A Wizard for the Revit .NET API

On his blog, Spiderinnet has posted information about free wizards, coders and widgest that can be used to simplify the Revit API add-in development process.

From the blog post:

It finally comes out a very user friendly multi-page wizard, various needy coders, and many cool widgets for Revit .NET Addins. They have the following features:

• Can specify which Revit version and flavour to work with.
• Can start the specified Revit executable automatically when the Visual Studio project is being debugged.
• Revit API assemblies will be referenced into the project automatically.
• The Copy Local properties of RevitAPI.dll and RevitAPIUI.dll assembly references are set as FALSE automatically to avoid confusions and problems.
• Necessary namespaces are added to source files automatically.
• External application (IExternalApplication) is supported.
• External command (IExternalCommand) is supported.
• Application/command names can be named at will.
• Transaction mode (TransactionMode) can be specified.
• Regeneration option (RegenerationOption) can be specified.
• Ribbon panels (RibbonPanel) can be created.
• Ribbon buttons (PushButton) can be created.

• External commands can be added onto ribbon or into menu.
• Command button images (ImageSource) will be created automatically.
• The image has both small (Image) and big (LargeImage) sizes.
• Command invisibilities (VisibilityMode) are supported.
• The AddIn menifest file (having RevitAddIns XML elements) will be created and put into the user roaming folder automatically.
• All the Assembly, FullclassName, ClientId, and Name tags in the manifest file will be filled out  accordingly and automatically.
• Both Application and Command AddIn Type are supported.
• Both a link to and a copy of the AddIn manifest file will be added into the project.
• Exception handling code will be generated for both the application and the command.
• Supports C#, VB.NET, and Managed C++/CLI.
• Supports both Visual Studio full version and Express.
• Supports Visual Studio both 2008 and 2010.
• Supports Revit both 32  bit and 64 bit.
• Help add various application event handlers at will, specify class/source file for them, register (unregister) them in the OnStartup (OnShutdown) of a selected external application.
• Help implement the special FailuresProcessing application event handler including failure id lookup, transaction checking, and severity considerations.
• Help implement the IFailuresPreprocessor interface.
• Help implement the IFailuresProcessor interface.
• Help generate various element finders with any combinations of logical operations, filters (ElementFilter, quick or slow), revert or not, and different arguments.
• Help add UIApplication event handlers and generate registration code. 
• Help add various document handlers and generate registration code for either  the current document or all documents including existing and coming ones. 
• Help add more IExternalApplication classes.
• Help add more IExternalCommand classes.
• Implement IExternalCommandAvailability interfaces with kinds of options.
• Implement ISelectionFilter interfaces with kinds of options.
• Create application manifest files for any existing external applications and deploy a test copy to the Revit addin roaming folder.
• Create command manifest files for any existing external commands and deploy a test copy to the Revit addin roaming folder.
• All the project item wizards support both C# and VB.NET.
• All the project wizard and item wizards support Visual Studio both 2008 and 2010.
• Can create all kinds of RevitRibbon items in any types of groups, with any options, and in any possible combinations.
• Create PickObject calls with all possible options and combinations.
• Create PickObjects calls with all possible options and combinations.
• Create PickElementsByRectangle calls with all possible options and combinations.
• Various Element Parameter coders such as infoer, reader, writer, typer, grouper and filter.
• Various FamilyParameter coders such as infoer, collector, writer, extensioner, and creator.
• Various Shared Parameter coders such as infoer, creator, attacher, eraser and group eraser.
• Various Project Parameter coders such as infoer, creator, eraser, reshaper, and extensioner.
• Various Paramere Converters like Element Parameter to Shared Parameter, FamilyParameter to Shared, Project Parameter to Shared, Shared to FamilyParameter, etc.
• Create kinds of TaskDialog instances flexibly with the TaskDialoger.
• Create various Splash Window instances flexibly with the Splash Window coder.
• Categorize parameters conveniently with the Parameter Categorizer.
• Fitler element parameters based on kinds of criteria with the ElementParameterFilter coder.
• Many coders support both C# and VB.NET.
• Provide a Manifest Navigator widget to navigate to the Revit addin roaming folder of either current user or all users automatically in no time.
• Provide a RegEdit Launcher widget to launch the RegEdit window with a single click.
• Provide a Revit Locator widget which can list out all installed Revit products and locate either of them right away.
• Revit Manifest Organizer which can organize Manifest files in various aspects such as Backup, View, Edit, Merge, Dismangle, Check Integrity, Detect Duplicate, and more.
• All these Revit Addin Widgets are available for any types of Visual Studio projects.

The wizards (RevitAddinWizard), coders (RevitAddinCoder), and widgets (RevitAddinWidget) can be found in a single installer here.

More information can be found on Spiderinnet's blog.