Overview

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011, Autodesk Revit Structure 2011 and Autodesk Revit MEP 2011 offer an API designed to allow power users and external application developers to integrate their applications with Autodesk Revit. The APIs for each of these three products are very similar and will be jointly referred to as the Autodesk Revit 2011 API or Autodesk Revit API.  It is strongly recommended that you become familiar with Autodesk Revit Architecture, Structure or MEP and its features before attempting to use the Autodesk Revit API. Training can be found through the Autodesk Developer Network (ADN).

What Can I Do With the Autodesk Revit API?

The following are general areas where the API is suitable:

• Creating add-ins to automate repetitive tasks in the Autodesk Revit user interface
• Enforcing project design standards by checking for errors automatically
• Extracting project data for analysis and to generate reports
• Importing external data to create new elements or parameter values
• Integrating other applications, including analysis applications, into Autodesk Revit products
• Creating Autodesk Revit project documentation automatically