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Increasing Autodesk Revit Productivity for BIM Projects

By : Fabio Roberti, Decio Ferreira
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Increasing Autodesk Revit Productivity for BIM Projects

By: Fabio Roberti, Decio Ferreira

Overview of this book

Increasing Autodesk Revit Productivity for BIM Projects takes a hands-on approach to implementing Revit effectively for everyone curious about this new and exciting methodology. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples, this Revit book begins by explaining the principles of productivity in Revit and data management for BIM projects. You'll get to grips with the primary BIM documentation to start a BIM project, including the contract, Exchange Information Requirements (EIR), and BIM Execution Plan (BEP/BXP). Later, you'll create a Revit template, start a Revit project, and explore the core functionalities of Revit to increase productivity. Once you've built the foundation, you'll learn about Revit plugins and use Dynamo for visual programming and Power BI for analyzing BIM information. By the end of this book, you'll have a solid understanding of Revit as construction and design software, how to increase productivity in Revit, and how to apply multiple workflows in your project to manage BIM.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Section 1: Enhancing Your Productivity in Revit with Data Management and Templates
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Section 2: Setting Up Revit Projects Efficiently and Exploring Core Functionalities
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Section 3: Adding Visualizations and Dashboards to Your Data
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Section 4: Collaborating with Consultants and Plugins and Improving Revit Performance

Chapter 6: Visual Programming with Dynamo

Visual programming enables users to create a script by changing graphical elements rather than text programming, which is the typical process for developing a code. Basically, we are creating algorithms without writing code:

Figure 6.1 – Dynamo graphical elements

Users don't require any programming experience to start using visual programming applications, such as Dynamo, and automate Revit tasks, but it requires dedication to learn and master a new process.

Dynamo is an open source software that enables visual programming for Revit, Civil 3D, and other software.

The principles of Dynamo follow three basic processes:

INPUT + FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS + OUTPUT

We will be able to increase productivity in Revit by using Dynamo to automate multiple workflows and complete repetitive tasks quickly.

This chapter will provide you with a basic knowledge of Dynamo and demonstrate the importance of mastering...