Revit Plugin Development: How to Add Plugins to Ribbon Panels

Once the plugin is ready, the next step is to load it onto the panel.

Revit provides a set of APIs specifically designed for loading plugins. For detailed API information, please refer to Chapter 10 of the official Revit secondary development tutorial. However, the explanations there are quite general and lack practical examples with complete code. Additionally, there is a challenging aspect involving textboxes that I have not yet resolved. I encourage those who study this area further to contribute and supplement this part.

Now, let’s take a look at the source code.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Autodesk.Revit.UI;
using Autodesk.Revit.DB;
using Autodesk.Revit.UI.Selection;
using Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices;

namespace MenuTool
{
    [Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.Transaction(Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.TransactionMode.Manual)]
    [Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.Journaling(Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.JournalingMode.NoCommandData)]
    [Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.Regeneration(Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.RegenerationOption.Manual)]
    public class Class1 : IExternalApplication
    {
        public Result OnShutdown(UIControlledApplication application)
        {
            return Result.Succeeded;
        }

        public Result OnStartup(UIControlledApplication application)
        {
            string macString = GetMacAddress.GetMacAddressByDos();
            if (macString == "FC:AA:14:42:B5:79" || macString == "1C:1B:0D:37:58:75" || macString == "48:8A:D2:35:95:53" || macString == "48:8A:D2:35:BF:BB" || macString == "48:8A:D2:35:D2:D2" || macString == "48:8A:D2:35:95:50" || macString == "48:8A:D2:35:47:4C")
            {
                // Add a new panel for converting model lines to steel bars
                RibbonPanel ribbonPanel1 = application.CreateRibbonPanel("Model Line to Steel Bar");

                // Add buttons for steel bar conversions on the panel
                PushButtonData item1 = new PushButtonData(
                    "Batch Building Longitudinal Reinforcement",
                    "Longitudinal Reinforcement",
                    @"C:ProgramDataAutodeskRevitAddins2015Reinforcement PluginModel Line to ReinforcementBatch Building Longitudinal Reinforcement.dll",
                    "Batch Building Longitudinal Reinforcement.Class1");

                PushButtonData item2 = new PushButtonData(
                    "Quick Stirrup",
                    "Stirrup",
                    @"C:ProgramDataAutodeskRevitAddins2015Reinforcement PluginModel Line to ReinforcementQuick Stirrup.dll",
                    "Quick Stirrup.Class1");

                PushButtonData item3 = new PushButtonData(
                    "Batch Create Any Reinforcement",
                    "Any Reinforcement",
                    @"C:ProgramDataAutodeskRevitAddins2015Reinforcement PluginModel Line to ReinforcementBatch Create Any Reinforcement.dll",
                    "Batch Create Any Reinforcement.Class1");

                IList listRibbon1 = ribbonPanel1.AddStackedItems(item1, item2, item3);

                // Add a new panel for converting model line families to steel reinforcement
                RibbonPanel ribbonPanel2 = application.CreateRibbonPanel("Model Line Family to Steel Bar");

                // Add buttons for model line family to reinforcement conversions
                PushButtonData item4 = new PushButtonData(
                    "Model Line Family to Longitudinal Reinforcement",
                    "Longitudinal Reinforcement",
                    @"C:ProgramDataAutodeskRevitAddins2015Reinforcement PluginModel Line Family to ReinforcementModel Line Family to Longitudinal Reinforcement.dll",
                    "Model Line Family to Longitudinal Reinforcement.Class1");

                PushButtonData item5 = new PushButtonData(
                    "Model Line Family to Hoop Reinforcement",
                    "Hoop Reinforcement",
                    @"C:ProgramDataAutodeskRevitAddins2015Reinforcement PluginModel Line Family to ReinforcementModel Line Family to Hoop Reinforcement.dll",
                    "Model Line Family to Hoop Reinforcement.Class1");

                PushButtonData item6 = new PushButtonData(
                    "Convert Model Line Family to Any Reinforcement",
                    "Any Reinforcement",
                    @"C:ProgramDataAutodeskRevitAddins2015Reinforcement PluginModel Line Family to ReinforcementModel Line Family to Any Reinforcement.dll",
                    "Model Line Family to Any Reinforcement.Class1");

                IList listRibbon2 = ribbonPanel2.AddStackedItems(item4, item5, item6);

                // Convert the menus into buttons
                PushButton pushButton1 = listRibbon1[0] as PushButton;
                PushButton pushButton2 = listRibbon1[1] as PushButton;
                PushButton pushButton3 = listRibbon1[2] as PushButton;
                PushButton pushButton4 = listRibbon2[0] as PushButton;
                PushButton pushButton5 = listRibbon2[1] as PushButton;
                PushButton pushButton6 = listRibbon2[2] as PushButton;

                return Result.Succeeded;
            }
            else
            {
                TaskDialog.Show("Revit", "Your machine is not authorized to use this plugin. Please contact the author: Guangzhou Aron 13202088954");
                return Result.Cancelled;
            }
        }
    }
}

The final result is shown in the image above.

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