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How to Make Your Dynamo Graph Less Fragile When Sharing

Summary Dynamo has been around for a little while now. I think we can all agree that it has reached a level of maturity/sophistication that has far surpassed its humble beginnings in Autodesk Vasari. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Dynamo UI from way back when (image courtesy of https://buildz.blogspot.com/2014/01/dynamo-stadiu

Reducing Material Waste with Generative Design

Summary Generative Design is great for a variety of workflows. Some of the simplest workflows to utilize involve randomization. With randomization you are able to quickly iterate through designs, filter down what lends itself to more discussion and refine further. However, the real power of Generative Design is found when you start to

5 Ways to Collaborate with Generative Design

In recent posts, we have looked at various ways to implement Generative Design in your workflow for everyday tasks. These include (but are not limited to) topics such as, Laying Out Sheets in Revit, Verifying Viewpoints for Camera Placement, and Finding Optimal Room Tag Locations. For this post, we wanted to take a look at a few of the

Using Input Nodes “Incorrectly” in Dynamo Player

Summary In Revit 2023, we received a lot of improvements in Dynamo player. For a quick overview and a few other references, check out this post. However, one big consideration while working in Dynamo player is, "How are you going to get input from your end-user?". Luckily there are a number of ways to receive input data from your users. These c

Creating Dynamo Player Graphs That Adapt to Project Units!

Summary Have you ever made a Dynamo graph that works great and as soon as you go to share it, the receiver is in a different unit format? Often times this results in errors like this: [caption id="attachment_53581" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Graph originally created for imperial units[/caption] [caption id="attachm