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oh that's a neat little fact ! Thanks for sharing

Do you have any issues with that? I had previous version of pyRevit for Revit 2021-2024 versions and then I installed pyRevit WIP on top like I showed in the video. Now I have pyRevit that works in all Revit versions. I've recently made a tool and tested it in all versions (22,23,24,25)

Exactly! Haven't had any trouble so far

Yes, I will release a tutorial today on pyRevit 2025 because you need a WIP version. Also keep in mind that Revit 2025 has a bug for installing additional extensions. But if you install EF-Tools in any previous Revit versions, it will also show up in Revit 2025.

Yes, I will release a tutorial today on pyRevit 2025 because you need a WIP version before official release of pyRevit 5.0+ Also keep in mind that Revit 2025 has a bug for installing additional extensions. But if you install EF-Tools in any previous Revit versions, it will also show up in Revit 2025.

Thanks, enjoy the tool!

I think it's best to install EF-Tools using previous version of Revit, since pyRevit in Revit 2025 seem to have some issues with the GitHub Installer. You can also install EF-Tools manually. - Go to EF-Tools GitHub - Download the project - Rename root folder to to EF-Tools.extension - Place it in pyRevit extensions - Or place it anywhere but then provide path in pyRevit settings That would be an easy workaround. P.S. I need to update EF-Tools installation guide, it's been a while since it's out

Enjoy EF-Tools!

Do you mean like create a rectangle that would represent the title block and then move views around on it inside the form?

At the moment it only creates sheets if you added views on the 'SheetCard'. How do you want it to work with Excel? Would you want to define all view names in the Excel manually? I feel like it might be tricky, since you would need to be very precise as any typo would result in a wrong view name. I think It's quicker to drag views with my form than write them in Excel. Also keep in mind that in Revit you can have identical view name for different ViewTypes. So you can have: AreaPlan: 'Level_10' FloorPlan: 'Level_10' CeilingPlan: 'Level_10' .... It's rare, but might cause some confusion sometimes.

To be able to add sheets cards from excel schedule with import button. And the names and numbers of the sheets cards to be imported from that excel schedule

Oh no i didnt mean of adding the views by excel sheet I only meant about an excel sheet for the sheet names and numbers since all projects already have it And to use it for creating the sheet cards I still will add the views to the created sheets cards manually So its not fully automated but a small nice update since adding views in the excel would be a pain to make it work I tried to create a similar example of this script in dynamo but its goal not to add already made views to sheets Its actually will create the sheets and their views

aah got it now. I thought you wanted to add SheetNumber, SheetName, and then all view names that goes on them inside the Excel. It sounded like a lot of pain to me as well. Now it actually makes a lot of sense how you want to create a lot of SheetCards with the Excel. Right now filling all SheetNames and Numbers does fill a bit boring. That might solve the issue. I will make a note of this for future update of the tool. Looking forward to more feedback about this tool.

Is there a way to fetch paths for External resources (CAD + Keynotes) placed on ACC ? I tried EF's DWG:OpenReload and it fails as it is likely requiring a dive into Autodesk's Forge API, this issue is on my radar and I am planning to dive into it sometime in the holidays as this seems to be a limitation for my current workflow.

nice video btw

Happy to help!

Happy to help!

Further research - I do not have a ...\AppData\Roaming\pyRevit\pyRevit.ini file. That may be my problem, and I don't know how I would create the missing file.

This is something new. Never heard of that issue. Can you share more details. As I understood: - You Open Settings - Add Path to Custom Directiories - You can see it in the box. - Then you Reload pyRevit - Nothing Happens - Open Settings again - Custom Directories are empty? Is that what's going on? Can you also share Revit Year and pyRevit version you use? That might help me brainstorm.

@@ErikFrits That's exactly what's happening. Revit 2023, pyRevit v4.8.16

Solved! Uninstall. Go to %appadata% & delete any folder that starts with "pyRevit". Reinstall. It works!

Visual Studio doesn't support IronPython anymore. I code with pyCharm and debug live in Revit by running my tools and seeing error messages. It's quick and easy

Thanks!

Thanks appreciate that! WPF can indeed be simpler than it seems with the right training.

Glad it was helpful! Happy Coding!

That's a large comment! PointClouds in revit are tricky. I made a few tools for them. I think best would be to find existing software that can help you extract the right data into CAD or some 3D shapes. Then bring them to Revit. Automating Worksets is great way to practice pyRevit! It's all about reading and assigning parameter values. It's not so complicated, it's about creating logic in your head first on how you want to decide what elements goes where. For the sync/publish button - You can create a shortcut for this command. That would be the quickest and easiest solution. Most important - you have to start. Start with small tools and try to add them to your daily work. Nowadays you have ChatGPT so you can even make some tools without proper knowledge of Revit API and python. Back in time when I started, I had no ChatGPT so I had to just guess and see a lot of errors before I managed to make it work. And over time I realized that majority of Revit API is very repetitive so it got easier as I created more tools. Start small and focus on creating lots of little tools. And then you will increase your skills and complexity of your tools!

