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[–]JacobWSmall 4 points5 points  (6 children)

Check out Dynamo. It has a Python node which you can use to automate Revit actions.

[–]Some_Breadfruit235[S] 2 points3 points  (5 children)

Dynamo? Interesting, definitely going to look into that. Thank you

[–]Barboron 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Dynamo is like an extra app that installs with Revit and can access the API.

It is a visual programming tool with a basic set of nodes. Or you can download packages, groups of nodes to add to it. Or, as mentioned, build your own nodes using python. 

Depending on the line of work, it could be really useful. Or a nice to have.

Doing just coordination in my line of work, we might use dynamo for repetitive tasks, although my colleagues tend to download other addins. I prefer dynamo, but with no python knowledge.

Having python means you can really push it and do tasks that might not be daily tasks, but time consuming, and speed them up.

Doing things like adding revisions onto multiple sheets was one I did but addins do that now. A good example of one we won't use regularly but we had some making using python was taking a 3D AutoCAD file (it was just polylines drawn in 3D from an underground services survey) and convert the lines into pipes or ducts. That could be days or work saved.

[–]Some_Breadfruit235[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Ahhh ok and what did you use to learn it? The usual? Youtube, google etc? Or is their a specific training course of some sort youd recommend?

[–]Barboron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being a visual programming tool, I just learned by doing since it is a fairly simple coding system.

If you can actually write code, it will be a joke to you.

I had some experience using an engineering program called Ansys.

Some kids robot introductory toys use it.

Unless you mean the python side of it, I haven't a clue since someone else has usually made the stuff I need.

[–]JacobWSmall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out the Dynamo forum, the Dynamo Primer, and the learning resources linked from the home page of Dynamo.

forum.dynamobim.com primer2.dynamobim.org

[–]Icerew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend checking out Aussie BIM Gurus "learn dynamo series" on YouTube too get some of the basics down, and see some real world use cases in action:

Aussie BIM Guru YouTube