chris-mackay/CRMRevitTools-v2019

A template for creating a Revit menu tab with custom commands. Includes a collection of productivity addins.

CRMRevitTools-v2019

This repository is meant to be a template for creating your own Revit tab menu with custom commands.

Cloning this entire repository is required to build the (.exe) installer in the Inno Setup folder

See folder content descriptions below

CRMRevitTools_Help

• Contains a folder structure for creating .html instruction pages that simply open in a browser. These instruction pages are opened using the Help button where applicable.
  • css: Cascading Style Sheet for .html files
  • images: Contains all images for .html files

Inno Setup

• CRMRevitTools
  • Addin File: The Revit ADDIN File that is placed in C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2019. This file does not need to be edited to build the installer.
  • Commands: Location where the latest command_name.dll files need to be placed to build the installer
  • MenuCreator: Location where the latest CRMTools.dll file needs to be placed to build the installer
  • RevitIcons: Location where all the referenced image_name.bmp files for CRMTools.dll need to be placed to build the installer
    • There is a directory for both 16x16 and 32x32 size images. Revit requires images to be Bitmap image files.
• CRMRevitTools-v2019-v1.0.2 Setup.exe. The file that is produced after compiling Setup Script-v2019.iss. The version number is determined by the MyAppVersion and MyVersionInfoVersion #define directives in Inno Setup.
• CRMRevitToolsInit-v2019.exe: A simple console application that runs at the end of the installation to replace REPLACEUSERNAME in the ADDIN File to System.Environment.UserName.
• LICENSE.txt: Inno Setup license file
• Setup Script-v2019.iss: Inno Setup Script file

RevitAPI-v2019

• Contains the Revit API references. This is where Visual Studio references the API. Copy Local should be set to False in Properties.

Visual Studio

• This folder contains the project directories created by Visual Studio
• CRMTools is the menu creator. This is where the menu and buttons are created. Each command is separated with a Region.

LICENSE

• The GPL-3.0 License that is attached to this repository and all it's contents

Parameter_Template-v2019.xlsx

• The template that is used with the Shared Parameter Creator command.

Included Commands

Create Sheets

Revision On Sheets

Create Sheet Set

Sheet Renamer

Shared Parameter Creator

Insert Parameters

Purge Parameters