Thanks! The 4th Module of the course will be all about WPF Styling, where I dive into basics, examples and then how to reuse styles across all pyRevit forms. You can see full curriculum on learnrevitapi.com/free-lessons/wpf

Usually you get an error message on the bottom left when something is wrong and you can't click on OK button. What pyCharm version do you use? you might need to downgrade the version in case if it's a bug or something. I never experienced it myself. - Make sure you create new empty folder for venv - Ensure python interpreter exists.

@@ErikFrits Thank you for responding and helping me troubleshoot. I'm using 2024.3. After further research, I realize pycharm only accept the location based on the open project shown at upper left ribbon. Adding on after leaving the initial comment: I can navigate to show the correct Interpreter Location only I 'touch' the file. (Showing RVT 22 at the upper left side of the top ribbon.) Though I'm not sure if I have it set similarly to what you have shown.

Agree, it's awesome to reap the rewards of code. Especially when show your colleagues how much you can do with a click now.

Can you share Error message + Revit Version?

I tried various alternatives, but Visual Studio still seems the best for writing XAML. What you like in SharpDevelop?

I havne't used Dynamo for a while, so not sure what is the node you mentioned. Do you get any errors? Check the format syntax inside the curly braces

@@ErikFrits I am appreciated for your replied, the Node of String.PadLeft still works for string such as "a,b,c.." but string as number like "123.." it does not work and Python Script with OUT ='{:0>5}'.format(i) it does not work as well, i attached my image issues here, thank you so much drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qQaJzICG2LI4iczDBwFtYpBPoOGZAGLf?usp=sharing

@@ErikFrits I am appreciated your reply, the Node of String.PadLeft still work for string like "abc.." but it does not work for string of number "123..", i attached my image issue here, thanks you so much drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qQaJzICG2LI4iczDBwFtYpBPoOGZAGLf?usp=sharing

Most of it will be done with the behind-code like C# or IronPython. WPF uses MVVM which is a design pattern on separating the logic vs Visual representation. There are ways to define triggers and validation inside the XAML code, but often times it's better to put this logic in your behind-code. You can do quite a lot, but XAML grows really quick when you try to control logic inside of it. For example: In XAML you will create a placeholder for ListBox with the visual styles. Then in Python code you will get your elements, get this list_box element with code. And you will populat ListBoxItems inside of it based on the data from elements.

@@ErikFrits thanks, i hope you can show it in example in future in yours videos

Yes, but I'm releasing ~2 lessons a week. So you will have to wait a little

You need a code-editor and make sure it's the default application to open scripts. I recommend pyCharm or VS Code, both are free to use. Otherwise you run the python code as executable file and therefore you don't see anything. You also can Right Click -> Open With -> Notepad.

I'm not really a VS Code user, but it should 100% be possible. Either you would directly use venv package via terminal or there is some sweet plugin that will make it easier. pyCharm makes it easy by providing user interface. YOu would need to check some tutorials how people do that in vs code. It should be easy since it's a very common feature to use during development.

get_Parameter is mentioned in the remarks of Parameter Class and in Revit API Dev Guide. Haven't tried pyRevit function, but sometimes you get error in pyRevit if you try to get something like wall_type.Name (for some reason you can't get name property from types) But I avoid it using Element.Name.GetValue(wall_type)

@@ErikFrits Thank you for your response. Regrets from Mexico City.

It's possible to achieve, but I don't have time for that. It would take quite some time to achieve and tutorial would be for too advanced users.

Could you share more details? In general you need to: - Download the StarterKit where you find .extension folder - Provide Path to pyRevit Settings where .extension is located The rest is optional. Can you double check the path in pyRevit settings? IF you made any changes to folder (renaming) could you verify that .extension / .tab / and other sufixes stay the same. Usually the issue lies in a simple typo when StarterKit doesn't show up - Either in folder structure - or path in settings

Already got cool ideas how to use it?

@@ErikFritsas a start, I have buttons which almost does the same thing except for a few differences I can make them all in one button and save some space

Happy to help!

Thanks, I hope you enjoyed the video! Happy Coding

Thanks, enjoy the StarterKit! Happy Coding!

If the normal autocomplete doesn't work, it might have something to do with the default Python IntelliSense (AutoComplete). Try removing and re-adding the Python extension. Or you might have misspelled something in the settings.json file. Try copying it to ChatGPT and asking if there are any typos in the settings. Sometimes, it could be caused by an extra comma.

This folder comes with pyRevit when you install it. Ocassionaly it can be found in program files folder. Check this link to see possible paths: pyrevitlabs.notion.site/Distribution-Model-ada60c78ba04466487f16d248b519ba0

Thanks!

Yeah, that would be interesting. I think it might come one day since Revit is migrated to .NET Core 8.0 which is more compatible with other platforms, but not sure how much of a challenge is it to make Mac compatible Revit. I think you can use run Revit and other Win apps using Parallels (like virtual machines), but you will lose some Juice of the Mac. We will see where it goes.

Thanks, appreciate that. Happy Coding!