Ribbon UI changes after DLL loading

[sh-watanabe9SVV8]

I would like to develop an API with GUI changes, such as a ribbon UI, while refreshing it in the add-in manager.
My understanding is that once all functions are fully loaded, the ribbon UI can only be turned on or off. In other words, I believe it is impossible to change images, etc.

[Kennan.Chen]

Changing Ribbon UI on the fly is definitely possible. Ribbon UI is WPF underneath, which means you can use the WPF binding to update UI, with the help of AdWindows.dll.

[moturi.magati.george · Accepted solution]

Hi @sh-watanabe9SVV8,

You can also go through the documentation provided by Revit to make the changes.
https://www.revitapidocs.com/2023/544c0af7-6124-4f64-a25d-46e81ac5300f.htm
https://www.revitapidocs.com/2023/79225f03-1633-3722-15b0-752c91a3740d.htm

Here is a sample you can try to improve

//Get all Ribbons in Revit UI
            Autodesk.Windows.RibbonControl ribbons = Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.Ribbon;
            //loop through the Ribbons
            foreach (Autodesk.Windows.RibbonTab ribbon in ribbons.Tabs)
            {
                //Find the specific Ribbon you had created here
                if (ribbon.Title == "Name of Ribbon Title")
                {
                    //Manipulate the ribbon
                    //ribbon.Name = "Tester";
                    //tab.IsVisible = false;

                    //Get all Ribbon Panels
                    //List<RibbonPanel> liste_rp = uiapp.GetRibbonPanels();

                    //Get a specific Ribbon Panels by Ribbon Name
                    List<RibbonPanel> liste_rp = uiapp.GetRibbonPanels(ribbon.Title);
                    //Loop through the panels in the ribbon
                    foreach (RibbonPanel rp in liste_rp)
                    {
                        if (rp.Name == "Name of Ribbon Panel")
                        {
                            //Choose to manipulate the panel
                            //rp.Title = "Test";
                            //rp.Name = "Test";
                            //rp.Visible = false;


                            //Get items in a specific panel
                            IList<RibbonItem> items = rp.GetItems();
                            foreach (RibbonItem item in items)
                            {
                                //Manipulate the items
                                //item.Visible = false;
                            }
                            break;
                        }
                    }                    
                    break;
                }
            }
            

[sh-watanabe9SVV8]

hi! @moturi.magati.george 

Thank you for your assistance.

Using your sample code, I managed to rename the RibbonItem(ItemText) successfully.
Now, regarding RibbonItem member, I'm wondering if there's a way to alter its image(icon).

Is that possible?