Creating Conceptual mass in REVIT and Creation of Sinusoidal curve and a Parametric stadium using Dynamo

ANSWER 1.USING DYNAMO CREATE A SET OF SINOSOIDAL POINT AND CREATE A CURVE AND CREATE A SURFACE OUT OF THE CURVE .

AIM : NEED TO CREATE SINSOIDAL POINT THEN CURVE FROM THE POINT AND THEN CREATE SURFACE .

INTRODUCTION :

BY USING DYNAMO CREATED A SINUSOIDAL POINT THEN CREATED A CURVE FROM THE POINT AND CONVERTED INTO THE SURFACE .

PROCEDURE :

STEP 1) OPEN DYNAMO

• OPEN REVIT SOTWARE .
• IN NEW ARCHITECTURAL TEMPLATE.
• GO TO MANAGE TAB, CLICK ON DYANMO UNDER VISUAL PROGRAMMING .
• DYNAMO WINDOW WILL OPEN .

STEP 2 : CREATE NEW FILE IN DYNAMO

• CLICK ON NEW IN DYNAMO WINDOW
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STEP 3: CREATE SINUSOIDAL POINT

• INSERT 3 INTEGER SLIDER FROM LIBRARY AND RENAME ACCORDINGLY FOR START, END AND STEP
• INSERT RANGE AND CONNECTED ALL INPUTS FROM SLIDER .
• INSERT POINT.BY COORDINATE AND CONNECT "X" WITH SEQ ( OUTPUT OF RANGE )
• INSERT MULTIPLICATION AND CODE BLOCK ( RENAME WITH CURVE )
• PROVIDED INPUTS FOR MULTIPLICATION FROM MATH.SIN AND CURVE .
• INSERT ONE MORE INTEGER SLIDER (RENAME WITH Y-POINT ) AND ONE ADDITION
• PROVIDED INPUTS FOR ADDITION FROM Y- POINT AND MULTIPLICATION
• GIVEN OUTPUT OF ADDITION TO "Z' POINT OF POINT .BY COORDINATE.

STEP4: CREATE CURVE

• INSERT NURBS CURVE. BY CONTROL POINT
• PROVIDE INPUT TO NURBS CURVE.BY CONTROL POINT FROM OUTPUT OF POINT .BY COORDINATE
• THIS WILL CREATE CURVE ON THE SINUSOIDAL POINT .
• INSERT LIST AND SURFACE. BY LOFT
• THIS WILL CREATE SURFACE ON THE SINUSOIDAL CURVE .

STEP 5. CREATE CUSTOM NODE.

• SELECT ALL OUTPUT NODES.
• GO TO EDIT > CREATE CUSTOM NODE
• PROVIDE NAME OF NODE AS SIN WAVE
• PROVIDE DESCRIPTION AS SINE WAVE CURVE AND CATEGORY AS REVIT
• CLICK ON OK .
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STEP 6: CREATE SURFACE

• COPY ALL THE INPUT NODES AND OUTPUT NODES AND PAST IT .
• CHANGE THE VALUE OF Y -POINT
• INSERT ONE LIST AND PROVIDE THE OUTPUT OF SINEWAVE AS AN INPUT TO LIST .
• INSERT ONE SURFACE ,BYLOFT AND PROVIDE THE OUTPUT OF LIST AS INPUT OF SURFACE.BYLOFT
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RESULT :AFTER THE FOLLOWING ABOVE STEPS, WE GET THE RESULT OF SINUSOIDAL SURFACE IN REVIT AS SHOWN BELOW

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ANSWER 2: CREATE A CONCETUAL LAYOUT OF FLOOR PLAN IN DYNAMO .USING THE TOOLS AVALIABLE IN DYNAMO LINK THE LINES TO APPROPRIATE MODEL ELEMENT IN REVIT BY CHOOSING THE WALL TYPES AND WALL PARAMETERS . MAKE USE OF THE SLIDERS TO SLIDE THROUGH THE HEIGHT OF THE WALL AND LENGTH OF THE WALL .

