Hello everyone, I would like to ask how to use Dynamo to display the analysis results of finite element software in Revit, such as displacement? I can now make the Revit component display gradient colors to show displacement, but I want the Revit component to move. How should this be achieved？
I assume you are using Revit’s “Analysis Visualization Framework” (AVF) for the display of gradient colors. (This is an API controlled feature that allows you to display non-Revit analysis information inside Revit views.)
I have no idea how extensively “out of the box” Dynamo nodes hook into this, but I don’t believe that deflection values are part of the AVF. Could you modify your current script to use XYZ points instead of mapping them to a Revit plane, and use that to show deflection?
As the AVF only allows overlay of data (not modification of elements in Revit) you would not be able to change the shape/location of your Revit element. You would have to create new elements (maybe model lines?) to represent the deflected shape then delete them when you are done.
(and if you are looking for a full-on deflected shape animation when you say “I want the Revit component to move”, this is beyond Revit’s capabilities, I think…)
Thank you for your answer! This has been very helpful to me！