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How to Be Lazy and Still Get More Done in Revit.

Jan 21, 2025

Lazy Programmers ?

You’ve probably heard that famous story about Bill Gates.

When faced with a tough problem, he’d hire a lazy person to solve it. Why? Because lazy people find the easiest way to get things done and get back to being lazy.

And you know what? He’s not wrong. Finally we can turn our laziness into a benefit.

How to be Lazy the right way?

Programming is made for us lazy folks.

Instead of repeating the same tedious tasks in Revit over and over, why not teach your computer to do it for you?

  • Hate spending hours renaming hundreds of views?

  • Hate making simple change on hundreds of plans?

  • Hate other repetitive tasks?

Well, you can spend time once and do it with a click. And not just these tasks, it can apply to many tasks in Revit.

And you will get more time back as a reward, so you can focus on more important things.

But what if you're new to programming?

Let’s break another myth: You don’t need to be a Python expert to create custom tools.

A very basic understanding of python and Revit API is enough. And thanks to tools like ChatGPT, you can create your first scripts way before you fully understand how to code.

Isn't it a great time to be alive?

Obviously, you still might need to interrogate AI to get the right solution... But it still reduces the barrier of entry into programming world, especially for busy AEC experts like you.

And here is the secret: Understand the process and start creating very simple tools and improve as you go. You will be surprised what you can achieve in a few months since starting.

Ready to Try?

You can follow this guide to create your own Revit Toolbar in just a few minutes.

This is the first step to create your Dream Tools for Revit.

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⌨️ Happy Coding!
Erik Frits

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