AIM :BY USING DYNAMO CREATED CONCEPTUAL WALL LAYOUT OF FLOOR PLAN.

INTRODUCTION :

• TO CREATE THE CONCEPTUAL LAYOUT OF A FLOOR PLAN IN DYNAMO, USED AVAILABLE TOOL FOR JOINING THE LINE , WALL TYPE AND FLOOR TYPE AND USED SLIDERS FOR HEIGHT AND LENGTH OF WALL.

PROCEDURE :

STEP 1: OPEN DYNAMO

• OPEN REVIT SOFTWARE
• IN NEW ARCHITECTURAL TEMPLATE
• GO TO MANAGE TAB , CLICK ON DYNAMO UNDER VISUAL PROGRAMMING
• DYNAMO WINDOW WILL OPEN
• CREATE A NEW DYNAMO MODEL .

STEP 2 : CREATE POINT :

• INSERT 2 INTEGER SLIDER AND RENAME WITH X AND Y
• INSERT 4 POINT.BY COORDINATE AND RENAME THEM ACCORDINGLY ie;(0,0,0),(0,y,0), (x,y,0),(x,0,0)
• CONNECT THE OUTPUT OF INTEGER SLIDERS AS AN INPUT OF POINT .BYCOORDINATES ACCORDINGLY
• 4 POINT CREATED , BASED ON THE LENGTH AND WIDTH .

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STEP 3: CREATE LINE :

• INSERT 4 LINE . BY START POINT END POINT
• PROVIDE OUTPUT POINT.BY COORDINATES AS AN INPUT OF LINE.BY START POINT END POINT TO CONNECT THE LINE BETWEEN POINT ACCORDINGLY
• FIG.
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STEP4: PROVIDE LEVEL , WALL TYPE AND HEIGHT OF THE WALL

• INSERT A LIST CREATE AND ADD THE 4 ITEM IN LIST
• CONNECT THE OUTPUTS OF EACH LINE .BY START POINT END POINT TO ONE -BY -ONE LIST ITEMS
• INSERT LEVEL AND SELECT THE LEVEL.
• INSERT THE WALL TYPE AND CHOOSE THE WALL TYPE AS GENRIC 6" MASONRY
• INSERT INTEGER SLIDER AND RENAME AS HEIGHT AND CHANGE THE HEIGHT AS REQUIRED
• INSERT WALL. BY CURVE AND HIGHT AND PROVIDE THE INPUTS FROM LIST ,LEVEL ,WALL TYPE AND HIGHT
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STEP 5 : PROVIDE FLOOR TYPE :

• INSERT FLOOR TYPE AND SELECT WOOD JOIST 10" -CERAMIC TILE
• INSERT FLOOR. BYOUTLINE TYPE AND LEVEL
• PROVIDE THE INPUT FOR FLOOR.BY OUTLINE TYPE AND LEVEL FROM LIST FLOOR TYPE AND LEVEL.
• FIG
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RESULT:

AFTER FOLLOWING ABOVE STEPS, OBTAIN THE RESULT IN REVIT AS SHOWN BELOW WITH APPROPRIATE WALL LENGTH, WIDTH, HEIGHT AND MATERIALS.

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ANSWER 3) CREATE AN ARRAY OF MODEL ELEMENTS IN REVIT .USE DYNAMO TO VARY THE PROPERTIES OF MODEL ELEMENTS BY USING THE SLIDER OR CODE BLOCK .

AIM : NEED TO CREATE AN ARRAY OF ELEMENTS IN REVIT AND VARY THE PROPERTIES BY USING SLIDER OR CODE BLOCK IN DYNAMO

INTRODUCTION :

CREATED THE ARRAY OF COLUMN IN REVIT AND BY USING THE INTEGER SLIDER FROM DYNAMO,ROTATE THE COLUMN IN REVIT.

