Im looking for help/Info on an challenge im facing,
I need to create 50/60 system family wall types, and fill out the meta data in each for COBI , IFC and specification data. So what im thinking is that i create an excel sheet like in the image below, get the supplier to fill this with all the mete data and have dynamo bring it back into revit and create the different wall types and the parameters for all the meta data.
If I got that far it would be great, but to push it a step further , could i get dynamo to create the different layers within the wall types ?
I think I found the basic node you’ll need to create the various wall types, and to put information into them form excel. The first thing to do is to get the Clockwork package from the package manager. There is a node called ElementType.Duplicate which is the easiest way in my opinion to make new wall types. Combine that with the read excel nodes, and some clever list manipulation, and you should have no problem creating new wall types, and setting the parameters as you describe.
Changing the layers is a little harder. There are nodes in clockwork to get information about the CompoundStructureLayers, and a node to Set the material of a compound layer, however, this does not add or remove layers. It is possible to do through the API. I haven’t seen a node that does this, not to hard to make.
I was wondering if a script was ever created that could do the above? I also have an excel spreadsheet with a number of wall types and associated parameters which I need to bring into Revit. Something like what is described above would really help me speed up this process and minimize duplication of work and human error. Any help would be much appreciated.
You can use the Create Compound System FamilyType node in Genius Loci package to make this task easier.
You will need the Element.SetParameterByName node to populate your parameters.
Thank you for the quick response, from a first glance, this seem to be a step in the right direction for what I am trying to achieve.
Excuse my lack of knowledge as I am a novice at Dynamo, but with these nodes/packages, will I be able read from excel?
For the time being, what I have to work with is a spreadsheet showing Type Marks, Thickness, Stud Size, Acoustic Designation and Fire Designation (additional parameters to be added later if/when required).
I would like to be able to read from excel, create a list in dynamo for these wall types and their respective characteristics, and then pump these new wall types into dynamo (through duplicating a blank wall template).
Would either you have any direction on how to achieve this?
Hi @Alban_de_Chasteigner, could you kindly explain to me how “Create Compound System FamilyType” works? I performed some tests to set the parameters but I can only create a duplicate of the floor by changing its name. Thank you
Thanks @Alban_de_Chasteigner for the quick reply, but unfortunately I can’t understand what’s wrong. There seems to be a problem that returns “null” in the node. Thank you
Hi @Alban_de_Chasteigner I’m trying to install the update but there are errors and revit closes. This way I can’t install the new package. Do you have the same problem?
Sorry for the disagreement. It’s a bug with Dynamo 2.0 and Dynamo 2.02 that loads the .dll badly.
The bug is solved by the use of Dynamo 2.03. (https://dynamobuilds.com/)
If you stay with Dynamo 2.02, the shut down of Revit doesn’t prevent the correct installation of the package.
After a reboot of Revit, the package should be installed correctly.
I installed version 2.0.3 and managed to install Genius Loci package without problems but unfortunately for me I always get the result “Null” in “Create Compound System FamilyType”
So the names of your layer functions are not corrects. ["Finitura 1 [4]","Sostrato [2]","Strato Termico/Camera d'aria [3]","Struttura [1]","Finitura 2 [5]"]
In english, it’s [Finish1","Substrate","Insulation","Structure","Finish2]
Use the Get CompoundStructureLayers node to know the correct spelling.
