topic Looks for C++ Samples for Revit 2017 AddIn in Revit API Forum

Looks for C++ Samples for Revit 2017 AddIn

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 23:22:08 GMT

As I look through the Revit 2017 documentation it looks like C++ has become nearly a first class citizen. I am mostly familiar with starting AddIn Revit AddIn projects using the AddIn Wizard for C#. Is there something comparable for C++? And/or is there sample code or a tutorial on implementing a Revit 2017 AddIn using C++ instead of C# or VB?

Re: Looks for C++ Samples for Revit 2017 AddIn

jeremytammik — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 07:42:09 GMT

C++ has always been a first-class citizen in the .NET world, just like any other language supporting .NET, which was added to C++ with the introduction of managed C++ over a decade ago.

The Visual Studio C# and VB .NET wizards are very easy to create from scratch, and so is a C++ Revit add-in and a wizard for it.

Use the standard Visual Studio class wizard to create a class.
Add references to the Revit API assemblies.
Implement an external command or external application.
Done.

The files that you create manually through these steps can be packaged into a ZIP file and reused to create a Revit C++ add-in wizard.

Look at the descriptions of creating, modifying and updating the C# and VB wizards to see how the same can be achieved for C++:

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/about-the-author.html#5.20

Here is an old description of a C++ Revit add-in and some other discussions on related topics::

I wish you lots of fun and success making use of C++ with the Revit API!

Please let us know how it goes and what you find out.

Thank you!

Cheers,

Jeremy

Re: Looks for C++ Samples for Revit 2017 AddIn

jeremytammik — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 07:47:17 GMT

This thread is a duplicate of

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/looking-for-c-samples-for-revit-2017-addin/m-p/6744704

Let's scrap this one and continue in that thread instead.

Please do not post anything further in this thread.

Thank you!