UIApplication.CreateRibbonPanel(String) Method

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.UI
Assembly: RevitAPIUI (in RevitAPIUI.dll) Version: 25.3.0.0 (25.3.0.0)

Syntax

C#

public virtual RibbonPanel CreateRibbonPanel(
	string panelName
)

Parameters

panelName  String

The name of the panel to be created.

Return Value

RibbonPanel

Exceptions

Remarks

This method will create a custom panel appending to the Revit AddIns tab. This method is not supported in Macros.

Example

C#

public Result OnStartup(UIControlledApplication application)
{
    // add new ribbon panel
    RibbonPanel ribbonPanel = application.CreateRibbonPanel("NewRibbonPanel");

    //Create a push button in the ribbon panel “NewRibbonPanel”
    //the add-in application “HelloWorld” will be triggered when button is pushed

    PushButton pushButton = ribbonPanel.AddItem(new PushButtonData("HelloWorld", 
        "HelloWorld", @"D:\HelloWorld.dll", "HelloWorld.CsHelloWorld")) as PushButton;

    // Set the large image shown on button
    Uri uriImage = new Uri(@"D:\Sample\HelloWorld\bin\Debug\39-Globe_32x32.png");
    BitmapImage largeImage = new BitmapImage(uriImage);
    pushButton.LargeImage = largeImage;


    return Result.Succeeded;
}

VB

Public Function OnStartup(application As UIControlledApplication) As Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Implements IExternalApplication.OnStartup
    ' add new ribbon panel
    Dim ribbonPanel As RibbonPanel = application.CreateRibbonPanel("NewRibbonPanel")

    'Create a push button in the ribbon panel “NewRibbonPanel”
    'the add-in application “HelloWorld” will be triggered when button is pushed

    Dim pushButton As PushButton = TryCast(ribbonPanel.AddItem(New PushButtonData("HelloWorld", "HelloWorld", "D:\HelloWorld.dll", "HelloWorld.CsHelloWorld")), PushButton)

    ' Set the large image shown on button
    Dim uriImage As New Uri("D:\Sample\HelloWorld\bin\Debug\39-Globe_32x32.png")
    Dim largeImage As New BitmapImage(uriImage)
    pushButton.LargeImage = largeImage


    Return Result.Succeeded
End Function

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