Dynamo Player on Autodesk Revit for Quantity Takeoff

Name: Dynamo Player on Autodesk Revit for Quantity Takeoff
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Using dynamo player and dynamo to create schedule extraction protocols for fast quantities

Created byEnrique Galicia

Last updated 8/2020

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What you'll learn

Develop some sample scripts to be follow by dynamo.
Learn to recognize patterns and protocols where as they need to be dynamo driven or dynamo player solved
Review relations of schedules and how to automate those process.

Course content

5 sections • 17 lectures • 2h 0m total length

Introduction1:13
Schedule Extraction on Revit3:17
Learn to speed up quantity takeoffs by creating Revit schedules with Dynamo and Dynamo Player, selecting categories and fields, applying filters and formats, and exporting to Excel.
Dynamo Requirements Overview5:27
Explore the basics of Dynamo for Revit, including version 2.0, Dynamo Player, libraries and packages, and Excel data imports for quantity takeoff.

Functionality being Displayed11:18
Learn to build dynamo scripts for quantity takeoffs in Revit, creating schedules, selecting categories, naming conventions, and pulling sharable fields, then apply sorting, grouping, and filters for an indexed output.
Configuring the file2:04
Configure the file to drive Dynamo Player for quantity takeoff by mapping categories, fields, and parameters in an Excel-like document, with sort, group, filter, and itemize options.
Creating the Script for schedule creation11:05
Create the script to build schedules by importing Excel data, applying naming conventions, extracting categories and fields, and configuring indexing, sorting, and field selection within Dynamo for Revit quantity takeoff.
Setting Sorting Grouping6:00
Set up and configure sorting grouping in Dynamo Player for Revit takeoffs, defining levels, splitting strings, and ensuring consistent element counts to drive Excel-backed reports.
Setting Filters and Indexing10:26
Set up and refine filters in dynamo to compare element values, clean lists, and index items across levels to produce accurate quantity takeoffs, with unit conversions to centimeters.
Creating the Dynamo Player Script8:17
Learn to build a Dynamo Player script for Revit that guides file selection, input mapping, and element naming to automate quantity takeoffs.

Configuring the file2:50
Configure the dynamo workflow to create borders for different schedules and information elements. Create a shared parameter and pull data from an Excel file with naming, grouping, and category settings.
Creating the Script for Shared Parameter Creation6:45
Create a script for shared parameter creation in Revit using Excel inputs and map parameters to categories. Prepare parameters for Dynamo Player and enable quick quantity takeoff.
Creating the Dynamo PLayer Script7:25
Create a Dynamo Player script in Autodesk Revit to manage parameters, read Excel inputs, and save and run selections for quantity takeoff.

Creating the Script for Family Type Extraction11:36
Learn to extract Revit type parameters for quantity takeoff with a Dynamo script, using Excel to pull category and parameters and to concatenate family name and type name.
Types Parameters Extracted7:18
Extract type parameters and element counts for quantity takeoff in Dynamo Player for Revit, then export parameter values to Excel with sheet names by level.
Types Parameters Inserted12:46
Use Dynamo to insert type parameters in Revit for quantity takeoff, linking families and categories through lists, flatten and transpose steps to align parameter values.

Exporting Schedules10:09
Learn to export Revit quantity takeoff schedules to csv via Dynamo, building a script to select elements, filter by name length, sort, flatten lists, and configure export paths and options.
Exporting Schedules Created to Excel2:09
Export schedules created in Dynamo Player for Revit to Excel by specifying the file path, enabling override, and applying the naming convention to produce the Excel file.

Requirements

A Computer to accomplish the recommended exercises
Need to install a trial of Autodesk Revit 2019 , and Dynamo 2.1 on the Computer
Need to know or have taken Dynamo Analysis , Dynamo Player Volume 1 and Revit Quantity Takeoffs

Description

This course it’s designed to help you increase your quantity extraction habilities by using Dynamo and Dynamo Player to create schedules and excel files faster than ever.

Most of the times the schedule creating process it’s the same for every model, few modifications, filters, or sorting methods, with dynamo we can automate those results so in this course we will explore 4 processes related with quantity takeoffs an its automation.

Its an incredible opportunity to get access to workflows and open your possibilities to speed up your processes as well as for your partners or coworkers.

BIM is now on a second digital revolution where communication skills and programming would create a different value to construction and infrastructure BIM projects, the core stream would be reflected in responses and computer analysis rather than handmade models.

This course its part of a series of Dynamo Player optimization processes that clearly would become a complete collection of tools that can change modeling processes.

On this course we will ground concepts for a practical use so we can communicate with the computer and its capabilities would reflect those results.

Communication is the core competence require for a fluent BIM Coordination, and I do believe that generative design would shorten and improve the BIM adoption rate on design processes, so we are talking on a quantum leap to coordinate with construction and engineering systems.

This course complements with other courses such as Dynamo Player Volumes and Quantity Takeoff Courseand it will also set a new requirement for future courses with other workflows, for documents creation.

Go at your own pace, jump between sections and enjoy a lifetime access of content

Also, we have a direct response for any topic listed, so we can improve the content.

Be the first to know of future courses regarding BIM, take advantage of all the opportunities that may appear and use it to improve your work performance and get better job positions.

Who this course is for:

Designers, Architects and Engineers that need to get quantities faster and to create a complete extraction protocol.
Construction Site workers that want to extract fast quantities from a model.
Anyone involved on quantity extraction .

Dynamo Player on Autodesk Revit for Quantity Takeoff

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 10min

Creating Schedules from Excel6 lectures • 49min

Creating Multiple Shared Parameters3 lectures • 17min

Extracting and Inserting Information on Revit Elements3 lectures • 32min

Exporting Schedules to Excel2 lectures • 12min

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