I didn't think of using it to make documentation easier. Thanks for that good tip! So far, I have just used it to try to recreate my own tools and it fails spectacularly in a vacuum, much as you saw yourself. It seems like the most useful case for ChatGPT and Revit at this time is as an optimization tool more than a ghost programmer / writer.
Yeah, Chat GPT is not very good at making complete tools at the moment, but great for brainstorming and getting some code out of it. I think it can help to break down complex task into smaller steps and then try to provide some code for each step. Probably most of the code is going to have bugs or made up methods. But I find it a huge time saver anyway. After a while, you start to notice that answers heavily depend on questions. So we need to frame questions to point Chat GPT in the right direction. For Example once I mentioned in the video that it should use Transaction and Try/Except, it did pretty good job. In my testing before recording, not mentioning this gave me much worse answers.
Great video! You are not boring at all. Hate it when people say negative things just to be mean. My biggest fear is not being able to use Python to write Revit API scripts. Thanks for making this video.
Thanks. It's internet, I think it was always this way. Definitely give python a try, the skills won't go to waste even if you decide to switch to C# or any other language ;)
Hi, I am remaking my website to host Revit API course right now, I believe I will launch it in ~2 weeks. You can use previous version of my website to access blog and sign-up to my newsletter here: temp.learnrevitapi.com/
Chat GPT will provide you amazing help. However it doesn't mean that it will do 100% of coding part. It's known for giving bugs and creating code that won't work when we go so niche as Revit API. But usually it's still great help to get 80% of the code and then fix the remaining by hand. Saves quite some time sometimes. It also depends on how clear can you explain your problem and what solution and steps you expect it to produce. Overall it depends on the complexity of the tool you are trying to create and your coding skills. Happy Coding!
@@ErikFrits ahh was hoping you wouldn't say that. Not even if I ask it many questions. I know a little code I learnt basic python to start off with realised I kinda enjoy it. But my knowledge isn't there I thought if Chatgpt acts as a library of information I could extract what I need maybe mould something together. Anyway my idea is to create an app that extracts bim data in the Revit model use it to estimate a project. Thanks
Yes, but depends on what kind of geometry. Revit is not great at very crazy shapes like Rhino and Blender. But it can certainly do parameteric geometry
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I didn't think of using it to make documentation easier. Thanks for that good tip!
So far, I have just used it to try to recreate my own tools and it fails spectacularly in a vacuum, much as you saw yourself. It seems like the most useful case for ChatGPT and Revit at this time is as an optimization tool more than a ghost programmer / writer.
Yeah, Chat GPT is not very good at making complete tools at the moment, but great for brainstorming and getting some code out of it.
I think it can help to break down complex task into smaller steps and then try to provide some code for each step. Probably most of the code is going to have bugs or made up methods. But I find it a huge time saver anyway.
After a while, you start to notice that answers heavily depend on questions. So we need to frame questions to point Chat GPT in the right direction.
For Example once I mentioned in the video that it should use Transaction and Try/Except, it did pretty good job. In my testing before recording, not mentioning this gave me much worse answers.
Great video! You are not boring at all. Hate it when people say negative things just to be mean. My biggest fear is not being able to use Python to write Revit API scripts. Thanks for making this video.
Thanks. It's internet, I think it was always this way.
Definitely give python a try, the skills won't go to waste even if you decide to switch to C# or any other language ;)
thanks bro.. keep it up.. I am learning a lot..
Happy coding!
Glad you found it useful
Hi Erik. Tried your website in the banner at the beginning of the video but doesn't look like it's up. Do you have a different url possibly?
Hi,
I am remaking my website to host Revit API course right now, I believe I will launch it in ~2 weeks.
You can use previous version of my website to access blog and sign-up to my newsletter here:
temp.learnrevitapi.com/
I'm trying to use Chatgpt to make an App for Revit any advice. It's for specialized estimating. Is this possible?
Chat GPT will provide you amazing help. However it doesn't mean that it will do 100% of coding part.
It's known for giving bugs and creating code that won't work when we go so niche as Revit API.
But usually it's still great help to get 80% of the code and then fix the remaining by hand. Saves quite some time sometimes.
It also depends on how clear can you explain your problem and what solution and steps you expect it to produce.
Overall it depends on the complexity of the tool you are trying to create and your coding skills.
Happy Coding!
@@ErikFrits ahh was hoping you wouldn't say that. Not even if I ask it many questions. I know a little code I learnt basic python to start off with realised I kinda enjoy it. But my knowledge isn't there I thought if Chatgpt acts as a library of information I could extract what I need maybe mould something together.
Anyway my idea is to create an app that extracts bim data in the Revit model use it to estimate a project.
Thanks
Is there a way to create a parametric. Geometry in revit
Yes, but depends on what kind of geometry.
Revit is not great at very crazy shapes like Rhino and Blender.
But it can certainly do parameteric geometry
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