Imagine that you have to rename a lot of materials inside your Revit model. You could spend ridiculous amount of time, renaming all of the stuff manually. The other option would be to write a relatively simple Dynamo script that will handle this task for you. And here it is – simple yet powerful Dynamo…
Read MoreRevit RFO benchmark fails with journal error on localized Revit installs
Revit Forum’s RFO benchmark is a super handy (and possibly the only one) tool to measure Revit performance on different machines. The most recent version is 3.1 and it can be downloaded after logging in to the RevitForum (RFO benchmark v3.1). This tool is based on the Windows PowerShell script which uses Revit journal files…
Read MoreRevit 2017.2.3 update is now available
This update contains an update to the FBX SDK and provides a number of security improvements related to processing FBX, DAE, 3DS, and DXF format files. It also brings a number of bug fixes, which could be found at the release notes page. For Revit 2017.2.3 update instructions visit readme page. Update is available to…
Read MoreAutodesk Revit roadmap updated
Now that the fall has come, it’s time to check out an updated Revit roadmap, which highlights the future of Revit. There’s a lot of cool stuff in there, so go ahead and see this article at Autodesk blogs
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Dynamo deletes previously placed elements after each run – workaround
If you need to iteratively place multiple Revit elements with Dynamo, like these stadium chairs, then you are in trouble. The problem comes from element binding – a Dynamo feature which preserves the link between DesignScript and Revit elements during the current Dynamo session. This is how Dynamo works by design, preventing your model from an…
Read MoreRevit 2018.1 update comes with enhanced Dynamo Player
Good news, everyone! Revit 2018.1 update is now available for download from the Autodesk Account portal. It comes with some cool new features (see this article at Autodesk blogs for the full info), including enhancements to Dynamo Player. Now it finally supports changing input values directly through the Player UI, which is super handy: As…
Read MoreUnable to apply scope box to Revit view
Yet another post about Revit weirdness… Struggling with setting scope boxes to multiple views via Dynamo, I noticed that some of the views returned the “null” values. I opened the view that had a “null” value, and saw that the “Scope Box” parameter was grayed out: The reason for this weird behaviour is simple: it…
Read MoreCount railing balusters in Revit with Dynamo
Counting something in Revit seems pretty easy, right? You’re able to extract lots of parameters from different element categories out of the box, and use them to create schedules or count quantities. This concept works great until you get to the system families. They usually make you scratch your head and turn your eyes towards…
Read MoreUsing Revit scope box to change intersecting elements parameters
Scope Boxes in Revit are very handy when dividing building into separate blocks. You can set these scope boxes in view properties, or even in view templates, and get cropped views in a matter of seconds. Yet there’s another handy thing that could be used to boost your productivity: the “Name” parameter, which by the way…
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Renumber rooms by level – Revit and Dynamo workflows explained
Our architect asked me recently, if it’s possible to add the level prefix to room numbers in Revit. Assuming that the building is relatively large, this is certainly the task that requires automation. However, this could also be done in a semi-automatic way via the Revit room schedule… So let’s take a look at both…
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