There is a list “A” of geometric elements and one key element “B”. You extract an element from the list which is itersects with “B” (by BoundingBox.Intersects). How can you make a loop that with every turn extracts an element from the list “A” intersecting to the previously found?
As a result, you need to get a list of all elements intersecting with each other starting from the first key element “B”.
In this example I have a simple ventilation system in Revit 2016, and I’m trying to make a pressure losses count script. It is necessary to choose all the elements that are connected to each other, starting from a diffusor.
Unfortunately, I can’t attach Revit and Dynamo initial files as a new member of a forum, but if anybody wants to take a look, I can send it by email.
Hi Einar,
Exactly, I’m trying to make a group of elements that are connected. Thank you!
But is there really no way to do this with basic Dynamo nodes?
I made one more try, please see the pictures below:
pic1: founded the first connected element (as before);
pic2: Some actions are added: 1 - is a loop fuction in DS code block, which puts an element founded earlier to a starting position while 3 is false; 2 - the same to the list of rested elements; 3 - condition for the loop 1; 4 - condition for the loop 2; 5 - marking founded elements with additional numerical parameter changing from “0” to “1”; 6 - potentually, this must form a list of all marked elements, i.e. the final result
And it is still not working. Could you be so kind as to tell me where I am wrong?
pic.1:
That idea with curves looks interesting and close enough. Perhaps I should modify duct fittings and accessories to get their curves built. I’ll try. Thank you!
I want to form a list of elements which are located between air diffusors and the opened end of a duct system. This requires additional filters in a dynamo construction to make a ‘chain’ turn a right way on crosses, but never mind (it isn’t a problem). Every element has its own Pressure Drop parameter. By summing this values of elements from a list you can get a Total Pressure Drop value, which is very important for HVAC engineers. Why this way? Because of Revit’s basic researches are just awful and don’t work correctly.
So I suggested it’ll be a good idea to analyse connected elements by one, for example: 1 we have a diffusor 2 what it is connected with? *analysing => with a duct 3 OK, now we have a duct connected with that first diffusor. What this duct is connected with? … *analysing again => with an elbow. 4 … 5 a cross is connected with two new ducts. What to choose? *filtering and choosing the one with a larger air volume value => … 6 etc.
The catch is that you must analyse different objects time by time: diffusor at first, than a duct, than an elbow, etc. This is a sly problem which I haven’t solved yet.
