Add revisions to multiple sheets
A simple Dynamo workflow for adding or removing a revision to multiple sheets simultaneously in Revit 2022 or lower.
06/06/2023
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Tutorials
A plethora of tutorials and open-source code to accelerate computational literacy within the AEC industry.
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Create internal elevations
Generate elevation markers and corresponding internal elevation views using Dynamo based on rooms and their bounding wall’s orientation.
02/06/2023
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Sync room parameters
A Dynamo workflow to synchronise instance-based room parameters, such as apartment number, nested within a Revit model group.
22/05/2023
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Rhino.Inside Revit for Dynamo users
Learn some of the key differences between Dynamo and Rhino.Inside Revit and discover the benefits of migrating certain Dynamo workflows to Rhino.Inside Revit.
29/06/2022
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SEPP65 solar access analysis with Rhino.Inside Revit
Learn how to run a detailed solar access analysis in Revit with Rhino.Inside Revit and Ladybug Tools for SEPP65 compliance.
22/09/2021
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Views from sun with Rhino.Inside Revit
Learn how to generate views from the sun using Rhino.Inside Revit to visually verify the results of a Ladybug solar access heatmap.
27/08/2021
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Min balcony area and depth
Verify a balcony’s minimum area and depth with Dynamo for compliance with the NSW Apartment Design Guide and SEPP65 requirements.
18/05/2021
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Renumber balconies
A Dynamo workflow to renumber balconies based on their associated apartment room to assist in documentation and compliance checking.
15/04/2021
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Marketing plans on sheets
Automatically place marketing plans onto individual sheets and set the various title block properties with Dynamo.
02/03/2021
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Create marketing plans
A workflow to automatically create marketing plans with Dynamo, including cropping and rotating the views.
24/02/2021
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Create Sheet Sets
A Dynamo workflow to automatically create Revit sheet sets/ drawing series, based on a pre-created set.
01/02/2021
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Renaming wall types with Dynamo
A Dynamo workflow to automatically rename Revit wall types based on their layer build-up and function.
19/01/2021
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Documenting stairs
A Dynamo workflow to document stairs by creating dimensions, number systems, spot elevations, stair run tags & min clearances.
18/11/2020
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Stair compliance
Verify stairs compliance including riser height, going length, risers per stair run & clearance between top rails.
30/10/2020
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Align views on sheet
Use the ‘Align Views on Sheet’ Dynamo graph for a consistent graphic layout between sheets.
03/06/2020
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Room check
Identify rooms in Revit which are unplaced or have self-intersecting or multiple boundaries.
15/05/2020
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Substitute line styles
Substitute an element’s line style for another, before deleting the old line style from the model.
08/05/2020
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Centre door tags
Modify door tags so that they are located within the swing of the door, for clearer graphic representation.
14/04/2020
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Insight lighting analysis
Explore Autodesk Insight and run various illuminance-based lighting analyses including solar access.
14/04/2020
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Geo-referencing Revit models
Learn how to geo-reference your Revit model based on survey or Geographical Information System (GIS) data sets.
08/04/2020
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Understanding Australia’s coordinate systems
Learn about the various geographic and projection coordinate systems used within Australia including GDA2020.
08/04/2020
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Rhino.Inside Revit
Learn how to install Rhino.Inside and reference Revit geometry so that you can run Grasshopper scripts within Revit.
20/11/2019
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Seating bowl
Automate a stadium seating bowl using Dynamo and understand the key requirements in the Green Guide including sightlines and c-values.
23/10/2017
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Views to uppercase
Learn how to rename views, sheets & schedules with Dynamo, to ensure they are all uppercase.
19/07/2017
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Rotate & swap values
Learn how to use Dynamo to rotate a Revit family and swap the width and length parameter values.
18/07/2017
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Rename working views
Use Dynamo to automate the process of renaming duplicated views in Revit for better Project Browser organisation.
18/07/2017
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Rename grids
Learn how to automate the sequential renaming process of grids in Revit using Dynamo.
