This is an improvement of the existing script which was able to connect devices with the pipe. As shown in the video the script is tested on Revit 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In this version of the script, some fields are excluded from the… Read More »Connect devices R1
First of all, this script is not a complete solution that you can use on a large-scale project and for the different paper sizes. Maybe someday I will round this script but at this moment this is just a way to show that is possible… Read More »Automatically read coordinates for the legend
This script will automatically create round and rectangular wall openings for Cable trays, Ducts and Pipes. The script contains so many features but there is also room for improvement. Because the most common relation between architectural and MEP model is over the Revit link the… Read More »Wall openings for MEP installations
This is the script that can automatically add insulation to the Ducts, Duct Fittings, Duct Accessories and Flex Ducts categories. Inside the script, there are two approaches. The first approach is to select System Type and then the script will recognize all elements (with the… Read More »Duct insulation
The purpose of this video is to introduce the ways how you can deal with if and else statements inside the Dynamo. Also, this video should answer a question which way is faster than others. There are 4 different ways (as far as I know)… Read More »Practical Dynamo Course – If/else different methods
The original post for this script you can find at the following link: https://dynamoscripts.com/enhance-tag-all/ This simplified version is a response to the questions that I receive regarding the original script. The first question is related to the selection of the elements which will be tagged.… Read More »Enhance Tag All – Simplified
This script should show how easy (or hard) is to import CAD objects to Dynamo and to use them to create installations like pipes, ducts or cable trays. The script has two issues, it can not create tee fittings without some improvement and all created… Read More »AutoCAD drawing to Pipes, Ducts or Cable Trays
The purpose of this script is to show very simple logic which you can use for the tasks like calculation of the bricks on some walls. The script relay on the pattern information. The idea is that the user selects walls for which we need… Read More »The number of bricks
The purpose of this script is to connect different devices with the pipe. Before running the script the user should check what is the system classification of the connector on the device. The script will always create three new pipes in order to connect the… Read More »Connect devices
Both previous scripts are now merged into one script. Now the script can be used on real projects. The script is now able to find the closest wall it does not rely only on the interior part of the wall (which in some situations can… Read More »Improved AutoDimension
If you need quickly to perform a check for all legends and schedules that are included in your drawings then this script can be a good tool for you. The script does not have a user interface. It will export a list to Excel for… Read More »Legends and schedules list to Excel
This is an improvement video of the script which can automatically create aligned tags. If you did not see the original video you can click on the following link: While I did test the original script I did notice that some things need to be… Read More »Improved – Automatically create aligned tags
You can transfer Revit geometry in Autodesk CFD but you will also need one more volume to represent the air. You can create that volume inside the Autodesk CFD if the volume does not have too many edges, but for a little complicate volume I… Read More »Autodesk CFD – Subtract the volume
The purpose of this video is to show the good and bad thing regarding approach when you want to create a script which will need to deal with the alignment of the tags. While testing the script I did notice a couple of things that… Read More »Automatically create aligned tags
If you are searching for the Dynamo script which will automate some part of your tasks regarding the pipe isometric view then you can check this script. This script is able to automatically assign Mark values as unique values. Also, the user has the freedom… Read More »Pipe isometric view
The purpose of this video is to show you the basics which you will need if you like to create dimensions from the Dynamo. This time we want to discover the case when we need to place dimensions between the interior side of the wall… Read More »Automatic dimensions (sides)
The purpose of this video is to show you the basic which you will need if you like to create dimensions from the Dynamo. This script can produce automatic dimensions between grids and the ducts and also between walls and the ducts. Because of the… Read More »Automatic dimensions (centers)
This is a script with a just couple of nodes. This script is very useful in a situation when you need to create a custom duct fitting. The only thing that the user interface will ask you to do is to select two ducts that… Read More »Custom duct fitting
The purpose of this video is to show that we can access and change the element parameter values from the Dynamo. For some reason, I did find that the people have the opinion that from the Dynamo you can only change parameter values for the… Read More »Practical Dynamo Course – Access parameter values
The script gives you the ability to show a critical path in any view. When the user runs the script the UI will ask for the System name. The user can choose only one system name and after that, the script will find the critical… Read More »Show a critical path
If you are tired of creating the boundaries for the ceilings and splitting the walls around the rectangular columns, then this is the perfect script for you. Because of the restriction of the Revit API, we cannot create new ceilings and modify boundary for the… Read More »Cut ceilings and walls
The possibility to compare and detect new, changed and deleted elements is divided into three different scripts. The first file “01 Old model” you need to run when you open the old model. The purpose of this script is to collect all relevant data from… Read More »Compare the models inside the Revit
This is an improvement video of the script which can align elements on the ceiling. If you did not see the original video you can click on the following link: https://dynamoscripts.com/align-elements/ While I did test the original script I did notice that some things need… Read More »Align elements – Improvement of the script
This script actually has two parts. The first script needs to export .DWG file from the view and the second script will align all elements. The script is able to handle multiple ceilings in the one room, cascade ceilings and ceilings that have a rotation… Read More »Align elements
If you need to place pipe supports in your entire project and you do not want to do that manually this script can help you. This script is able to deal with a change of dimension, change of direction of the pipe (any angle of… Read More »Place pipe supports
If you want to learn Dynamo this is the right place to start. In this video, you will learn the basics including the Dynamo interface and essential functions that we need in order to create a script. As always, we will go step by step… Read More »Practical Dynamo Course – First steps
In this video, I did play with geometry inside the Dynamo in order to show you the basics. This script is a sequel to the previous video and if you are just starting with a Dynamo it will help you to watch the introduction video:… Read More »Practical Dynamo Course – Geometry
If you can not schedule element by level because you can not find the proper parameter in the list, you can follow this script. This script will create a new project parameter and it will detect the element level according to the absolute height from… Read More »Detect and schedule element by level
In this video, you can see how Dynamo can help in situations when you need to detect if tags overlap other elements in the view. It is useful to run a script like this before you send your drawings in order to check if your… Read More »Intersects Tags
If you want to create a filled region in a way that Revit automatically collects room boundaries and you just want to select a color than this script is perfect for you. You can use existing filled region color or you can choose in the… Read More »Smart usage of the Filled Region
This script can work with Pipe and Duct elements. If needed it can easily be reworked for other categories. The script gives you the freedom to choose which system do you want to tag (you do not need to tag all elements on the view).… Read More »Enhance Tag All
This script run Data-Shapes user interface. The user interface will ask you to show the location of Excel file, you will also need to write an excel sheet name and to enter the name of the cell from which Dynamo will start reading data and… Read More »Create sheets from the Excel file
This script will ask the user only to select Views in which the user wants to place room tags. When the user selects one or more Views than the script will delete all existing tags (if they exist). Then, the script will reset the room… Read More »Automatically place Room Tags
This script provides the user flexibility to choose if the user wants to calculate duct weight for all rectangular ducts or just for the selected ducts. The user can also choose the material of the duct and the Dynamo will do the rest. Dynamo will… Read More »Rectangular Duct Weight
In the new video, I will show you how to build a simple script that manipulates with revisions. First of all, we need to tell Dynamo to read all revisions that we have in the project and all the sheets that we have in the… Read More »Manipulate with Revisions
This script will do just that. It will give you information regarding the location for all elements in your project. I did take for example Mechanical Equipment and Pipes categories. If you need this script for different types of categories I’m sure that you will… Read More »Elements location in the building
This script will ask you to choose one of the legends from your project and you will need to check on which sheets you want to add that legend – Dynamo will do the rest. Input that is not “unlocked” in this version of the… Read More »Automatically add a legend to the sheets
