Revit 2025 Macros

[sragan]

I can't get any of my previous macros to work with Revit 2025.  I have spent practically all day installing Visual Studio Code, and the SDK on one of the Revit Macro Links.   

Then I copied the macros to the 2025 Macro Folder, and I changed the targeted framework in the csproj file as listed here:

Help | Upgrade Revit Macros | Autodesk

I don't understand visual studio code at all - it doesn't seem to work at all like VS or Sharp Develop.  I tried a few turorials, but I can't even tell what is going on in it, or what the error is.   All in all, VS Code looks like a total piece of *#$##.

But it starts having errors on the first Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.Transaction line.   and it says "Document" and "Element" cant be found.  Am I missing a reference I have to add?   I'm not sure how to do that in Visual Studio Code, or if it even has that feature.  

Anyhow, If i open my code in Visual Studio 2019, it says "Project contains incorrect configuration mappings.  Open the configuration manager to fix them."   But when i click the button, nothing happens.   

In Visual Studio, I also get the message  "The type  Enum is defined is in an assembly that is not referenced.  YOu must add a reference to assembly "Systme.Runtime, Verion = 8.0.0.0, Culture = neutral, PublicKeyToken......"

How do I add that, and where do i find it?

[ricaun · Accepted solution]

The docs looks incorrect is showing to use net7.0-windows, Revit 2025 is net8.0-windows.

Don't know if that's the issue but usually is easier to create a new Macro and copy the code to the new project.

[sragan]

I will have to try changing that.   I kind of noticed it wasn't 8, but I blindly followed the instructions without thinking twice.

And yes, I was also going to try to recreate the Macro, but I can't figure out how to add references to things like System.Windows.Forms.   I think I need to install a NuGet package to do that, but I haven't got it working yet.   If I type NuGet:Add in the command bar, nothing comes up.

Next thing to try is to point the Macros to Visual Studio, since I've seen your video Rican.  Or I wonder if it would be possible to point it to one of the older Sharp Develop editors installed with something like Revit 2024?

[ricaun · Accepted solution]

Usually the references of the Forms can be added by a configuration in the csproj.

<PropertyGroup>
  <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
  <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
</PropertyGroup>

Just add the UseWindowsForms to add all the references for Forms and UseWPF for wpf references.

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@sragan  escreveu:
Next thing to try is to point the Macros to Visual Studio, since I've seen your video Rican. Or I wonder if it would be possible to point it to one of the older Sharp Develop editors installed with something like Revit 2024?

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Probably Sharp Develop does not support net core, I don't think is possible to use to work with a Macro for Revit 2025.

I suppose you are using Visual Studio to open/build the macro, that's much better than VS Code.

• https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/revit-2025-macro-manager-and-visual-studio-2022/td-p/...

[sragan]

That didn't seem to work the first time I tried it, but after a second attempt, that seemed to do the trick.

[sragan · Accepted solution]

For those of you new to Visual Studio Code (like I am), once you start a new module, and type in some code, you have to open a new terminal with the path pointing to your project directory.  Then you have to type in "dotnet build" to build the project and to get it to show up as a runnable project in the Macro Editor.

This is explained in the Revit 2025 Help under "Customize Revit" and  "Automating Tasks with Macros".

Guess I should have started there.

[sragan]

This may also be helpful to others:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/project-sdk/msbuild-props-desktop#enable-net-desktop-s...