Revit 2025.3 API

ApplicationEntryPoint Class

For Revit Macros use only.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Autodesk.Revit.UIUIApplication
Autodesk.Revit.UI.MacrosApplicationEntryPoint

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI.Macros
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)

Syntax

public abstract class ApplicationEntryPoint : UIApplication, 
	IEntryPoint

Public MustInherit Class ApplicationEntryPoint
	Inherits UIApplication
	Implements IEntryPoint

public ref class ApplicationEntryPoint abstract : public UIApplication, 
	IEntryPoint

[<AbstractClassAttribute>]
type ApplicationEntryPoint = 
    class
        inherit UIApplication
        interface IEntryPoint
    end

The ApplicationEntryPoint type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ApplicationEntryPoint	Initializes a new instance of the ApplicationEntryPoint class

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Properties

	Name	Description
	ActiveAddInId	Get current active external application or external command id. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	ActiveUIDocument	Provides access to an object that represents the currently active project. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	AddinFolder	The full path to the Revit Macros module.
	Application	Returns the database level Application represented by this UI level Application. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	DrawingAreaExtents	Get the rectangle that represents the screen pixel coordinates of drawing area. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	IsValidObject	Specifies whether the .NET object represents a valid Revit entity. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	IsViewerModeActive	Determines if Revit session is in Viewer mode. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	LoadedApplications	Returns an array of successfully loaded external applications. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	MainWindowExtents	Get the rectangle that represents the screen pixel coordinates of the Revit main window. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	MainWindowHandle	Get the handle of the Revit main window. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	ProductIsRS	Identifies if the current Revit product has an RS designation. Most add-ins will not need to use this information. (Inherited from UIApplication)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CanPostCommand	Identifies if the given command can be posted, using PostCommand(RevitCommandId). (Inherited from UIApplication)
	CreateAddInCommandBinding	Creates a new AddInCommandBinding. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	CreateRibbonPanel(String)	(Overrides UIApplicationCreateRibbonPanel(String))
	CreateRibbonPanel(String, String)	(Overrides UIApplicationCreateRibbonPanel(String, String))
	CreateRibbonPanel(Tab, String)	(Overrides UIApplicationCreateRibbonPanel(Tab, String))
	CreateRibbonTab	(Overrides UIApplicationCreateRibbonTab(String))
	Dispose	(Inherited from UIApplication)
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
	FinishInitializationEO	For Revit Macros internal use only.
	GetDockablePane	Gets a DockablePane object by its ID. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	GetHashCode	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
	GetRibbonPanels	(Overrides UIApplicationGetRibbonPanels)
	GetRibbonPanels(String)	(Overrides UIApplicationGetRibbonPanels(String))
	GetRibbonPanels(Tab)	(Overrides UIApplicationGetRibbonPanels(Tab))
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
	Initialize	For Revit Macros internal use only.
	LoadAddIn	Loads add-ins from the given manifest file. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	LoadPackageContents	Loads add-ins from the given packageContents.xml file. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	OnShutdownEO	For Revit Macros internal use only.
	OpenAndActivateDocument(String)	Opens and activates a Revit document. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	OpenAndActivateDocument(ModelPath, OpenOptions, Boolean)	Opens and activates a Revit document, include both local document or cloud document. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	OpenAndActivateDocument(ModelPath, OpenOptions, Boolean, IOpenFromCloudCallback)	Opens and activates a Revit document, include both local document or cloud document. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	PostCommand	Posts the command to the Revit message queue to be invoked when control returns from the current API context. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	RegisterContextMenu	Adds a new context menu creator. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	RegisterDockablePane	Adds a new dockable pane to the Revit user interface. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	RemoveAddInCommandBinding	Removes an AddInCommandBinding. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

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Events

	Name	Description
	ApplicationClosing	Subscribe to the ApplicationClosing event to be notified when the Revit application is just about to be closed. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	DialogBoxShowing	Subscribe to the DialogBoxShowing event to be notified when Revit is just about to show a dialog box or a message box. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	DisplayingOptionsDialog	Subscribe to the options dialog displaying event to be notified when Revit options dialog is displaying. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	DockableFrameFocusChanged	Subscribe to this event to be notified when a Revit GenericDockableFrame has gained focus or lost focus in the Revit user interface. This event is called only for API-created GenericDockableFrames. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	DockableFrameVisibilityChanged	Subscribe to this event to be notified when a Revit GenericDockableFrame has been shown or hidden in the Revit user interface. This event is called only for API-created GenericDockableFrames. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	ExternalDataManagerChanged	Subscribe to ExternalDataManager changed event to be notified. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	FabricationPartBrowserChanged	Subscribe to MEP Fabrication part browser changed event to be notified when MEP Fabrication part browser is updated. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	FormulaEditing	Subscribe to the FormulaEditing event to be notified when the edit formula button has been clicked. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	Idling	Subscribe to the Idling event to be notified when Revit is not in an active tool or transaction. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	MacroUpdated	MacroUpdated. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	SelectionChanged	Subscribe to the SelectionChanged event to be notified after the selection was changed. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	ThemeChanged	Subscribe to the ThemeChanged event to be notified after the theme was changed. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	TransferredProjectStandards	Subscribe to the TransferredProjectStandards event to be notified after the scope of a Transfer Project Standards operation has been finalized. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	TransferringProjectStandards	Subscribe to the TransferringProjectStandards event to be notified before the scope of an impending Transfer Project Standards operation has been finalized in the Transfer Project Standards dialog. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	ViewActivated	Subscribe to the ViewActivated event to be notified immediately after Revit has finished activating a view of a document. (Inherited from UIApplication)
	ViewActivating	Subscribe to the ViewActivating event to be notified when Revit is just about to activate a view of a document. (Inherited from UIApplication)

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Reference

Autodesk.Revit.UI.Macros Namespace

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