Launch addin when file is dropped in Revit

[Anonymous]

I am working on an addin to import data from a file type that Revit currently doesn't support. Is there a way to activate my addin and take a file that is being dragged and dropped into the current document?

[matthew_taylor · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous,

If I was looking at doing something like that I would (and did) search for 'drag' (or 'drop', which proved popular) in the Revit API reference. That lead me to http://www.revitapidocs.com/2017/f4561775-33b7-8643-b792-5cc234f7240f.htm

That led me to better search terms, which led me to this blog post (and reference to an SDK example): http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2012/04/drag-and-drop-api.html

There are probably more up-to-date examples, but I'll leave the searching to you.

You'll also have to see whether these methods are appropriate for your needs!

Let us know how you get on. 🙂

Cheers,

-Matt

[Anonymous]

Thank you, Matthew. I had searched prior to posting, but apparently I wasn't searching for the right terms. This should get me going in the right direction.

[matthew_taylor]

Hi Michael,

No problem.

Sometimes it's just knowing the right words!

Have a good weekend.

Cheers,

-Matt