The Dynamo team is currently hard at work on a new feature, Node Autocomplete, which aims to simultaneously Lower the Barrier to Entry inside Dynamo and increase understanding of nodal relationships, speed of placement and use a localized search only to relevant nodes. We see the benefits of this f…

It looks like a desirable feature. It certainly helps speed node wiring and cleanup. Furthermore, I am wondering if we can right click on the inputs and analyze the workspace for existing nodes and allow for picking them to connect. I mean as a first choice. And if nothing exists then it can add a n…

:fireworks: :smiley: :heart_eyes:This will make me happier and help me teach my users more about Dynamo! Many fear it because they don’t know how to find nodes that relate for inputs. This also reminds me of the 3dexperience platform node setup which I enjoy. Defiantly a leap forward for Dynamo

As a newer user that has spent a lot of time typing in related or adjacent keywords in an attempt to find appropriate input node sources (Viewtype, View Type, etc…) and generally learn what is accessible OOTB without python or ds knowledge, this sounds fantastic.

Awesome! One question: Will the autocomplete functionality work with external packages (custom nodes or ZTNs)? One request: Could we have the ability to “favorite” certain nodes for each input type? That way we could manually build our own shortlist of autocomplete nodes.

@Nick_Boyts You’ll have to wait, i proposed something like this when Sol first asked the question. I said i wanted this for in- and outputs/ :vulcan_salute:

Hi Nick, Our intention is very much to allow external packages, yes! We’re currently figuring out the MVP based on only out-of-the-box, but have a few phases planned :slight_smile: The idea of favouriting is intriguing, and I have a few follow up questions: Do you imagine these propagate to the …

Hi @Marcel_Rijsmus - We are definitely doing both input and output ports :slight_smile: Just starting with input for the MVP. The reason for this is: New users may know what they want to end up with (i.e. Build a Wall in Revit), but not know how to get there. This will enable a new way of graph bui…

Yes. I’m picturing favorites just going to the top of the list. It would be nice if they were node specific, but even just favorites per object type would be helpful. Yes. Full list would still be helpful. I was thinking either separate sublists for Favorites and MVP or some sort of visual identifi…

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Users in this thread, if you have time, can you post your feedback on our feedback request thread on [Request for Feedback] Dynamo Node AutoComplete? I will gather the feedback and make improvements using that thread soon.

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