Cleaning Up Your Dynamo View
Big messy Dynamo graph? Can’t see through the jungle? Then try: View – Connectors – Show Connectors OFF View – Background 3D Preview – Show Grid OFF…
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A Lesson on Future Practice: Dynamo and Python in Everyday Use
I came across this link to a Dynamo seminar by Sol Amour delivered in Wellington about a month ago. I have had a bit of contact with Sol over the years and he is a Dynamo pro. Cool to see that Dynamo …
Dynamo 2.0 Released
The official build of Dynamo 2.0 is here. There are some big changes, so here are my key takeaways: File format has changed Automatic backups will be saved of 1.x files after upgrade Dynamo 2.0 will r…
Repath Hundreds of Revit Links Across Hundreds of Files In Batch Automatically With Dynamo
The Revit API is actually something pretty special. People will go on and on about how Revit needs this feature or that feature, but the fact is that you can build almost any feature you like with the…
Escape Characters For Revit and External Database Connections
If you try to build a connector to get some Revit data to a database like MySQL, you may hit an issue where some strings that are allowed in Revit will do funny things to your SQL instructions, like t…
Creating Flat Surfaces in Revit to Make 3D Grids or Datums
The form creation engine in Revit does not really know about flat vertical zero thickness surfaces. However, with DirectShape, we can make almost any type of mesh geometry. One interesting idea coming…
Yet Another Way to Randomize Planting and Entourage in Revit
There have been different ways of accomplishing this over the years. Now, with Dynamo, I would use this simple two step process: Create a unique type for each Planting or Entourage element (as Height …
Direct Download Links for Revit 2017 Update 1, Revit 2016 Update 7, and The DynamoBIM Player is Here
Big day yesterday in Revit updates, particularly with Revit 2017 Update 1 bringing some really cool enhancements, and the Dynamo Player! Here are some links and other information: Revit 2017 Update 1 …
Star Wars in Dynamo
So, you are modelling this awesome conceptual design with Dynamo and Revit, and you realise “hey, what we need is access to the Star Wars API in here…” Yes? Well, thanks to Jostein Berger Olsen, you c…
Lots of Free Downloadable Dynamo, Conceptual and Structural Resources
Heaps of presentation and sample file goodness at each link from here, thanks to Håvard Vasshaug: Workshops | Havard Vasshaug…