ApplicationEntryPoint

Public Class

For Revit Macros use only.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Autodesk.Revit.UI.UIApplication
Autodesk.Revit.UI.Macros.ApplicationEntryPoint

Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public abstract class ApplicationEntryPoint : UIApplication,
  IEntryPoint

The ApplicationEntryPoint type exposes the following members.

Constructors

Name

Description

Public Method
ApplicationEntryPoint

Initializes a new instance of the ApplicationEntryPoint class

Properties

Name

Description

Public Property

ActiveAddInId

Get current active external application or external command id.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Property
ActiveUIDocument

Provides access to an object that represents the currently active project.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Property
AddinFolder

The full path to the Revit Macros module.

Public Property

Application

Returns the database level Application represented by this UI level Application.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Property
DrawingAreaExtents

Get the rectangle that represents the screen pixel coordinates of drawing area.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Property
IsValidObject

Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Property

IsViewerModeActive

Determines if Revit session is in Viewer mode.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Property
LoadedApplications

Returns an array of successfully loaded external applications.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Property

MainWindowExtents

Get the rectangle that represents the screen pixel coordinates of the Revit main window.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Property
MainWindowHandle

Get the handle of the Revit main window.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Property

ProductIsRS

Identifies if the current Revit product has an RS designation. Most add-ins will not need to use this information.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Methods

Name

Description

Public Method
CanPostCommand

Identifies if the given command can be posted, using

PostCommand(RevitCommandId)

.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method

CreateAddInCommandBinding

Creates a new AddInCommandBinding.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method

CreateRibbonPanel(String)

(Overrides UIApplication.CreateRibbonPanel(String))

Public Method

CreateRibbonPanel(String, String)

(Overrides UIApplication.CreateRibbonPanel(String, String))

Public Method

CreateRibbonPanel(Tab, String)

(Overrides UIApplication.CreateRibbonPanel(Tab, String))

Public Method

CreateRibbonTab

(Overrides UIApplication.CreateRibbonTab(String))

Public Method

Dispose

(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method

Equals

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
(Inherited from Object)

Public Method

FinishInitializationEO

For Revit Macros internal use only.

Public Method

GetDockablePane

Gets a DockablePane object by its ID.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method

GetHashCode

Serves as the default hash function.
(Inherited from Object)

Public Method

GetRibbonPanels.

(Overrides UIApplication.GetRibbonPanels.)

Public Method

GetRibbonPanels(String)

(Overrides UIApplication.GetRibbonPanels(String))

Public Method

GetRibbonPanels(Tab)

(Overrides UIApplication.GetRibbonPanels(Tab))

Public Method

GetType

Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object)

Public Method

Initialize

For Revit Macros internal use only.

Public Method
LoadAddIn

Loads add-ins from the given manifest file.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method

LoadPackageContents

Loads add-ins from the given packageContents.xml file.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method

OnShutdownEO

For Revit Macros internal use only.

Public Method
OpenAndActivateDocument(String)

Opens and activates a Revit document.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method
OpenAndActivateDocument(ModelPath, OpenOptions, Boolean)

Opens and activates a Revit document, include both local document or cloud document.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method
OpenAndActivateDocument(ModelPath, OpenOptions, Boolean, IOpenFromCloudCallback)

Opens and activates a Revit document, include both local document or cloud document.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method

PostCommand

Posts the command to the Revit message queue to be invoked when control returns from the current API context.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method
RegisterContextMenu

Adds a new context menu creator.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method

RegisterDockablePane

Adds a new dockable pane to the Revit user interface.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method

RemoveAddInCommandBinding

Removes an AddInCommandBinding.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Method

ToString

Returns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object)

Events

Name

Description

Public Event
ApplicationClosing

Subscribe to the ApplicationClosing event to be notified when the Revit application is just about to be closed.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event
Code Example
DialogBoxShowing

Subscribe to the DialogBoxShowing event to be notified when Revit is just about to show a dialog box or a message box.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event

DisplayingOptionsDialog

Subscribe to the options dialog displaying event to be notified when Revit options dialog is displaying.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event
DockableFrameFocusChanged

Subscribe to this event to be notified when a Revit GenericDockableFrame has gained focus or lost focus in the Revit user interface. This event is called only for API-created GenericDockableFrames.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event
DockableFrameVisibilityChanged

Subscribe to this event to be notified when a Revit GenericDockableFrame has been shown or hidden in the Revit user interface. This event is called only for API-created GenericDockableFrames.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event
FabricationPartBrowserChanged

Subscribe to MEP Fabrication part browser changed event to be notified when MEP Fabrication part browser is updated.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event

FormulaEditing

Subscribe to the FormulaEditing event to be notified when the edit formula button has been clicked.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event
Code Example
Idling

Subscribe to the Idling event to be notified when Revit is not in an active tool or transaction.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event
MacroUpdated

MacroUpdated.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event
SelectionChanged

Subscribe to the SelectionChanged event to be notified after the selection was changed.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event
ThemeChanged

Subscribe to the ThemeChanged event to be notified after the theme was changed.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event
TransferredProjectStandards

Subscribe to the TransferredProjectStandards event to be notified after the scope of a Transfer Project Standards operation has been finalized.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event
TransferringProjectStandards

Subscribe to the TransferringProjectStandards event to be notified before the scope of an impending Transfer Project Standards operation has been finalized in the Transfer Project Standards dialog.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event
ViewActivated

Subscribe to the ViewActivated event to be notified immediately after Revit has finished activating a view of a document.
(Inherited from UIApplication)

Public Event
ViewActivating

Subscribe to the ViewActivating event to be notified when Revit is just about to activate a view of a document.
(Inherited from UIApplication)