So it turns out there is a node in Dynamo called 'Element by Id' under the Selection library section. Not sure how many builds it is in but I just came across it in R21!
Hi! I've checked in Revit 2020, it's not there. Shall utilize your package for this node. And thank you for all the tutorials, they are really helpful!
Great Video Gavin! Thank you for redirecting me to this video, which answer some important questions. I will use the script with "Spaces". My goal is to link cooling and heating loads per room, as well as Mech. equipment, grilles and thermostats for each space or room.
You're welcome! Linking elements to spaces can be done using intersection of their location or bounding box with space geometry, and there might be some packages with this functionality as well. Check out MEPover which can get all connected elements in a system as well - I know some engineers use this to inform a system of all the rooms it is servicing by clashing a system's connected registers with the spaces.
Hi Gavin I have a question I want to fill parameter by the value of text, this value next to elements on plan ( Convet text on plan to value of parameter for the nearest elements ) by using dynamo
Not easily possible. Add parameters to the element and set their value, then tag the element. This is the way Revit is intended to be used, the less text the better. If they are text notes you could get the text notes in view and the elements, then find the closest text note to each element in order to set the value. Refer to my video on closest grids to see how finding closest elements is done.
Thanks Gavin for the video, I'm wondering if you can elaborate on how to make this a little more flexible. I'd love to be able to export selected parameters (from a list using DatashepesUI), make changes in excel then import the revised data without having to create code blocks containing the parameter names for each script. For long term use and use across multiple projects I feel that this would be helpful. I'm able to read the top line in excel to list the column headers but have yet to be able to plug that data back into a "SetParameterByName" node. Hope this makes sense, any thoughts?
It's quite complex but i have a video pair that shows a way to import/export family data. I've since built more refined takes on this for some clients, but the approach is still along the same lines. th-cam.com/video/bfiXf2E3Crs/w-d-xo.html
@@AussieBIMGuru Thanks very much! I've actually found (searching the comments section and your replies) that DiRoots makes the Revit/Excel link I was trying to build. We're a small firm and are hesitant to buy BIMLink or other expensive add-ins. Thanks as always for the high quality content! It's so very much appreciated.
@@AussieBIMGuru I use the same but it creates shared parameters without an SP file which is fine but not a true SP. Jeremy Tammik has a method for project parameters but it is way beyond my understanding may it could be a part of your Crumple package.
@@tahajaorawala7103 because I use paramanager and orchid I try not to double up on what theyre able to do. If i recall correctly in revit api adding categories after is difficult, cant recall if possible.
Thank you for the video. I would like to know, the default 'Element ID' shared parameter file location in Revit 2021. Somehow I lost the track, now unable to find it. Thanks.
By default Revit comes with no shared parameter file until you create one as far as I can recall. Element Id is a property inherent to elements when created, it doesn't use a shared parameter.
@@vijeshkumarv8469 oh if you want to expose it then yes writing to a parameter is the only way. Typically we don't expose this parameter though, we just use it in the background.
@@AussieBIMGuru I wish to load it in my schedules without using the Dynamo. Can I do that? Are there any tutorials or links on that. I have searched for the whole day. I could not find it. Am sorry.
As far as I know Autodesk owns the rights to the Dynamo platform, so as long as they maintain it it should remain. They would be very unpopular if they ever discontinued it.
@@AussieBIMGuru thank you for your outlook... I cant imagine how difficult data management and extraction will be for a normal revit user without dynamo... Or maybe if they have plans on switching to an alternative platform...
@@vrbaac1641 there is nothing close to what dynamo achieves really. If they kill dynamo, they probably kill revit also (and possibly my channel). They wont I'd say.
List.minimum takes the smallest item from a list that contains numerical data. Remap range takes the range of values in a list and adjusts their values to sit across a different range. So for example if I remapped [0,4,6,10] from 0-10 to 0-100, the list would become [0,40,60,100]. Both of these are list management tools, so we use them quite often - there isn't a specific architectural example but I use remapping to convert 0-1 into RGB channels quite often for example (0-255).
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So it turns out there is a node in Dynamo called 'Element by Id' under the Selection library section. Not sure how many builds it is in but I just came across it in R21!
Hi! I've checked in Revit 2020, it's not there. Shall utilize your package for this node. And thank you for all the tutorials, they are really helpful!
@@mkabmf0117 you're welcome!
Great Video Gavin! Thank you for redirecting me to this video, which answer some important questions. I will use the script with "Spaces". My goal is to link cooling and heating loads per room, as well as Mech. equipment, grilles and thermostats for each space or room.
