Efficient BIM Ducting Design with Revit and Dynamo

Update the course for Revit 2024 by aligning files, updating references to 2024, preserving DWG references as starting points, and ensuring Dynamo scripts run for future evolution toward 2025.

Learn to model rectangular and round ducts in Revit with Dynamo, configure connectors and routing, and create flex duct and air terminals workflows.

Learn to create and connect ducts in a modeling workflow using system tools, adjust sizes and elevations, and manage transitions and unit settings for accurate duct routing.

Create air terminal families in Revit by selecting the right template, choosing plane base or ceiling base, and defining connectors, dimensions, and type parameters to enable proper duct connections.

Create and configure a mechanical equipment family in Revit by setting reference planes, profiles, and connectors, then load and align the equipment to generate ducts and ensure proper classification.

Learn to insert a linked architectural file, copy levels with copy monitor, set a model origin, and manage view backgrounds to prepare ducting elements in Revit.

Place and validate 6x6 air terminals for bim ducting in Revit, adjust family types and units, and verify connections in wireframe view to ensure proper alignment.

Create and connect ducts for a mechanical extraction system, verify airflow and pressure drop, and use Dynamo to adapt duct layouts, align components, and integrate galvanized takeoffs and equipment.

Learn to model eight inch round duct connectors in Revit, set flow directions for supply and return, and align and link components for coordinated mechanical and electrical work.

Follow dynamo update steps for 2024 to ensure dynamos run properly. Install map over, update nodes for 2024/2025 compatibility, and convert units from feet to inches to address deprecations.

set up dynamo for efficient ducting design by configuring units to meters and installing key packages like lunchbox and practical beam to streamline modeling.

Explore dynamo's lists and geometry tools to create points from coordinates, build lines and curves, and manage multi-level lists with lacing, cross product, and flattening for efficient ducting design workflows.

Explore how to create connections between ducting elements using points, vectors, and lines, and use planes, projections, and vector math to route and interconnect components in Revit with Dynamo.

Explore creating ducts with routing in Revit using dynamo mapping and line-based duct creation, including galvanized takeoffs, configuring duct size (16x16/16x10), and connecting mains and branches.

Learn to configure terminals and equipment for autorouting duct layouts in a BIM workflow with Revit and Dynamo, including take-offs and rectangular or flex duct sizing using velocity and friction.

Connect air terminals and mechanical equipments using a dynamo workflow to create t connectors. Determine locations, sort points, and map connectors to align rectangular ducts.

connects MEP ducts to the main line using a Revit and Dynamo workflow, applying point coordinates, lines, and connectors, and converting units from feet to inches.

Develop grid systems for BIM ducting by connecting terminals to mechanical equipment using Dynamo routing grids, geometry translate, line sorting, and grid splitting.

Learn to route ducts over grids using Revit and Dynamo by manipulating points and lines, flattening and moving geometry, and applying shortest-path routing to create ducts with proper connectors.

Learn to create duct fittings and connections in Revit with Dynamo by building curves, applying connectors, and forming t joints to join main and branch ducts.