Revit API for MVC web BIM application

[Anonymous]

Hi All,

I am new to the Revit API and started my journey with following blog: - http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2013/04/getting-started-with-the-revit-api.html. But all of the tutorials mentioned in the blog talk about creating macro and add-ins in existing Revit desktop application which comes with the Autodesk SDK. I did not find any detail regarding developing an independent (desktop/web) application using Revit API.

The idea is to create a web based BIM application using MVC and Revit API.

Does it support MVC and web platform?

If yes, then please guide me to some tutorial f links where I can find detail about building a BIM application using Revit API from scratch (not extending the Revit app provided by autodesk along with the SDK)?

Gracias

Raimundo

[jeremytammik]

Dear Raimundo,

Your impression is perfectly correct.

The Revit API supports the implementation of Revit add-ins and nothing else.

The Revit API is completely event driven. Your add-in can register with Revit, and Revit will drive it by raising events. 

The add-in functionality is implemented in the event handlers, and nowhere else.

There is no support for a stand-alone application to drive Revit on its own.

The closest you can get is to implement a Revit add-in which implements a so-called external event, and then drive the external event from you own stand-alone application:

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

Cheers,

Jeremy

[poods1979]

keep it up