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<\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/body> <\/html>\n\n\n\n<p>I’m currently doing a couple of projects with Revit and want to Automate a few things to speed up the proces, so I thought I’d dive back into Visual Studio, C# and Revit API’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles that re-awakened my interest on the subject<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I get the weekly BimSider Roundup on Revit and this week he highlighted a couple of articles on Revit programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first I thought was a very good basic intro from BIM Squared. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bimsquared.com\/customize-revit-intro\/\">Customize Revit with C# [The Basics] by James Simpson .<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2nd was <strong>st<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"eps to learn to code [for architects & designers] part 1 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/lm2.me\/post\/2019\/08\/19\/learntocode-1\" target=\"_blank\">eps to learn to code [for architects & designers] part 1<\/a><\/strong> by lisa-marie mueller. I went back to her first article and need to read the later ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I decided,. as I have a new computer that I’d load up Visdual Studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video’s on C# and Visual Studio.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought this setup (vid 2 in series) was useful. He covers concepts but does not run the programmes which I thought was a bit irritating, but overall a good overview for C# & Visual Studio IDE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some references to fast keys are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/visualstudio\/ide\/productivity-shortcuts?view=vs-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here. (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/visualstudio\/ide\/productivity-shortcuts?view=vs-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here. (opens in a new tab)\">.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignfull is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"1: Introduction To C# | What Is C# | C# Tutorial For Beginners | C Sharp Tutorial | Learn C# Easily\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HB1aPYPPJ24?list=PL0eyrZgxdwhxD9HhtpuZV22KxEJAZ55X-\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Videos on Revit API C# Beginners Guide to Getting Started with<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This looks good, I only watched the first one and the size of font on screen was quite small, so a bit of a pain, and he went a bit fast too. 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She also starts off simple and I’ll be following her Revit API setup from the video below, then adding later bits (building the plugins directly to Revit add-in directory) from the video series above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignfull is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to write a plugin for Revit - Coding for AEC Lesson 2\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ulvaJP4kjKE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video she referes to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"AutoDesk Lesson 1: The Basic Plug-in (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.autodesk.com\/support\/revit-products\/learn-explore\/caas\/simplecontent\/content\/lesson-1-the-basic-plug.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AutoDesk Lesson 1: The Basic Plug-in<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also starts a <strong>C# ClassLibrary (.NET Framework) project<\/strong>, not a ClassLibrary (.NET Standard) which I did the first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her video rather than copying the .dll and .addin files to the <strong>C:\\ProgramData\\Autodesk\\Revit\\Addins\\201?<\/strong> folder she leaves the path to the .dll where it is generated and only moves the .addin file to the abovce path. I suppose it works either way. I think the chap above does it better by generating the .dll file into the <strong>C:\\ProgramData\\Autodesk\\Revit\\Addins\\201?<\/strong> folder so its ready to go, also he triggers the debug to start revit straight away to test to see if it works. A better workflow. But I appreciate that Bim Girl is at the simple end of the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alos , after following her video I got the copy Group addin working pretty quickly. Well done that girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joshua- pretty good dude<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I watched his first video in End comment and added setup versionm here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Revit API 01 - Setting Up A Project From Scratch\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/la8DBrKVCxc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">End comment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is just documenting my process. 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