topic API & macros worth learning? in Robot Structural Analysis Forum

API & macros worth learning?

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:54:29 GMT

I work as a structural engineer, I focus on designing dairy facories. I looked a little bit into macro's en API.

My question is, for someone with little to no coding knowledge, is it worth learning?

Will that time investment pay out?

I don't know if this is relevant but we are intergrating our robot model with revit.

Re: API & macros worth learning?

Rafal.Gaweda — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:08:14 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

I am not sure what is Your need.

As concerns model transfer, use this : https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=7354987843996725256&appLang=en&os=Win64

Re: API & macros worth learning?

m.vdgrijp — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:28:22 GMT

For example I use excel spreadsheet to calculate certain loads or beams. I was wondering is it

possible to connect excel spreadsheet with robot. That is something i can do with a macro or IPA but is looks pretty compicated. So i was wondering is it worth the time to learn this part?

Re: API & macros worth learning?

Rafal.Gaweda — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 15:04:40 GMT

Hi @m.vdgrijp

Yes, You can do that.

Examples: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/robot-structural-analysis-forum/useful-addins-for-robot-api/td-p/3899448.