Multiple materials with parameters from excel

[Inering]

Hi,

I have an excel file with multiple materials, and I wish to make a material library from this, which should include identity parameters and thermal parameters.

I have created strings/list with the different names/parameters I want for the materials from the excel file. But i’d like to know how to use these strings/list in python script to make these materials.

Is there anyone that can help me?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[JJUlkins]

Hi Inering,
This is the first post I found here. Does it help?

Creating Materials with Python

create materials python code.dyn (3.8 KB) Hello all, I am trying to use excel as a material database as we use various software etc so I need a central resource. I want to use Dynamo to add these materials to Revit, and be able to update them. Unfortunately the out of the box nodes are not sufficient so I am trying to use python as well. I am however getting tripped up in one of the first steps. I can add materials to Revit, but if the script is re run or a materials is added to the list, it …

or this without use of Python:
https://dynamonow.com/create-revit-materials-with-an-excel-sheet/

Also can you share the Excel file, so we can look at it?

[Inering]

Hi,

I managed to create the materials from that link, but i haven’t been able to import the parameters. But for now i don’t need it.

But thank you so much for the link!

[Inering]

I’d be happy to test them out yes, but when istalling the package through Github nothing accutually changes in Dynamo, am i missing something that i need to do to install it ? Haven’t installed anyhtoing though github before.