This guide documents the Grasshopper components that support Revit interaction. It is important to have a basic understanding of the Revit Data Hierarchy when working with Revit-aware components to create and edit Revit content.

Build Components

Add Component (Adaptive) Given a collection of Points, it adds an AdaptiveComponent element to the active Revit document
Add Beam Given its Axis, it adds a Beam element to the active Revit document
Add Column Given its Axis, it adds a structural Column to the active Revit document
Add Component (Location) Given its location, it reconstructs a Component element into the active Revit document
Add Floor Given its outline curve, it adds a Floor element to the active Revit document
Add Roof Given its outline curve, it adds a Roof element to the active Revit document

Category Components

CategoryTypes Provides a picker of a CategoryType
Category Identity Query category identity information
Category ObjectStyle
Category Parameters Gets a list of valid parameters for the specified category that can be used in a table view
Query Categories Get document categories list
Category SubCategories Returns a list of all the subcategories of Category

DirectShape Components

DirectShape Categories Provides a picker of a valid DirectShape category
Add Brep DirectShape Given a Brep, it adds a Brep shape to the active Revit document
Add Curve DirectShape Given a Curve, it adds a Curve shape to the active Revit document
Add Geometry DirectShape Given its Geometry, it adds a DirectShape element to the active Revit document
Add DirectShapeType Given its Geometry, it reconstructs a DirectShapeType to the active Revit document
Add DirectShape Given its location, it reconstructs a DirectShape into the active Revit document
Add Mesh DirectShape Given a Mesh, it adds a Mesh shape to the active Revit document
Add Point DirectShape Given a Point, it adds a Point shape to the active Revit document

Document Components

Active Document Gets the active document
All Documents Gets the list of all active documents
Document Links Gets Revit documents that are linked into given document
Document Identity Query document identity information
Document File
Document Worksharing
Document Cloud
Save Document Saves a document to a given file path

Element Components

Element Type Compound Structure Get element type compound structure
Deconstruct Compound Structure Deconstructs given compound structure into its properties
Deconstruct Compound Structure Layer Deconstructs given compound structure layer into its properties
Element Compound Structure Geometry Extracts the geometry of given compound structure layers
Element Bounding Geometry Bounding geometry of given element
Delete Element Deletes elements from Revit document
Element Dependents Queries for all elements that, from a logical point of view, are the children of Element
Element Geometry Get the geometry of the specified Element
Graphical Element Geometry Get the geometry of the specified Graphical Element on a view
Inspect Element Inspects Element parameters
Graphical Element Location Queries element location information
Element Materials Query element used materials
Element Identity Queries element identity information
Get Element Parameter Gets the parameter value of a specified Revit Element
Set Element Parameter Sets the parameter value of a specified Revit Element
Reset Element Parameter Resets the parameter value of a specified Revit Element
Element Parameters Get the parameters of the specified Element
Element MaterialQuanities Query element material information
Element Passport
Element Preview Get the preview of the specified Element
Purge Element Purge unused elements from Revit document
Query Elements Get document model elements list

Family Components

Add LoftForm Given a list of curves, it adds a Form element to the active Revit document
Add Form Given its Geometry, it adds a Form element to the active Revit document
Construct Visibility
Deconstruct Visibility
Component Family Form
Component Family Curve
Family Identity Queries family identity information
Query Families Get document families list
Family Types Obtains a set of types that are owned by Family
Load Component Family Loads a family into the document
New Component Family Creates a new Family from a template
Component Family Opening
Save Component Family Saves the Family to a given file path
Component Family Void

Filter Components

Exclusion Filter Filter used to exclude a set of elements
Logical And Filter Filter used to combine a set of filters that pass when any pass
Logical Or Filter Filter used to combine a set of filters that pass when any pass
Exclude ElementType Filter used to exclude element types
Class Filter Filter used to match elements by their API class
Category Filter Filter used to match elements by their category
Type Filter Filter used to match elements by their type
Parameter Filter Filter used to match elements by the value of a parameter
BoundingBox Filter Filter used to match elements by their BoundingBox
Intersects Element Filter Filter used to match elements that intersect to the given element
Intersects Brep Filter Filter used to match elements that intersect to the given brep
Intersects Mesh Filter Filter used to match elements that intersect to the given mesh
Level Filter Filter used to match elements associated to the given level
DesignOption Filter Filter used to match elements associated to the given Design Option
Owner View Filter Filter used to match elements associated to the given View
Selectable In View Filter Filter used to match seletable elements into the given View
Not Equals Rule Filter used to match elements if value of a parameter are not equals to Value
Equals Rule Filter used to match elements if value of a parameter equals to Value
Greater Rule Filter used to match elements if value of a parameter greater than Value
Greater Or Equal Rule Filter used to match elements if value of a parameter greater or equal than Value
Less Rule Filter used to match elements if value of a parameter less than Value
Less Or Equal Rule Filter used to match elements if value of a parameter less or equal than Value

Host Components

Host Boundary Profile Get the boundary profile of the given host element
Element Host Obtains the host of the specified element
Host Faces Obtains a set of types that are owned by Family
Host Inserts Obtains a set of types that are owned by Family

