create_revit_families

Create shared parameters in families from yaml files

Installation

Find the path of your pyRevit libraries: Run any script and check the first lines of the output. You should have something like:

2.7.7 (IronPython 2.7.7 (2.7.7.0) on .NET 4.0.30319.42000 (64-bit))

['C:\\Users\\username\\Documents\\GitHub\\create_revit_families\\RevitPythonShell_Scripts\\GoogleTools.extension\\GoogleTools.tab\\GoogleTools.Panel\\Excel2SharedParamFile.pushbutton', 'C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Roaming\\pyRevit-Master\\pyrevitlib', 'C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Roaming\\pyRevit-Master\\site-packages']

Copy the address of the pyrevitlib folder and use it as target when installing the requirements

Install python libraries requirements

pip install --target 'C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Roaming\\pyRevit-Master\\pyrevitlib' -r requirements.txt

Tools for Revit automation using RevitPythonShell

Installation for Revit Python Shell

• Install RevitPythonShell. RevitPythoShell uses IronPython to expose Revit methods to Python.
• Install Miniconda for Windows version 2.7. If another version of Anaconda Python or Miniconda Python is installed, create a virtual environment using python version 2.7.7: conda env create --name=py277 python=2.7.7 and switch to it: activate py277 from the anaconda shell or Windows command prompt (it doesn't work on Windows PowerShell).
• From the Windows command prompt of anaconda shell, intall the libraries requirements

  pip install -r requirements.txt
  

• Inside Revit, go to Add-ins -> Interactive Python Shell -> Configure -> Search Paths and add the following library paths:

  C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\py277\Lib
  

  and

  C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\py277\Lib\site-packages
  

  where username is your user name.
• Restart Revit
• Go to Add-ins -> Interactive Python Shell
• You should now be able to import the library requirements and execute the create_revit_families script

Installation for pyRevit

• Install pyRevit. pyRevit uses IronPython to expose Revit methods to Python.

• Add the GoogleTools tab to the Revit ribbon: From Revit go to the pyRevit tab and click on pyRevit -> Settings In Custom Extension Directories, click Add folder and browse till the RevitPythonShell_Scripts folder Click on Save Settings and Reload

• Find the libraries path used by pyRevit: Click on the ? button in the GoogleTools tab The output will be something similar to:

  2.7.7 (IronPython 2.7.7 (2.7.7.0) on .NET 4.0.30319.42000 (64-bit))
  ['C:\\Users\\username\\Documents\\GitHub\\create_revit_families\\RevitPythonShell_Scripts\\GoogleTools.extension\\GoogleTools.tab\\GoogleTools.Panel\\Excel2SharedParamFile.pushbutton', 'C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Roaming\\pyRevit-Master\\pyrevitlib', 'C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Roaming\\pyRevit-Master\\site-packages']
  

  where username is your user name. Take note of the pyrevitlib folder and use it as target when installing the requirements

• Install Miniconda for Windows version 2.7. If another version of Anaconda Python or Miniconda Python is installed, create a virtual environment using python version 2.7.7: conda env create --name=py277 python=2.7.7 and switch to it: activate py277 from the anaconda shell or Windows command prompt (it doesn't work on Windows PowerShell).

• From the Windows command prompt of anaconda shell, intall the libraries requirements

  pip install --target 'C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Roaming\\pyRevit-Master\\pyrevitlib' -r requirements.txt