tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51275581658424618252013-02-11T00:37:55.630-08:00All things (bim), especially the .NET APIDon Ruddernoreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127558165842461825.post-20459269404831995642013-01-10T09:36:00.000-08:002013-01-10T09:36:15.977-08:002013-01-10T09:36:15.977-08:00

Our BETA Subscription tools have launched!  We also took this opportunity to reorganize how we are loading these items into the Revit ribbon. All of the CASE tools still get installed from the CASE Add-In Manager and install onto a custom ribbon tab named "Case Design, inc." This new ribbon design also provides automatic updates to the latest version when it gets posted to our servers (only for

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We've been working hard on a web portal where people can socially track, rate, and explore all kinds of applications for AEC related workflows. You'll notice that these tools are not just limited to design and that you'll discover applications to cover just about any kind of workflow that AEC professionals run into. Since it is entirely social, if there's an application you think i missing, you

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Some of you may have heard about a small .NET publication I've been working on. Well... it has been published and you can get your very own copy! Don't read too much into the image on the cover ;) It's a cookbook style how-to book packt with loads of code samples suited for developers of just about any experience level. http://www.packtpub.com/customizing-autodesk-revit-2013-with-net/book

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If you have multiple versions of Visual Studio installed such as 2010 and 2012, you can easily control what version of Visual Studio will be used to open your solution when it is double clicked. First open your *.SLN file in notepad and adjust the very top two lines in the file to the following: Visual Studio 2010 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 11.00 # Visual Studio

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Guess what! The CASE Add-In Manager has been updated! You may not notice anything too spectacular about this update, but just about everything about it has been improved. http://apps.case-inc.com/content/add-manager Previously installed tools on your system will be detected and checked as already installed when you run the manager If you have a strong firewall policy at your office and you've

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It happens all too often that a rookie user or non Revit savvy person double clicks on an RVT file to open it. If this RVT is a work shared central model then it is a real cluster F%#&. This can be disastrous to anyone working in the model as well as the model's health in general if not correctly saved back as a central model with all elements properly relinquished. This post will show a way

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It's that time again! I've just posted the free CASE Revit Add-In for October! Basic Reporting (Hosting and Formulas) for Revit 2012 and 2013 This awesome little tool will export a CSV wherever you tell it of all formulas used in any family loaded in your current model. It can also report a full hosting report showing what element is hosting what. Let us know what you think below in the

Don Rudderhttps://plus.google.com/105338752442378667995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127558165842461825.post-37986512096349532292012-09-19T07:59:00.001-07:002012-09-19T07:59:38.278-07:002012-09-19T07:59:38.278-07:00

I haven't shared any code on here in a while and thought this might be a good time to get back in the general sharing mode. I get asked a bunch about how the best way is to collect elements in the model especially file based component families (FamilySymbol). This sample should work in Revit 2012 as well as Revit 2013. Here's a quick and easy way to get all elements in your model of

Don Rudderhttps://plus.google.com/105338752442378667995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5127558165842461825.post-829049478657398922012-08-06T11:17:00.000-07:002012-08-06T11:17:17.134-07:002012-08-06T11:17:17.134-07:00

Thanks to all that enrolled into the Inaugural CASE Revit 2013 API Workshop! This is the first of many I'm sure based on the amount of interest that we saw from you guys. For those of you that did enroll, please plan to stay late on Friday as we will be throwing a bit of a happy hour social in the office. We have a ping pong table and Fed thinks he can't lose... so there's that... We are

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It's time to make this official! We have dates and pricing ready for you guys and you can book a spot today! All computers and software will be provided so all you need to bring is excitement and a willingness to learn. This workshop is also where I will be unveiling our subscription tools and giving away a few free 90 day trial memberships! You wont want to miss this because the general

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Some of you may be more excited than others about this announcement... we at CASE are moving away from individual installers for our free tools. Instead we are offering a single desktop utility (no admin privileges required to install) that you can use to install and discover new tools that we offer. http://apps.case-inc.com/content/add-manager You may also notice a grayed out button

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I just posted a 2013 installer for the free CASE Change and Replace Linestyles tool. You can download both the 2012 and 2013 version from the link below! http://apps.case-inc.com/content/change-and-replace-line-styles