18/07/2017
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Calculate golden mean
Calculate the width and length of a golden mean rectangle in Dynamo given the area as an input.
04/05/2017
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Sheets from Excel
Learn how to automate the generation of Revit sheets from an Excel spreadsheet using Dynamo.
04/05/2017
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Assign elements to worksets
Learn how to automatically assign model elements to their correct Revit workset using Dynamo.
04/05/2017
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Create & rename worksets
This tutorial will present how to create and rename the default worksets using Dynamo to automate the setup process.
04/05/2017
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Limitations of Revit splines
Discover the limitations of working with splines in Revit and how to overcome them with these workarounds.
16/01/2017
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Detailing in Revit
A brief introduction into some of the 2D detailing tools at your disposal to embellish your 3D Revit model.
14/01/2017
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Worksets & worksharing in Revit
A beginners introduction to enabling worksharing in Revit for team collaboration and file size management.
04/01/2017
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Dynamo view analysis
Learn how to create a 2D isovist view analysis in Dynamo and embed the results into Revit using filled regions and shared parameters.
23/12/2016
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Revit annotations
Learn about the various types of annotations within Revit including tags, dimensions, keynotes and schedules.
22/12/2016
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Revit startup guide for beginners
A beginners introduction in how to get started with Revit including CAD underlays, setting up grids & levels, & conceptual modelling.
22/12/2016
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Revit’s coordinate systems
Discover Revit’s startup location and its importance in establishing a shared coordinate system when working with interoperability plug-ins.
22/12/2016
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Elk for Grasshopper
Discover Elk and how to generate 3d map info in grasshopper from Open Street Map (OSM) and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data.
06/09/2016
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City of Sydney model
Learn about geographic and projected coordinate systems and how to setup up a City of Sydney digital model from AAM.
05/09/2016
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Filled region perimeter
Discover how to extract the perimeter of a filled region in Revit using Dynamo and filtered line styles.
15/06/2016
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Views from sun
Learn how to generate Dynamo and Grasshopper views from the sun to visually verify the results of a Ladybug ‘heat map’.
07/06/2016
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Elefront for Grasshopper
Learn about Elefront, the Grasshopper plug-in focused on managing model data in Rhino to create a ‘Soft BIM’ model.
14/04/2016
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Ladybug & Honeybee
Discover Ladybug & Honeybee, the plug-ins for Grasshopper to help create environmentally-conscious designs.
13/03/2016
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Fractals & L-Systems
Discover about fractals and L-Systems and how to generate these in Grasshopper using HoopSnake and Rabbit.
09/03/2016
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Electromagnetic fields
Learn how to generate a 2D and 3D electromagnetic field in grasshopper using the flowL plug-in.
09/03/2016
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Get unused filters
Use Dynamo to extract all the unused filters in your Revit project so that they can be purged for file maintenance.
09/03/2016
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eTransmit
Discover eTransmit, the best method for purging and cleaning up a central Revit model so that it can be easily shared.
09/03/2016
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Titleblock family types
Discover how to automate the substitution of titleblocks located on Revit sheets using Dynamo.
21/01/2016
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Room centre location
Master how to move Revit rooms and room tags to the centroid of the room using Dynamo.
21/01/2016
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View analysis
Compare the options available in Grasshopper to undertake a view analysis, including using 2D isovists, 3D isovists and a Ladybug heat map.
21/01/2016
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Grasshopper hotkeys & shortcuts
Understand the importance of sharing your screen and discover Grasshopper’s shortcuts and hotkeys.
20/01/2016
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Dynamo for Grasshopper users
Download this pdf primer which contains tips and translations to help migrate your Grasshopper skills to Dynamo.
19/01/2016
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SEPP65 solar access analysis – Part 2
Extract Revit rooms for a detailed SEPP65 solar access compliance analysis in Ladybug and push results back into Revit.
03/11/2015
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Catenary curves
Learn to create and animate a catenary curve/membrane using Grasshopper and Kangaroo’s live physics engine.
