Speckle NuGet packages - Not Detecting or name has Changed?

cscox · 15 August 2024 21:06

Greetings!

I am trying to convert a SpeckleObject to a Revit type. Everything i have seen is to use the ConvertToNative. Our workflow is Blazor webpage sending JSON to our Revit Addin, deserializing that JSON and then converting to a Revit element or object that can be placed into a Revit file.

However, everything i am seeing online is to use the Speckle.Object.Converter namespace or Connector and I cannot seem to get those to work. Here are the packages I have installed:

        <PackageReference Include="RevitSharedResources2023" Version="2.20.0" />
        <PackageReference Include="Speckle.Core" Version="2.20.0" />
        <PackageReference Include="Speckle.DesktopUI" Version="2.20.0" />
        <PackageReference Include="Speckle.Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.2" />
        <PackageReference Include="Speckle.Objects" Version="2.20.0" />
        <PackageReference Include="Speckle.Objects.Converter.Revit2023" Version="2.20.0" />
        <PackageReference Include="Speckle.Revit.API" Version="2023.0.0" />
        <PackageReference Include="Speckle.Transports.Disk" Version="2.20.0" />

Here is the NuGet manager Installed. I have confirmed these are installed on the proper csproj file.

But i cannot seem to find the right “using” statement. All that is showing as available is Speckle.Core, netDxf, and Newtonsoft. I cannot find .Objects, .Converters, or .Connector.

I must be doing something wrong as I am seeing others post about the Converter and Connector (even if it is Unity instead of Revit.

I have cleaned and rebuilt the solution, restarted my computer. Any help is appreciated! Thanks.

teocomi · 16 August 2024 08:33

Hey @cscox ,

The Converters are currently supposed to be dynamically loaded, so you don’t need to add direct references in your app or install the nugets.
As long as their DLLs exist in %AppData%/Speckle/Kits (more on this here and here) the KitManager in Core should be able to pick and use them.
NOTE: how kits work will change in the near future as part of DUI3

Here you can see our current implementation:

github.com

specklesystems/speckle-sharp/blob/232f87cea1222f5928b4240467d413437e31773d/ConnectorRevit/ConnectorRevit/UI/ConnectorBindingsRevit.Receive.cs#L43


      
          /// <summary>
          /// Receives a stream and bakes into the existing revit file.
          /// </summary>
          /// <param name="state"></param>
          /// <returns></returns>
          ///
          public override async Task<StreamState> ReceiveStream(StreamState state, ProgressViewModel progress)
          {
            CurrentOperationCancellation = progress.CancellationTokenSource;
            //make sure to instance a new copy so all values are reset correctly
            var converter = (ISpeckleConverter)Activator.CreateInstance(Converter.GetType());
            converter.SetContextDocument(CurrentDoc.Document);
          
          
  // set converter settings as tuples (setting slug, setting selection)
            var settings = new Dictionary<string, string>();
            CurrentSettings = state.Settings;
            foreach (var setting in state.Settings)
            {
              settings.Add(setting.Slug, setting.Selection);
            }