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1 . OPEN REVIT AND CREATE ARRAY OF COLOUMN

• OPEN REVIT SOFTWARE
• IN NEW ARCHITECTURE TEMPLATE
• GO TO ARCHITECTURE AND SELECT ARCHITECTURAL COLUMN
• INSERT 4 COLUMN AS SHOWN .
• FIG.

STEP 2) OPEN DYNAMO

• GO TO MANAGE TAB, CLICK ON DYNAMO. UNDER VISUAL PROGRAMMING
• DYNAMO WINDOW WILL OPEN
• CREATE A NEW DYNAMO MODEL

STEP 3) CREATER ROTATION IN DYNAMO

• INSERT SELECT MODEL ELEMENTS
• CLICK ON SELECT AND SELECT THE ALL THE COLUMN FROM REVIT
• INSERT INTEGER SLIDER AND PROVIDE THE ANGLE TO THE SLIDER
• INSERT FAMILY INSTANCE .SET ROTATION AND PROVIDE INPUTS FROM SELECT MODEL ELEMENT AND INTEGER SLIDER .

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RESULT :

AFTER FOLLOWING ABOVE STEPS, OBTAIN THE RESULT AS SHOWN BELOW , COLUMN AS BEEN ROTATED BY 45 DEGREE.

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ANSWER 4) CREATE A CONCEPTUAL MASS IN REVIT AND DEVELOP A PARAMETRIC COLUMN BY DIVIDING THE SURFACE AND APPLY THE CONCEPT SIMILAR TO USE IN PARAMETRIC WALKWAY MODELLING . USE TRIANGULAR BENT OR SQUARE SHAPED PANELS TO ADD FINISH TO THE PARAMETRIC COLOUMN .

AIM : CREATE THE CONCEPTUAL MASS IN REVIT, CREATE A FORM AND USE PROPERTY OF TRIANGULAR BENT ICON IN THE PARAMETRIC COLUMN.

INTRODUCTION : CREATED A CONCEPTUAL MASS AND DEVELOPED A PARAMETRIC COLUMN BY DIVIDING THE SURFACE AND FINISH THE MODEL BY USING TRIANGULAR BENT SHAPE.

PROCEDURE :

STEP 1 : OPEN CONCEPTUAL MASS .

• OPEN REVIT SOFTWARE
• GO THE FILE TAB > FROM NEW SELECT CONCEPTUAL MASS.
• SELECT METRIC MASS FROM CONCEPTUAL MASS FOLDER > CLICK OPEN .

STEP 2 ) CREATE SPLINE COLUMN LINE

• GO TO EAST ELEVATION
• CLICK ON MODEL FROM MODIFY TAB THEN SELECT PICK LINE FROM DRAW TOOL .
• PROVIDE OFFSET OF 12' FROM LEVEL 1
• GO TO LEVEL 1 FLOOR PLAN
• IN CREATE TAB SELECT SPLINE FROM DRAW TOOL AND CREATE 4 POINTS.
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IN 3D VIEW :

STEP 3) CONVERT INTO PARAMETRIC SOLID FORM :

• IN 3D VIEW , SELECT CREATED COLUMN LINE
• SET PLANE AT EACH CREATED POINT
• SELECT POLYGON AND CREATE AT ALL POINT WITH MASS OF 12'
• AGAIN , SELECT CREATED COLUMN LINE AND FIRST POLYGON
• IN MODIFY TAB, DROPDOWN CREATE FORM AND SELECT SOLID FORM .
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STEP 4) CONVERT SOLID FORM TO TRIANGULAR BENT

• SELECT ONLY FROM WITH THE HELP OF FILTER
• FIG.

