The rapid growth of digital technology in construction – with BIM at its very heart revolutionized how architects and engineers approach design and construction. As an effort to reduce the work and increase work productivity, some program environments were created to help architects build their extensions like Dynamo & Revit API (Application Programming Interface).

Short review

Dynamo - is a visual programming tool that works with Revit. Dynamo extends the power of Revit by providing access to the Revit API in a more accessible manner. Rather than typing code, with Dynamo you create programs by manipulating graphic elements called “nodes”.

• STRENGTHS

  • Easily to sketch ideas and understand

  • Work strong on geometry

• WEAKNESS

  • Consumption of RAM → Try to save before use, just in case the computer doesn't respond

  • Difficult to operate with many teams

  • No code security

pyRevit - pyRevit is a Rapid Application Prototyping environment for Autodesk Revit. It helps you quickly sketch out your automation and add-on ideas, in whichever language that you are most comfortable with, inside the Revit environment and using its APIs.

• STRENGTHS

  • Easily to sketch ideas

  • Quick create a new extension by yourself

  • Open source

  • Easy release tools

• WEAKNESS

  • No code security

C# - Autodesk Revit provides a rich API that can be used to customize the product’s existing features or by adding entirely new ones. You can automate repetitive, time-consuming tasks and extend core features without leaving the Autodesk Revit environment. The API can be used to create custom tools and features that plug directly into Autodesk Revit, extending its functionality.

• STRENGTHS

  • Code security

  • Professional language, add-ins are commercial

• WEAKNESS

  • Hard to learn

Conclusion

If you love programming, everything can be. Hope this article can help you choose your best suitable method.

For me, I prefer using pyRevit first then you can continue on C#, you will see how strong C# is and how fast pyRevit is 😃 .

Thank you for your reading. Please note this is the author's personal opinion, if you need to discuss anything please feel free to contact me.

@Tien - Feb 2nd, 2022