and ensured it has many votes?

Thank you!

Cheers,

Jeremy

Re: Controlling the Project Browser

Kevin.Bell — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:54:06 GMT

That's a shame... Thanks.

Re: Controlling the Project Browser

carlos.carrilloBWH7S — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:10:44 GMT

Im traying do the same thing, any update for API 2020?

Re: Controlling the Project Browser

jeremy_tammik — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:49:00 GMT

BrowserOrganization was introduced in Revit 2015 and enhanced in Revit 2018 and Revit 2019:

Re: Controlling the Project Browser

sragan — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:21:37 GMT

That would be a nice add it.

Actually, it would be really nice if Revit would just zoom to the current view in the project browser by itself.

Unfortunately, I don't see anything in the Browser Organization Class that looks like it would let someone highlight the active view, or scroll or zoom to that view.

The project browser also has a search window (right click in the project browser and select search). If one could activate and control this window from the API, that might be another way to implement this add in.

But again, it doesn't look like the API provides any access to the browser search window.