Create Curve-Based Sections in Revit (Section by line/spline)

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Dear Dynamo Community,

I recently faced an old and common challenge in Revit—creating curve-based sections. We already know - there’s no way to do it, right? But drawing a row of straight little sections manually is a time-consuming and quite unpleasant process, especially for projects with non-linear architecture such as tunnels or dams.

Solving this issue, I’ve developed a Dynamo script that automates the creation of curve-based sections in Revit. Just 28 nodes, no code and vanilla Dynamo, making section automation a breeze. I decided it’s a good idea to make a step by step beginner-friendly showcase-video out of it. We wil cover:

  • How to create a SectionView in Dynamo
  • How to create a Coordinate System in Dynamo
  • How to create sections on a selected curve

Let me know your opinion (especially about the workaround) as I’m not very familiar with Dynamo geometry so we could make changes in the upcoming second part, where we place our sections side by side on a sheet!

Best regards and good luck with Dynamo scripting!
Anna

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This post will be updated when the second part will be released

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In the second part of tutorial, we will cover:

  • How to create a place views on a sheet in Dynamo side by side
  • How to create a PythonScript node
  • How to create and use a transaction in Dynamo

…And of course… hit subscribe and don’t miss the plugin!:computer::sparkles:

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