Requirements

To go through the user manual, you need the following:

1. A working understanding of Revit Architecture 2012, Revit Structure 2012, or Revit MEP 2012.

2. Familiarity with a Common Language Specification compliant language like C# or VB.NET.

3. Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, or Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express Edition. Alternatively, you can use the built-in Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) development environment in Revit. You must install VSTA from the Revit DVD separately from the Revit product installation. Microsoft has not yet announced when Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) for .NET 4.0 will be available. VSTA is the technology used for Revit macros. In the interim, run PrepareRevitForVSTA.bat before starting Revit to debug Revit macros. This script can be found in the Revit Program folder. Because this script will disable .NET 4.0 addins, run RestoreRevitFromVSTA.bat to restore Revit's default .NET 4.0 setting. For more information on writing applications using VSTA, see the section "Creating Macros with Revit VSTA" in the Revit 2012 User's Guide.

4. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0.

5. The Revit Software Developer's Kit (SDK) which you can download from the Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) or the Revit installation CD/DVD (<DVD_Drive>:\Utilities\Common\Software Development Kit).