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Revit API
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Connect Claude to Revit Using PyRevit’s MCP Server
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standard way to give an AI assistant access to applications. In the context of Revit, I can have an LLM talk to Revit directly rather than building a Revit addin or macro. In this post, I’ll show you how to create a pipeline with three pieces: Claude → MCP…
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Revit Macro First, Revit Addin Later
Add-ins are undeniably the gold standard for deploying scalable tools in Revit (yes, even better than Dynamo Player in most cases). But if your goal is rapid automation and getting things done ASAP, going straight to Add-in development can slow you down. Here’s how to start with a macro.
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Dynamo vs Revit Macros
I have an unpopular opinion, and if you are a BIM Manager, Computational Designer, or Revit power user, it might ruffle a few feathers: Revit macros are now significantly more powerful than Dynamo.
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How I Used AI To Recreate The Iconic Structure in King’s Cross Station With A Revit Macro
Here’s what happened when I challenged an AI to model the complex structure of King’s Cross Station in Revit. No Dynamo, just raw C# as a Revit macro.
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How I Used AI to Downgrade a Revit Family From 2024 to 2022
What if Revit families were backwards compatible? Could we use AI and a little C# coding to force Revit 2024 to talk to Revit 2022?
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Is Dynamo Dead? Here’s How AI is Bringing Revit Macros (C#) Back To The Forefront.
With the emergence of AI as a coding partner, I’ve found myself leaning back into the Revit Macro Manager. The barrier to entry for text-based coding has nearly vanished, and the results are cleaner, faster, and more robust than anything I could “wire up” in Dynamo.
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Retrieve Parameter Values Using the Revit API
When working with BIM data using the Revit API, one common step is retrieving parameter values from elements. Whether your goal is to extract or modify the data of an Element, reading parameter data programmatically is almost always going to be your first step. This is a relatively simple task, however it can be a…
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A Beginner’s Guide to the Revit API TaskDialog
How to build clean, professional dialogs inside Revit add-ins If you’ve ever built a Revit add-in, you know the quickest way to talk to your users is with a simple TaskDialog. It’s lightweight, native to Revit, and far more flexible than a standard .NET MessageBox. In this post, we’ll walk through how a TaskDialog works,…
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Where are Revit macros saved?
Just in case you were wondering. That is all.