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Updated July 6, 2012! I've got some good news for those of you interested in learning the Revit API. I will be conducting a series of hands-on workshops at the CASE office in New York (401 Broadway). These workshops will max out at ten (10) attendees. You will leave this workshop capable of developing your own add-ins. Content will be tailored for beginner programmers that have familiarity with

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I haven't forgotten about you guys! I will be posting more on this topic soon, but I have to be careful with what I write about mainly due to the fact that I am now under contract to write a book on customizing Autodesk Revit 2013 with .NET. As I complete chapters for the book, I will elaborate more on some of the topics here so that the book and these entries will compliment each other

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If you haven't made it over to Amazon to preorder your copy of the official Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 training guide entitled "Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013" then you better go do it now... This was my third year writing the API chapter with Phil Read, James Vandezande, and Eddy Krygiel. I wrote about the "Extrude Rooms to 3D Mass" sample that everyone seems to love so

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The topic for this post will be centered on the .addin manifest file and how Add-Ins get loaded into the Revit session. The schema or file organization of the .addin file format will be discussed at first and then I'll explain a little bit about the options you have for configuring the manifest file up so that it loads the resources necessary for your tool to run automatically during debug.

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As most of you are aware, CASE offers a free Revit Add-In every month for you guys to play with. We post the installers on http://apps.case-inc.com/. We only require that you please register in order to gain access to the installers. These installers require that you paste the provided installation link into Internet Explorer. No other browser will properly install the tool as we use Microsoft

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This is yet another installment of the ongoing Revit API 101 installment that can be viewed in numeric order from 101.#. Each are free so long as you agree to buy the writer a beer when you next see him: @AYBABTM (Austin, TX or next conference/gathering). While some basic understanding of .NET terminology and understanding is assumed in these posts, you'll do just fine if you follow the images

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I've been getting lots of requests from folks to post a "Getting Started with the Revit API" or "Revit API 101" series, so here is the introduction to such a series! I better see lots of views on these posts! Don't let me down. Sample Code on GitHub I've setup a git repository for you guys to download the source code for the samples (as they become available). Revit API 101 Samples on GitHub: 

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For those of you that also write Add-Ins for Revit, I went ahead and posted an updated template for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013. I've included links to a VB.NET and C# template below. VB.NET RAC2013.zip C#_RAC2013.zip Installing VB.NET Copy this zip file as-is (do not unzip it) into a directory beneath "%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Templates\ProjectTemplates\Visual Basic" 

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I've been getting lots of requests for a Revit 101 (maybe 201 and beyond as well) course... I am going to make this happen because I care! You will get the (almost) one on one experience except through the internet and maybe twitter :) dot dot dot Stay tuned for a series of links to free learning resources if not links to additional resources on this blog to get what you deserve (Revit API 

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Sample #8 of the new Vasari SDK samples is PlaceFamilesByXyzFromFile. The SDK sample contains code in  both VB.NET and C#. This sample places a family instance at the location specified in an external file. The file is a tab delimited text file with containing a row for each family instance to be placed in the model. A chess board setup is the topic of this one. Before After

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Sample #7 of the new Vasari SDK samples is ExportElementXYZtoTextFile. The SDK sample contains code in  both VB.NET and C#. This is a simple sample that can export XYZ coordinates for a selected category. Another sweet feature within this sample is the ability to also filter by Design Option. Filtering by Design Option can be tricky of you've never had to do it before. This sample can be run on

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Sample #6 of the new Vasari SDK samples is ExtrudeRoomsToMass. The SDK sample contains code in  both VB.NET and C#. This is a sample that demonstrates how to read the boundaries of a room element and extrude a form using these coordinates. Each room results in a new family creation that gets loaded into the model with a material generated for the department name. The material color is

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Sample #5 of the new Vasari SDK samples is FormulaDrivenCurves. The SDK sample contains code in  both VB.NET and C#. This might be my favorite sample out of the Vasari SDK. This sample needs to be run from inside a fresh conceptual mass family. It takes a while to run, but it basically reads through a set of formulas describing a somewhat complex shape and lofts a series of surfaces to generate

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