Revit Adapter basics

In order to activate, Revit_Adapter requires to be set up in two places:

• Revit
• one of the UIs:
  • Grasshopper
  • Dynamo
  • Excel

Once it is set up, Adapter actions can be performed.

Adapter actions

Once the Adapter is successfully set up, one of the actions can be executed:

• Pull elements from Revit
• Push BHoM objects to Revit
• Remove elements from Revit

Push and Pull include conversion from and to Revit, which is being triggered on the fly - it is highly recommended to read this section carefully in order to understand all aspects of this process.

Settings

There is a range of settings that can be specified in RevitSettings for each adapter instance. These are:

• ConnectionSettings - socket connection settings for Revit Adapter
• FamilyLoadSettings - Revit family load settings for Revit Adapter - currently it is on prototype stage with limited functionality
• MapSettings
• DistanceTolerance - used in geometry processing
• AngleTolerance - used in geometry processing

Details

Code mechanics of the Revit_Adapter is explained in Adapter Details section.