10/10/2015
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Levels from Excel
This tutorial explores how you can translate levels from Rhino to Revit using Excel and Dynamo.
08/10/2015
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Create unplaced rooms
Learn how to use Dynamo to automate the creation of unplaced rooms in Revit from an Excel spreadsheet.
24/09/2015
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SEPP65 solar access analysis – Part 1
Learn how to undertake a SEPP65 solar access compliance analysis for residential projects using Grasshopper and Ladybug.
22/09/2015
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Structural analysis
Discover Karamba, the structural analysis plug-in for Grasshopper and how to calculate lateral displacement.
07/09/2015
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Titleblock properties
Discover how to update the instance parameters of a Revit titleblock families using Dynamo.
07/09/2015
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View underlay
Learn how to globally control a Revit view’s underlay parameter so that when printing the view will display as required.
07/09/2015
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Structural diagrid
This tutorial documents the workflow for creating a diagrid catenoid structure in Grasshopper for translation into Revit.
30/08/2015
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Void forms
This tutorial explores the various workflows and limitation in creating complex void forms within Dynamo and Revit.
27/08/2015
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Elliptical stair
Learn the limitations of creating an elliptical stair in Revit and how to overcome them using Grasshopper.
27/08/2015
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Revit’s divided surface bug
Understand the limitations of using Revit’s divided surface command on planar trapezoidal surfaces.
29/06/2015
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Locked links in Revit
Having problems trying to select a Revit link or an AutoCAD underlay? Find the culprit and learn how to fix it.
24/06/2015
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Revit best practice tips
Forget the hype, learn the fundamentals – 16 tips for best practice modelling in Autodesk Revit.
24/06/2015
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Adaptive components from Excel
This tutorial explores how you can translate geometry from Rhino to Revit via Excel using an adaptive component family.
21/06/2015
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Grids from Excel
Export grids from Grasshopper to Excel and use the ‘Grids.FromExcel’ node to generate native Revit grids.
21/06/2015
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Areas to import instance
Learn how to convert Revit areas (GBA, GFA, etc) into import instances using the ‘Area.ImportInstance’ node in Dynamo.
21/06/2015
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Room adjust upper limit
Automate the adjustment of a room’s upper limit by using the ‘Room.AdjustUpperLimit’ node in Dynamo.
21/06/2015
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Rename rooms by area
Discover the ‘Room.RenameByArea’ node to automate the naming of rooms based on its area.
21/06/2015
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Rename rooms by groups
Learn about the ‘Room.RenameByModelGroup’ Dynamo node which keeps model groups and rooms in sync.
21/06/2015
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Renumber doors by rooms
Learn how to automate the renumbering of Revit doors based on the room in which it is located using Dynamo.
21/06/2015
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Dynamo Sun Settings
Learn how to extract Revit’s sun settings with Dynamo so that a solar analysis study can be performed.
15/06/2015
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Rhynamo
Rhynamo is a Dynamo package that lets you read and write the Rhino 3DM file format within Dynamo.
02/05/2015
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Revit’s weather settings
Discover which Revit weather station data is being used when environmental analysis are being performed.
02/05/2015
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Room to import instance
Use the ‘Room.ImportInstance’ node within Dynamo to convert Revit rooms into 3D objects.
02/05/2015
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Renumber rooms
Learn how to use the ‘RenumberRooms’ custom node in Dynamo to automate the sequential renumbering of Revit rooms.
02/05/2015
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What is Dynamo?
Learn about the visual programming interface for Autodesk Revit, Dynamo, and its benefits over ofther softwasre such as Grasshopper.
21/02/2015
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Rhino to Revit workflow
This is a list of best practice workflows to follow when generating Rhino massing for import into Revit.
30/11/2014
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Why use Rhino?
Understand the benefits of using Rhino over other software including SketchUp and Revit.
14/10/2014
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Grasshopper
Learn about Grasshopper, the graphical algorithm editor tightly integrated with Rhino’s 3-D modelling tools.
14/01/2014
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