RevitPythonShell init

rps_init.py

# these commands get executed in the current scope
# of each new shell (but not for canned commands)
#pylint: disable=all
import clr
clr.AddReferenceByPartialName('PresentationCore')
clr.AddReferenceByPartialName('AdWindows')
clr.AddReferenceByPartialName("PresentationFramework")
clr.AddReferenceByPartialName('System')
clr.AddReferenceByPartialName('System.Windows.Forms')

from Autodesk.Revit import DB
from Autodesk.Revit import UI

import Autodesk.Windows as aw

# creates variables for selected elements in global scope
# e1, e2, ...
max_elements = 5
gdict = globals()
uiapp = __revit__
uidoc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument
if uidoc:
    doc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument.Document
    selection = [doc.GetElement(x) for x in uidoc.Selection.GetElementIds()]
    for idx, el in enumerate(selection):
        if idx < max_elements:
            gdict['e{}'.format(idx+1)] = el
        else:
            break

# alert function
def alert(msg):
    TaskDialog.Show('RPS', msg)

# quit function
def quit():
    __window__.Close()

found the solution ... @IsaacTcl
u should first import clr and then write clr.AddReference('RevitAPI') to add RevitAPI.dll to ur environment then u can import from Autodesk.Revit.*

if len(selection) > 0:
	el = selection[0]

should be

if len(selection) > 0:
	el = selection

am I correct?

just change
from Autodesk.Revit import DB
from Autodesk.Revit import UI
to:
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import
from Autodesk.Revit.UI import

I am getting this error when following tutorial and clicking button.

IronPython.Runtime.UnboundNameException: name 'window' is not defined

i've had to copy the init script into the button.py file in order to get this far. it seems that the button doesnt look in the init.py script at all when running.

Has anyone else had this issue?

Hi! I am also following your amazing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfCn7OrY_-A&list=PLc_1PNcpnV5742XyF8z7xyL9OF8XJNYnv&index=3

But I got stuck at the first line: 'cl = FilteredElementCollector()'
As I keep getting the message 'Exception : IronPython.Runtime.UnboundNameException: name 'FilteredElementCollector' is not defined'

It works though, if I switch the startup script to init.py and simply add 'doc = revit.ActiveUIDocument.Document' as the first line of the code. It seems like there is something wrong with the code posted here. I would be glad if you could help

Hi! I am also following your amazing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfCn7OrY_-A&list=PLc_1PNcpnV5742XyF8z7xyL9OF8XJNYnv&index=3

But I got stuck at the first line: 'cl = FilteredElementCollector()'
As I keep getting the message 'Exception : IronPython.Runtime.UnboundNameException: name 'FilteredElementCollector' is not defined'

It works though, if I switch the startup script to init.py and simply add 'doc = revit.ActiveUIDocument.Document' as the first line of the code. It seems like there is something wrong with the code posted here. I would be glad if you could help

I had the same issue and it worked for me when I selected the elements in Revit and then opened the RevitPythonShell.

@DanailMomchilov
I also solved the 'Exception : IronPython.Runtime.UnboundNameException: name 'FilteredElementCollector' is not defined' error by changing the import lines to:

from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
from Autodesk.Revit.UI import *

add the following lines starting from line11

from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
from Autodesk.Revit.DB.Architecture import *
from Autodesk.Revit.DB.Analysis import *

Don't do this

from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

It's bad practice. Always use the namespace to point to the type you want e.g. DB.FilteredElementCollector

i faced an issue, can you help me in this.

import clr
import sys
sys.path.append('C:\Program Files (x86)\IronPython 2.7\Lib')
import System
from System import Array
from System.Collections.Generic import *
clr.AddReference('ProtoGeometry')
from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import *
clr.AddReference("RevitNodes")
import Revit
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements)
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.GeometryConversion)
clr.AddReference("RevitServices")
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager 
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager 

clr.AddReference("RevitAPI")
clr.AddReference("RevitAPIUI")

import Autodesk 
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
from Autodesk.Revit.UI import *

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument
uiapp = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentUIApplication 
app = uiapp.Application 
uidoc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument

#######OK NOW YOU CAN CODE########

Paste this on top of your script
Your code is using a variable called 'doc' but it was not defined before.
Go through this site https://dynamopythonprimer.gitbook.io/dynamo-python-primer/getting-started/boilerplate-setup-code
it will go over some basics on getting started