RevitAPISnippets

Revit API snippets for Visual Studio and JetBrains Rider.

Installation For Visual Studio

1. Download or clone this repo;
2. On Visual Studio, go to Tools > Code Snippets Manager... or press Ctrl + K and Ctrl + B;
3. Click on Add button.
4. Navigate to the folder where you saved this repo;
5. Open the repo Folder > Snippets and Select the RevitAPI folder according to your Revit version (E.g.: RevitAPI2020);
6. Click on OK.

Installation For JetBrains Rider

Download the Settings File (.zip) for Rider and Import to your project. You can leave this file zipped as when we import these settings, we will need a zip file.

After download, open Rider. Click on File > Manage IDE Settings > Import Settings...

Navigate to the zip file downloaded and click "Select Folder".

You should see a new dialog display that asks if you desire to import the Live Templates

Finally, Restart Rider.

How to use

1. After installation, type the command (as in the Snippets List) command and press tab 2x;

2. Use tab to navigate through fields and edit them as you wish;

3. Press enter to complete the command.

Watch this video to see a more detailed use of Revit API snippets.

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Snippets

Below is a hyperlink to each individual .snippet for Visual Studio. JetBrains Rider code is the exact same, but the settings cannot be visualized the same way on GitHub.

List of snippets ready to use:

Command	Description
rvtiexcom	Creates a sample of a IExternal Command implemented with the main codes.
rvtallinstcat	Collects all instances in the project by the builtin category.
rvtalltypescat	Collects all element types in the project by the builtin category.
rvtgetparamdoub	Gets a parameter value as a double.
rvtgetparamelmid	Gets a parameter value as an ElementId.
rvtgetparamint	Gets a parameter value as an integer.
rvtgetparamstr	Get Parameter Value As String.
rvtgetparamvalstr	Get Parameter Value As Value String.
rvtsetparam	Set Parameter Value.
rvtsetparamstr	Set Parameter Value String.
rvtselfilt	Creates a sample of a Selection Filter code implementing ISelectionFilter interface.
rvtgetsel	Gets the elements in the model.
rvtpickelms	Creates a selection of elements in the model.
rvttrans	Creates a sample of a Transaction code.

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Contributors

If you have any snippets that you think might be interesting to share, follow the steps below to contribute to this project:

Instructions

1. Fork this repo;
2. Use the template inside Snippets > Templates > Csharp.snippet;
3. Use the prefix rvt to name your shortcut (E.g.: rvt + getsel (abbreviation to Get Selection) = rvtgetsel);
4. Be sure that your shortcut doesn't exist in the Snippets List;
5. Write your snippets in individual files grouped inside folders of their respective subject (E.g.: rvtselfilt is inside Selection folder);
6. Commit and Push your changes to your forked repo;
7. Send a Pull Request to Develop branch.

More Information

For more information, feel free to contact me via email mayconrfreitas@gmail.com or LinkedIn.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT Licence.

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