Color Picker in #DynamoBIM using #Revit API

For a long time now I have wanted to look into building a color picker for Dynamo. Primarily because the previous package I utilized, hasn’t been updated for the latest version of Dynamo. This was of course the great UI++ package from the badmonkeys. (This package is awesome by the way. Adam, please update with Konrad’s code ASAP )

After much research and investigation, I stumbled upon this API method in the Revit API.

This was a revelation! Finally I can create a color picker without importing a bunch of Python libraries. Even better is, that this supports Revit color output as well.

I can’t wait to see what people use this for, especially with mandrill and dynamo player.

Have fun!

-johnP

Rename #Revit Views with #DynamoBIM Player

Since Dynamo player launched a few weeks ago, I have been having a lot of fun with it! Mostly because Python nodes support User interface additions!
Recently, a colleague needed to rename elevations based on level and room location. Very quickly I realized this needed to be done by isolated the elevation heads (views).
That’s when I went ahead and created this little gem (now available in Rhythm).

This node allows the user to pick a category to isolate, and select objects of that category by a crossing window or individually.
And here it is in action with Dynamo Player.

Have Fun!
-johnP