RVTDocs for VS Code

Look up Revit API Documentation on RVTDocs.com straight from VS Code editor.

Usage

Put the cursor on any Revit API symbol and:

Ctrl+Alt+D - open the full docs site in a browser tab beside your code
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D - open the compact doc card in the RVTDocs sidebar.
CTRL+Alt+S - Activate RVTDocs Search in VS Code Command Palette.
Right-click - Use RVTDocs Commands from right-click menu
Hover - shows the symbol's summary from RVTDocs with open links.

Command Palette: RVTDocs: Look Up (Editor Tab), RVTDocs: Look Up (Sidebar), RVTDocs: Look Up (External Browser), RVTDocs: Search..., RVTDocs: Set Revit Version.

The sidebar panel also has its own search box and version switcher. Links inside a sidebar page navigate in-panel; "View on RVTDocs" opens your browser.

How it resolves a symbol

The Revit API symbols will map straight to friendly URLs on RVTDocs website.

For Example: Revit API Symbol: Autodesk.Revit.DB.Wall.Create Friendly URL: https://rvtdocs.com/2027/Autodesk.Revit.DB.Wall.Create

Settings

Setting	Default	What it does
`rvtdocs.version`	`2027`	Revit API version to open.
`rvtdocs.hover.enabled`	`true`	Show the hover summary + links.
`rvtdocs.baseUrl`	`https://rvtdocs.com`	RVTDocs base URL.
`rvtdocs.namespaces`	`["Autodesk.Revit."]`	Prefixes treated as linkable Revit symbols.

Author

Made by ErikFrits The founder of LearnRevitAPI.com

⚠️Disclaimer:

The RVTDocs website and this VS-Code extensions are independent of Autodesk, Inc., and is not affiliated with, not authorized, not endorsed, not sponsored, or otherwise not approved by Autodesk, Inc.

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