Revit 2018 Update 1 'Visual Materials API'

[CaptainDan]

Hi

Where is the API documentation for the API improvements made available in the Revit 2018 Update 1 release? Specifically I'm interested in the new 'Visual Materials API' and whether this functionality includes the ability to reload texture files (jpg's etc)?

Regards

Dan

[JimJia]

Dear Dan Rumery, Please read this: http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2017/04/whats-new-in-the-revit-2018-api.html

[CaptainDan]

Hi Jim

I can't see anything on that post about the Update 1 'Visual Materials API'. Only a note that the Asset* classes were moved to a different namespace... did I miss something?

[jeremytammik · Accepted solution]

Dear Dan,

An update 2018.1 to the Revit SDK was posted to the Revit Developer Centre:

http://www.autodesk.com/developrevit

It includes two new samples:

• Appearance Asset Editing
• Duplicate Graphics

The former will hopefully answer all your questions in full.

The latter was already discussed by The Building Coder:

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2017/05/revit-2017-and-2018-sdk-samples.html#4.2

Best regards,

Jeremy

[CaptainDan]

Fantastic! Thanks Jeremy.

I'll download the updated SDK and study the new Asset Editing sample.

[wangjie00]

Dear Dan,

Can you reload the texture files (jpg's etc) with the Visual Material API?

I can just reset the color of the asset.

Best Regards,

Walt Wang