Help....What can I or cant I do with the Revit API?

[jcdecastro]

What is the intended putpose for the API exactly,
can I make a floating properties dialog box?
can I add a button to add symbols to text?
can I convert a list of engineering drawings into dummy sheets?
can I add green arrows to families as a type selector while still having blue arrows to change instance parameters?

B4 i kill hours on figuring out what i can do or cant do..........

[Danny Polkinhorn]

Jose,

The API is primarily for working with the 'I' in 'BIM'. You can access any parameter of an object and manipulate it. Some model creation abilities exist. With the latest version, you can add views and sheets. You cannot modify the interface in any way (I doubt you'll ever be able to). So:

can I make a floating properties dialog box? No
can I add a button to add symbols to text? No
can I convert a list of engineering drawings into dummy sheets? Yes
can I add green arrows to families as a type selector while still having blue arrows to change instance parameters? No

Hope that helps,