The BIM course: Dynamo II It is your gateway to the dynamic world of automation in architectural design. With the rise of the Building Information Modelling (BIM), skills in Dynamo have become essential for standing out in the job market. This course will guide you through advanced tools such as Dynamo and Excel, exploring text-based programming and common utility scripts, which are essential for optimising your projects. You’ll learn best practices that will enable you to tackle the industry’s current challenges with confidence. By choosing this course, you’ll position yourself at the forefront of technological innovation in construction and architecture, broadening your career opportunities in a field where demand is growing. Furthermore, as this is an online course, you’ll be able to learn at your own pace and from anywhere, ensuring a flexible learning experience tailored to your needs.
BIM. Dynamo II
Smart Construction. BIM
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- To understand the Dynamo environment in order to integrate it efficiently into BIM processes.
- Develop basic skills in visual programming using Dynamo.
- Apply concepts of computational geometry to design projects.
- Create scripts in Dynamo to automate tasks within Revit.
- Analyse and manage parametric data to optimise workflows.
- Use Dynamo nodes to improve efficiency in BIM modelling.
- Implement computational design solutions in real-world projects using Dynamo.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. DYNAMO AND EXCEL
Exporting data from Revit to Excel
Export data from Excel to Revit
Exercise: Exporting wall parameters
Exercise: Importing wall parameters
Additional options for importing and exporting
TEACHING UNIT 2. TEXTUAL PROGRAMMING
Introduction to the code block
Designscript syntax
Common abbreviations for the codeblock
Introduction to the Python node
Calling the Revit API from the Python node
TEACHING UNIT 3. COMMON UTILITY SCRIPTS
Change drawing names to uppercase
Model status check
Creating Excel worksheets
Copy captions between drawings
Colouring elements using colour ranges
TEACHING UNIT 4. BEST PRACTICE
Best practice (I)
Best practice (II)
Colour chart
Custom nodes
Cel package manager
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