Using Revit API with it closed

[allan.moraes]

Hi everyone!

I've been looking for how to use Revit API with it closed, just like Excel does for exemple.

The need it's quite simple, extract data from Revit models with it closed, without having to run it, since the current procedure demands Revit to be opened and execute a Dynamo routine, but we're now looking for an more automated routine.

I've tried in a few ways of instancing a Revit Application, but seems not to be working.

Does anyone now anything about it?

Thank you!

[RPTHOMAS108]

You can't do anything in Excel without running Excel, i.e. when it acts as a com server you are starting a new instance which runs hidden but it still runs. Either that or you use an existing instance.

Isn't possible to use Revit API without starting an instance of Revit, you can use Forge for that, where an instance of Revit runs remotely on web to perform your requests.