• CLICK ON DIVIDE SURFACE
• FIG.
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• AFTER SELECTING THE FORM CHANGE THE PROPERTY OF PATTERN AND NUMBER OF U & V GRID
• SELECT THE PATTERN TRIANGLE BENT
• FIG.
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RESULT :

AFTER FOLLOWING ABOVE STEPS, GOT THE BELOW SHOWN RESULT CONCEPTUAL MASS OF PARAMETRIC COLUMN AND FINISHED THE MODEL BY USING TRIANGULAR BENT SHAPE .

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ANSWER 5) USE DYNAMO TO WORK ON DEVELOPING A PARAMETRIC STADIUM . LIST YOUR PARAMETRIC AND USE THE VISUAL PROGRAMMING APPROACH TO COMPLETE THE MODELLING ,YOU CAN USE THE CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN PARAMETRIC HIGH-RISE TOWER IN CLASS FOR REFERENCE .

AIM: BY USING DYNAMO CREATED CONCEPTUAL WALL LAYOUT OF FLOOR PLAN

INTRODUCTUION :

TO CREATED THE CONCEPTUAL LAYOUT OF A FLOOR PLAN IN DYNAMO , USED AVALILABLE TOOL FOR JOINING THE LINE , WALL TYPE AND FLOOR TYPE AND USED SLIDERS FOR HEIGHT AND LENGTH OF WALL

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1) OPEN DYNAMO

• OPEN REVIT SOFTWARE
• IN NEW ARCHITECTURAL TEMPLATE
• GO TO MANAGE TAB, CLICK ON DYNAMO UNDER VISUAL PROGRAMMING
• DYNAMO WINDOW WILL OPEN
• CREATE A NEW DYNAMO MODEL .

STEP 2) PROVIDE HEIGHT AND LEVELS

• INSERT 4 INTEGER SLIDER AND RENAME IT ie; LEVELS ,HEIGHT , TOP FLOOR ROTATION, BOTTOM FLOOR ROTATION
• INSERT CODE BLOCK AND PROVIDE CODE AS "0..#LEVELS..FLOOR HEIGHT "
• FIG
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STEP 3) PROVIDE HEIGHT AND LEVELS

• INSERT COORDINATE SYS. BY ORIGIN
• PROVIDE THE OUTPUT OF CODE BLOCK AS AN INPUT TO Z POINT OF COORDINATE SYS. BY ORIGIN
• CHANGE THE NO OF LEVEL AND HEIGHT IS INTEGER SLIDER
• THIS WILL CREATE LEVEL ON Z -AXIS
• FIG.
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STEP 4 ) PROVIDE HEIGHT AND LEVELS

• INSERT 2 INTEGER SLIDER AND RENAMED WITH WIDTH AND LENGHT
• PROVIDE APPROPRIATE VALUE TO THE SLLIDERS
• INSERT RECTANGLE.BYWIDTHLENGHT
• PROVIDE INPUT TO RECTANGLE.BYWIDTHLENGHT FROM WIDTH, LENGTH AND COORDINATE SYSTEM.BY ORIGIN
• IT OBTAINS THE RECTANGLE ON THE Z-AXIS LEVEL.
• FIG.
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STEP5) ROTATE THE LEVELS

• INSERT CODE BLOCK AND PROVIDE THE CODE AS ' BOTTOM..TOP..#LEVELS"
• CONNECT THE CODE BLOCK WITH BOTTOM FLOOR ROTATION, TOP FLOOR ROTATION AND LEVELS
• INSERT POINT.ORIGIN AND VECTOR .ZAXIS
• INSERT GEOMETRY. ROTATE AND PROVIDE THE INPUT FROM CODE BLOCK ,RECTANGLE .BY WIDTHLENGTH,POINTORIGIN AND VECTOR.ZAXIS
• FIG.
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STEP6) CREATE SURFACE

• INSERT POLYSURFACE.BYLAYOUT
• PROVIDE INPUT FROM GEOMETRY .ROTATE
• FIG.

RESULT :

AFTER FOLLOWING ABOVE STEPS,GOT THE RESULT AS SHOWN BELOW

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