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.NET:
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All new API
applications must be written in MS Dev Studio 2005 and .Net Framework 2.0 –
Released in November of ’05. The Revit
API is not backwards compatible with MS DevStudio 2003
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Application
Integration:
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External
applications will now have the ability to add a toolbar to the Revit UI
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Added the capability
to run regression tests on API applications so their testing can be automated
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Adding and changing
data in Revit through the API has been significantly improved by suspending
regeneration of the model.
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New Elements:
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Provided a new
interface to access Model units rather than the database units which
sometimes required conversion to standard units that would be familiar to
users.
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Ability to create
model lines
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A new Materials
class has been created that will let developers access , change and create
data related to materials, fill patterns and colors.
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New Openings class
provides access to openings created manually or through shafts and family
based elements. Also provides the ability to create new openings.
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RBD
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Expanded support for
accessing room information, creating rooms and adding tags to rooms
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RST
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Ability to access,
change and delete Boundary conditions.
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Ability to define
beam systems
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Ability to create
Path reinforcement and Reinforcement sets programmatically
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