BIM NEWS 25.06.23

9 STEPS TO RENUMBER DOORS BY ROOM USING DYNAMO

In Nicolas Catellier 's blog, the process of automating door numbering in Revit using Dynamo is described. The plan involves retrieving all doors, using nodes to obtain "fromRoom" and "toRoom" values, grouping doors by the "toRoom" attribute, creating a unique character sequence, converting room numbers into strings, and assigning unique door labels. The author invites you to check out the full details and instructions on his blog .

From student to BIM coordinator

In this blog post by Adriana Kurek , the author shares her experience and tips on implementing Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a novice engineer. Adriana emphasizes the importance of taking initiative and not waiting for someone else to introduce BIM in your workplace. She highlights the relevance of BIM for architects, as it serves as a comprehensive database for building information.

The post offers practical advice on BIM implementation, including understanding parameters, BEPs, EIRs, and other related abbreviations. Adriana concludes by emphasizing the significance of continuous learning and professional development. To learn more about her journey and detailed insights into implementing BIM, read the full blog post.

Unit Testing and Arc Dimensioning

Jeremy Tammik discusses unit testing for Revit add-ins, clarifies the difference between API and SDK in 欧特克 products, and explores programmatic dimensioning in Revit, along with a secure file-sharing tool.

Tammik introduces Speckle shared xUnitRevit, a promising test runner for Revit add-ins, and mentions other options for unit testing. He answers a question regarding the API and SDK, explaining that it varies depending on the product. For example, the AutoCAD C++ API ObjectARX requires a separate DLL, while the AutoCAD.NET API and AutoLISP are included in the product.

Additionally, the blog explores programmatically dimensioning circles in Revit and presents a minimalist secure file-sharing tool.

For more details, read the full blog post by Jeremy Tammik.

5 Ways to Enhance Your Enscape Scenes with V-Ray

In his article "5 Ways to Improve Chaos Enscape Scenes with V-Ray", author Dan Stone discusses the advantages of using V-Ray in the #Enscape workflow. V-Ray offers a higher level of realism and detail, allowing the creation of professional renders based on Enscape scenes. The article suggests five ways to enhance scenes: replacing assets with higher quality versions from Chaos Cosmos, adjusting the lighting for maximum realism, changing materials for a more detailed appearance, using advanced V-Ray tools for lighting and material adjustments, as well as integrating V-Ray into the Enscape workflow. If you want to take your renders to the next level and familiarize yourself with the capabilities of V-Ray, it is recommended to read the article.

More details can be found at the link.

Combining the Real-Time Rendering of Enscape with the Photorealism of V-Ray

Gemma Da Silva wrote a blog post about the new compatibility between Enscape and V-Ray, two popular visualization tools. The blog highlights a webinar hosted with The Archilime Academy, showcasing how architects, designers, and 3D artists can now seamlessly combine real-time rendering with photorealistic results in their workflow. The post includes key timestamps for the webinar and additional resources discussing the benefits of an integrated workflow between designers and visualization specialists. The webinar has been uploaded to YouTube for easy viewing, allowing users to jump to specific sections of interest. The compatibility between Enscape and V-Ray bridges the gap between real-time and photorealistic rendering, enabling smooth collaboration and the production of high-quality renders.

For more details, read the full blog post.

Flocking point clouds in Dynamo

Kean Walmsley discusses a new #Dynamo package called WhatTheFlock, which implements a Boids-like flocking simulation. The package allows for setting initial agent positions from point clouds, providing more architectural possibilities. Kean shares his experiments with reading points from PTS files and showcases the package's functionality with a Stanford bunny model and an outdoor oven. He provides a video demonstration and a ZIP file containing the point cloud files and Dynamo graphs. Kean recognizes the potential of this approach for integrating other simulations into Dynamo and expresses gratitude to Long for contributing to the Dynamo community.

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TRAINING TIME

Andrew Milburn , in his blog, shares his experience working with #Revit and talks about modeling the Villa Savoye building. He notes interesting aspects of this building, such as its geometry and spatial solution. Andy also mentions the use of the Enscape3D plugin to create realistic #VR images. He further discusses his interest in the architecture of Palladio and compares it with the works of John Soane. Andy also considers plans for training beginners and adapting the Villa Savoye model for these purposes. He raises questions about the significance and influence of architectural decisions on society.

More detailed information can be found at the link.

Revit 2023 & 2024 –Analytical Modelling?Tutorial

In Lawrenceh's blog, they discuss the new possibilities for creating an analytical model in Revit 2023. The authors have reimagined the process of creating an analytical model, which is now independent of the physical model. This allows engineers to flexibly create a structural model in Revit before creating the physical model. The model can be exported to other analysis packages such as #Robot or #Tekla Structural Designer. The new workflow provides the ability to use multiple design tools with a single central model managed in #Revit . This provides convenience and flexibility in designing structures.

You can read more details at the following link.

BIM Conference "Vlog" - Digital Built Week Americas 2023

Adding parameters to Revit families using pyRevit!

Gavin Crump beast of a workflow today in pyRevit, adding shared parameters in bulk via Excel with all sorts of error handling. Ultimately the best version of this tool I've ever made!