Exporting/Importing application macros

[Anonymous]

Hi, I created a couple application macros for my office, but I do not know how to easily share them with my coworkers. Is there a way to save them as a file and then have my coworkers import them, or will I need to go on each and every computer in the office and then copy my codes one by one?

Is it possible to copy the whole folder containing my modules and then paste that folder on the other machines directly? Or would that cause issues?

Thanks,

Antoine

[so-chong · Accepted solution]

Hi,

To copy macros(modules) from on pc to another pc, this is my approach;

- go to your 'AppHookup' directory, something like this (depending on which version you are working)
   C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Revit\Macros\2017\Revit\AppHookup

- copy all the folders in this directory (those are your moddules in your macro manager)

- then you can paste all the folders on the same location on another pc

- open revit, open your macro manager, confirm that the modules are displayed in your macro manager.

- click edit to open the sharp develeop editor, build or rebuild your solution to confirm your module is running without any errors

- if there are no errors, you can run the macro.

Hope this helps.

[Anonymous]

Hi so-chong,

I tried to follow your steps, but i can't find the this folder 'C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Revit\Macros\2021\Revit\AppHookup'
instead ther is an file in 'C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Revit\Macros\2017\Revit' called MacroOpenMe without a filetype, that i can't open.

Do you have any idea why this is so?

kindly regards
Christian

[GaryOrrMBI]

1) Ensure that "Enable application Macros" is selected under "Macro Security".

2) I have sometimes had to create a "test" application Macro in the target computer to create the required subfolders and enable the required application pointers, copy the specific application, then delete the "test" macro.

3) You may have issues going from one version of Revit to another with a macro, especially backwards since newer classes, methods, and properties may not exist in the older versions.

-G

[Anonymous]

Thank You much!
After point 2 it works, now i have the folder.

Peace