You're welcome! Linking elements to spaces can be done using intersection of their location or bounding box with space geometry, and there might be some packages with this functionality as well. Check out MEPover which can get all connected elements in a system as well - I know some engineers use this to inform a system of all the rooms it is servicing by clashing a system's connected registers with the spaces.
the crumple package was a life saver yesterday especially elements by ID node
Thanks! They added a node for it in 2021 i think but not before then.
Great content Gav....
Thanks!
Hi Gavin
I have a question
I want to fill parameter by the value of text, this value next to elements on plan
( Convet text on plan to value of parameter for the nearest elements )
by using dynamo
Not easily possible. Add parameters to the element and set their value, then tag the element. This is the way Revit is intended to be used, the less text the better.
If they are text notes you could get the text notes in view and the elements, then find the closest text note to each element in order to set the value.
Refer to my video on closest grids to see how finding closest elements is done.
Thanks Gavin for the video, I'm wondering if you can elaborate on how to make this a little more flexible. I'd love to be able to export selected parameters (from a list using DatashepesUI), make changes in excel then import the revised data without having to create code blocks containing the parameter names for each script. For long term use and use across multiple projects I feel that this would be helpful. I'm able to read the top line in excel to list the column headers but have yet to be able to plug that data back into a "SetParameterByName" node. Hope this makes sense, any thoughts?
It's quite complex but i have a video pair that shows a way to import/export family data. I've since built more refined takes on this for some clients, but the approach is still along the same lines.
th-cam.com/video/bfiXf2E3Crs/w-d-xo.html
@@AussieBIMGuru Thanks very much! I've actually found (searching the comments section and your replies) that DiRoots makes the Revit/Excel link I was trying to build. We're a small firm and are hesitant to buy BIMLink or other expensive add-ins. Thanks as always for the high quality content! It's so very much appreciated.
Do you Have some method for adding document parameters (NOT shared parameter) and adding categories to existing parameters
Typically I use paramanager by diroots. Dynamo isn't very good at this, but it can do it using some OOTB nodes in 2022 onwards.
@@AussieBIMGuru I use the same but it creates shared parameters without an SP file which is fine but not a true SP. Jeremy Tammik has a method for project parameters but it is way beyond my understanding may it could be a part of your Crumple package.
@@tahajaorawala7103 because I use paramanager and orchid I try not to double up on what theyre able to do. If i recall correctly in revit api adding categories after is difficult, cant recall if possible.
Thank you for the video. I would like to know, the default 'Element ID' shared parameter file location in Revit 2021. Somehow I lost the track, now unable to find it. Thanks.
By default Revit comes with no shared parameter file until you create one as far as I can recall. Element Id is a property inherent to elements when created, it doesn't use a shared parameter.
@@AussieBIMGuru Thank you very much for a quick reply. So then how can I retrieve Element IDs without using dynamo as shared parameter?
@@vijeshkumarv8469 oh if you want to expose it then yes writing to a parameter is the only way. Typically we don't expose this parameter though, we just use it in the background.
@@AussieBIMGuru I wish to load it in my schedules without using the Dynamo. Can I do that? Are there any tutorials or links on that. I have searched for the whole day. I could not find it. Am sorry.
@@vijeshkumarv8469 no as far as i know you need dynamo or an app to read the value and write it to another visible parameter.
Nice tutorial ^^ just want to ask... WIll dynamo functionalities stay with revit after dynamo studio has been discontinued? Thanks^^
As far as I know Autodesk owns the rights to the Dynamo platform, so as long as they maintain it it should remain. They would be very unpopular if they ever discontinued it.
@@AussieBIMGuru thank you for your outlook... I cant imagine how difficult data management and extraction will be for a normal revit user without dynamo... Or maybe if they have plans on switching to an alternative platform...
@@vrbaac1641 there is nothing close to what dynamo achieves really. If they kill dynamo, they probably kill revit also (and possibly my channel). They wont I'd say.
Hi sir..how r u .sir...list.map nd math.min node ...what is the use of these node
Sory. I type wrong ....math.remap.range and list.min......node .....what is the use of these nodes...thanku sir .....
List.minimum takes the smallest item from a list that contains numerical data.
Remap range takes the range of values in a list and adjusts their values to sit across a different range. So for example if I remapped [0,4,6,10] from 0-10 to 0-100, the list would become [0,40,60,100].
Both of these are list management tools, so we use them quite often - there isn't a specific architectural example but I use remapping to convert 0-1 into RGB channels quite often for example (0-255).
@@AussieBIMGuru thanku sir