Input Components

Model Categories Picker Provides a Model Category picker
Annotation Categories Picker Provides a Annotation Category picker
Tag Categories Picker Provides a Tag Category picker
Analytical Categories Picker Provides a Analytical Category picker
Document Levels Picker Provides a Level picker
ElementType Picker Provides an Element type picker
Families Picker Provides a Family picker
BuiltInParameter Picker Provides a BuiltInParameter picker
Wall Function Picker for builtin predefined Wall functions
Wall Location Line Picker for builtin Wall location line options
Wall Structural Usage Picker for builtin Wall structural usage options
Wall System Family Picker for builtin Wall system families
Wall Wrapping Picker for builtin Wall wrapping options
End Cap Condition Picker for end cap condition of a wall compound structure
Layer Function Picker for layer function of a wall compound structure layer
Opening Wrapping Condition Picker for compound structure layers wrapping at openings setting
Deck Embedding Type Picker for deck embedding type of a wall compound structure layer
Detail Level Picker for level of detail
Curtain Grid Align Type Picker for curtain grid align type options
Curtain Grid Layout Picker for curtain grid layout options
Curtain Grid Join Condition Picker for curtain grid join condition options
Curtain Mullion System Family Picker for curtain mullion system family types

Material Components

Material Identity Query material identity information
Query Materials Get document materials list
Add Color Material Quickly create a new Revit material from color

This component needs a color as input and it will create a new Revit material using the given color. The new material will be named by the given color following the RGB xxx xxx xxx format.

Keep in mind, that if a color picker is attached to the component and the user, drags the color picker over a series of colors and finally selects a color, all the intermediate colors will be passed on to this node by Grasshopper and will result in creation of many materials for all the given colors.
Add Material Create a new Revit material by name and color

Model Components

Create GroupType Given a collection of elements, it adds a GroupType to the active Revit document
Query Group Types Get document group types list
Add Model Group Given its location, it reconstructs a Model Group into the active Revit document
Group Elements Get group elements list
Query Levels Get all document levels
Add Grid Given its Axis, it adds a Grid element to the active Revit document
Add Level Given its Elevation, it adds a Level to the active Revit document
Add ModelLine Given a Curve, it adds a Curve element to the active Revit document
Add SketchPlane Given a Plane, it adds a SketchPlane element to the active Revit document

Parameter Components

BuiltInParameterGroups Provides a picker of a BuiltInParameterGroup
Define Shared Parameter Given its Name, it creates a Shared Parameter definition to the active Revit document
Deconstruct ParameterValue Decompose a parameter value
ParameterKey Identity Decompose a parameter definition

Revit Primitives Components

Category Represents a Revit document category
Level Represents a Revit document level
Grid Represents a Revit document grid
Element Represents a Revit document element
Type Represents a Revit document element type
Family Represents a Revit document family
Mullion Represents a Revit curtain grid mullion element
Panel Represents a Revit curtain grid panel element
Vertex Represents a Revit vertex
Edge Represents a Revit edge
Face Represents a Revit face
Graphical Element Represents a Revit graphical element
Group Represents a Revit document group element
Host Represents a Revit document host element
Building Pad Represents a Revit document building pad element
Curtain Grid Line Represents a Revit document curtain grid line element
Curtain System Represents a Revit document curtain system element
Ceiling Represents a Revit document ceiling element
Floor Represents a Revit document floor element
Roof Represents a Revit document roof element
Wall Represents a Revit document wall element
Material Represents a Revit document material
ParameterKey Represents a Revit parameter definition
Sketch Plane Represents a Revit document sketch plane
View Represents a Revit view

Room & Area Components

Analyze Instance Space Analyze family instance space eg spatial elements surrounding the given instance

Site Components

Add BuildingPad Given a set of contour Curves, it adds a BuildingPad element to the active Revit document
Add Topography (Mesh) Given a Mesh, it adds a Topography surface to the active Revit document
Add Topography (Points) Given a set of Points, it adds a Topography surface to the active Revit document

Type Components

Default Type Query default type
Duplicate Type Given a Name, it duplicates an ElementType into the active Revit document
Export Type Image Exports a ElementType preview into an image file
Type Identity Query type identity information
Type Instances Obtains all elements of the specified Type
Query Types Get document element types list
Similar Types Obtains a set of types that are similar to Type

View Components

Query View Types Get document view types list
Active Graphical View Gets the active graphical view
Export View Image Exports a view into an image file
View Identity Query view identity information
Query Views Get all document views
Add View3D Given a plane, it adds a 3D View to the active Revit document

Wall Components

Analyze Basic Wall Type Analyze given Basic Wall type
Analyze Curtain Wall Type Analyze given Curtain Wall Type
Analyze Curtain System Type Analyze given Curtain System Type
Analyze Mullion Type Analyze given mullion type
Analyze Panel Type Analyze given panel type
Analyze Stacked Wall Analyze given Stacked Wall element
Add Wall Given a curve, it adds a Wall element to the active Revit document
Analyze Wall Analyze given Wall element
Analyze Wall Location Curve Analyze location curve of given wall instance
Analyze Wall Profile Get the vertical profile of the given wall
Analyze Curtain Wall Analyze given Curtain Wall element
Analyze Curtain System Analyze given Curtain System element
Analyze Curtain Grid Cell Analyze given curtain grid cell
Analyze Curtain Grid Analyze given curtain grid
Analyze Curtain Grid Line Analyze given curtain grid line
Analyze Mullion Analyze given mullion element
Analyze Panel Analyze given panel element
Query Walls Get all document walls