API for BIM Interoperability Tools

[hennadii_k]

Hi everyone,

I'd like to automate some workflow in Revit which involves a few steps from BIM Interoperability Tools:

• Classification Manager:
  • Set
  • Assign
• COBie Extension:
  • Setup Families
  • Setup Project
  • Contacts
  • Import
  • Update
  • Create Spreadsheet

Is there any API or any other way how to deal with these features through C# code?

[jeremy_tammik]

If the screen snapshot that you show is from the Revit ribbon, then you can at least launch each of those commands programmatically using the Revit PostCommand API:

https://www.revitapidocs.com/2023/b0df464d-1733-ea9e-ac40-399fa9c9a037.htm

Here are some hints on using that:

https://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/about-the-author.html#5.3

Unfortunately, the commands are launched just as they are, with their standard manual user interface, and no possibility to programmatically supply the required user input, so the automation potential with that approach is a bit limited. Depending on what exactly you wish to achieve, this may satisfy your needs.

[JasonKunkel]

Only the Model Checker has an available API, which, unfortunately, is the one tool you did not need.

[ivo.lafeber]

the model checker is the one I want to use, which dll do we have to use for the model checker api ? 

[jeremy_tammik]

I see a number of hits searching this forum for "model checker API". Have you tried doing so yourself?

[ivo.lafeber]

dumb of me, sorry 👍