topic Re: Seeing the API code behind your Revit actions? in Revit API Forum

Seeing the API code behind your Revit actions?

Anonymous — Wed, 10 May 2017 08:28:03 GMT

Hey all,

I'm just getting started with scripting for Revit and I was curious if there is a way you can easily generate parts of API script.

For example ArcGIS can provide you with the code on the actions you just executed.

It would greatly help to start understanding the Revit API and it would make scripting a lot faster and more efficient if you can backtrack your actual 'clicking' actions in Revit in a generated file with Revit API.

For example if I try to load or update a family into my project.

You follow the actions: Load Family < browse to folder < select family < open < overwrite options < etc

It would be nice to have a textfile or window in which i can track the API code that is being used for the workflow, so I could recreate this in a script to preform this action manualy for all the families loaded into the project.

This way you can make a quickstart scripting with the API, without having to jump deeply into the Revit SDK library

Re: Seeing the API code behind your Revit actions?

MarryTookMyCoffe — Wed, 10 May 2017 08:51:48 GMT

there is no recording option in revit, I heard once some one did app like that but it was for early version for revit so 100% it not working now.
I agree that it would make thing easier.

Jump in to SDK, I suggest taking a very big breath, because it will take a while.

Re: Seeing the API code behind your Revit actions?

jeremytammik — Wed, 10 May 2017 20:42:28 GMT

The most efficient method to get started with the Revit API is to work through the getting started material:

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/about-the-author.html#2

Cheers,

Jeremy