Dynamo is a great platform for developing custom tools in Revit. Dynamo’s visual interface makes it easy for non-programmers to access the power of the Revit API and develop tools to suit their needs. Coupled with its open-source nature, Dynamo has quickly become the tool of choice for automation and computational design in Revit. Yet […]
Cooking with Dynamo – Workshop Recording
A big thank you to all of you who attended last Thursday’s “Cooking with Dynamo” workshop. It was a good group with lots of great questions. In case you missed it, you can watch the recording below: During the workshop, I demonstrated the 7 essential Dynamo “recipes”. To help you quickly get started […]
12 Smart Ways to Save Time in Revit With Dynamo
My 8-year-old son sat on the floor and just stared at the box of Legos. He’d been that way for the past ten minutes. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “I really want to build something but I don’t know what to build”, he replied. I could sympathize. When I was a kid, I would often get […]
Easily Renumber Revit Sheets
I recently got an email from an ArchSmarter reader who was looking for help renumbering sheets in his project. He’s using a numerical sequence for his sheet numbers, like A101, A102, A103 on up. This approach works great until. . . . . .you realize you missed a sheet and need to add one to […]
How to Connect Revit to Anything the Smart Way
So you’re out to dinner at a new restaurant in town. You’re excited to be here and you’ve invited a couple of friends. You invited these particular two people to dinner because you have some important work to do and you need them to work together in order to get this thing done. Now, these […]
Which Revit Automation Method is Right for You?
If you’re like me, you strive to work smarter, not harder. One of the best ways to do this is to let your computer do the heavy lifting for you. Why do the same tedious operation over and over when your computer can do it in a fraction of the time? When I’m in the middle […]
Want to Learn Dynamo? Here’s How.
I learned to automate Revit the hard way. I was tired of wasting time doing tedious stuff like renaming views and creating sheets. I wanted Revit to work for me. Back then, the only way to automate Revit was to learn to program. So I poured through programming books and Internet forums. After hundreds of […]
5 Ways Computational Design Will Change the Way You Work
These days, nearly every architect uses a computer. Whether it’s for 3D modeling, or documentation or even creating a program spreadsheet, computers are well entrenched within the profession. Architects now need to know almost as much about software as they do about structures, building codes, and design. As our tools become more powerful and sophisticated, we need to evolve […]
How to Create a Project Dashboard [Webinar Replay]
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In case you missed the How to Create a Project Dashboard Using Revit, Dynamo, and Excel webinar, you can view a replay of the session below. Click the link below to download the sample files I used during the session. Download dashboard sample files Let me know what you think about the session in the comments below. […]
Why You Need a Dashboard for Your Project
Have you ever driven your car when your dashboard isn’t working? I have. It was terrifying. My first car was a ’83 Mercury Marquis. It was a tank of a car and mostly reliable, which is saying something for a fourteen year-old car. Unfortunately, the dashboard didn’t always work. One time, the gas gauge gave out. […]
