Open REVIT from web-based application

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to open REVIT from a web-based application? I have a web-based CAFM application and my client wants from this application to open REVIT: example, selecting an asset within this CAFM system and through that selection opening REVIT (with some sort of "hyperlink") with that asset selected and zoomed in.

[jeremytammik]

In theory you can certainly hack anything you want.

In practice, the task you describe may possibly be more effectively handled using Autodesk Forge:

https://forge.autodesk.com/

I suggest that you explore these two alternatives in more depth and define your exact requirements in more detail before we discuss this any further.

[Anonymous]

Hi Jeremy, Thanks for your reply.

Our Client doesn't allow for any cloud application system - so using Autodesk Forge wouldn't be a possibility right?

The external App is web-based but restricted to the Client's network.

We are using the ARCHIBUS Smart Client Extension for AutoCad & Revit to integrate the 2 systems, but because we cannot find a way to "hyperlink" REVIT with ARCHIBUS we are using copy&paste of the assets' unique ID to locate specific assets within the BIM model.

[jeremytammik · Accepted solution]

No cloud --> no Forge -- correct.

In that case, several ideas for driving Revit on the desktop from outside via an external event are listed here by the Building Coder:

https://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/about-the-author.html#5.28

In any case, you must have Revit running somewhere and an add-in loaded and active in order to be able to communicate with Revit from outside.

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much for your clarifications!