Yeah Baby!! Revit 2011 API – the unofficial 4th Discipline

by Guy Robinson 25. March 2010 22:54

So apparently we can talk about Revit 2011 now and wow, can we talk about Revit 2011 and the API…

YEEEEE HHHAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

True be told, my initial reaction on reading the API what’s new.pdf was more like this (from 1 min 33sec) but apparently that’s NSFW ;-)

Last year I talked about how this release would be the most important ever. I’ll cover that post in detail later, along with the new functionality . For now I just want to congratulate the Factory and in particular the API team for a massive, exciting and compelling release. And those words don’t do it justice.

The scale of the improvements suggests a cautious rollout but for most firms of any scale this will be a must have release. For those serious about the API the biggest headache is which lolly do you eat first, the bag is so big.

If you’re serious about the ‘I’ in BIM, the Revit 2011 API will elevate the API to the unofficial 4th discipline in your Revit toolbag.

Congratulations Autodesk, the Factory and especially the API team!!

Comments (3) -

Rod Howarth
Rod Howarth Australia
3/27/2010 6:36:43 PM #

You're not wrong Guy, epic release! Must have been a lot of work put into this, and now we reap the rewards.

I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the new functionality!

Robin Capper
Robin Capper New Zealand
4/1/2010 11:47:56 PM #

When I heard/read about the API changes I imagined you writing this post! Not saying I understood it all but enough to think "Guy will love this"!

Guy Robinson
Guy Robinson
4/2/2010 9:33:27 AM #

@Robin,

You know as much as I love the new features, what I've really enjoyed about the R2011 development cycle has been the approach the Factory took in engaging with the community and trying very hard to make us happy.

And I don't think this is an isolated event. I'm confident moving forward we'll see the same approach in future.

Waiting for RTM before getting into posting code... But hopefully will have some stuff to show people why I like the functionality as well Wink

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