topic Re: Can't obtain MacroManager in Revit API Forum

Can't obtain MacroManager

WhiteSharx — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 16:26:55 GMT

Hello everybody!

I'm stuck with getting MacroManager object. There are much more class members listed in API reference then really available.

What am I doing wrong?

Or is there any other way to delete all macros from document?

Re: Can't obtain MacroManager

jeremytammik — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 18:53:50 GMT

I should think this can be done quite easily.

Look at What's New in the Revit 2014 API:

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2013/04/whats-new-in-the-revit-2014-api.html

Search for

MacroManager API

Cheers,

Jeremy

Re: Can't obtain MacroManager

WhiteSharx — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 19:39:08 GMT

Dear Jeremy!

I looked through your link and its still not obvious to me what's wrong.

I really tried using different namespaces (Autodesk.Revit.DB.Macros and Autodesk.Revit.UI.Macros).

Is it possible that something changed since 2014 API? I'm using Revit 2016 and Visual Studio 2013 (.Net 4.5 framework). May be some kind of attribute could be the reason..

Would you be so kind to try it yourself? If you are succesfull at it then it's got to be mine PC problem

By the way, have you seen this topic http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/automatic-space-creation-problem/td-p/6553375 ?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Can't obtain MacroManager

Revitalizer — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 08:21:27 GMT

Hi,

add "RevitAPIMacros.dll" to your VS project.

Revitalizer

Re: Can't obtain MacroManager

WhiteSharx — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:19:02 GMT

Revitalizer, thank you very much!

It's got to be that easy I knew it )

Actually, a reference to "RevitAPIMacrosInterop.dll" solved the problem at last (not to RevitAPIMacros.dll)!

Re: Can't obtain MacroManager

Revitalizer — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:41:38 GMT

Hi,

I cannot believe that RevitAPIMacrosInterop.dll solves the problem since it does not contain the MacroManager definition.

But RevitAPIMacros.dll does:

Re: Can't obtain MacroManager

jeremytammik — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:57:58 GMT

Hi guys,

Look at The Building Coder samples new CmdDeleteMacros.cs in release 2017.0.129.0:

https://github.com/jeremytammik/the_building_coder_samples

https://github.com/jeremytammik/the_building_coder_samples/releases/tag/2017.0.129.0

https://github.com/jeremytammik/the_building_coder_samples/blob/master/BuildingCoder/BuildingCoder/CmdDeleteMacros.cs

Cheers,

Jeremy

Re: Can't obtain MacroManager

Revitalizer — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 11:25:53 GMT

Hi Jeremy,

BuildingCoder.csproj confirms my assumption.

Bye,

Rudi

Re: Can't obtain MacroManager

jeremytammik — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:40:12 GMT

Dear Rudi,

Yes, absolutely.

I was forced to add RevitAPIMacros.dll and RevitAPIUIMacros.dll specifically for this command.

I published our discussion now as a blog post as well for future reference and better readability:

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2016/09/macromanager-materials-kiss-and-getting-started.html#3

Thank you both for raising and solving this!

Cheers,

Jeremy