Hi All, Q: I’m looking for a fitting boundingbox for just one FamilyInstance. A: Okay then you can use a “element.boundingbox” node. Q: But what if my element is rotated in the project (for example 30 degrees), it will become to large because the boundingbox is axis-aligned. A: Okay then you can…

[image] MJB-online: Our intention is to use the boundingbox dimensions for creating elementviews (and shopdrawings). This is well said, well outlined, and has a clear direction. You have a Revit problem, and want a Revit solution. And I have some really good news! Unlike bounding boxes in Dy…

Maybe this is something for you? [image] Unaligned Bounding Box

Or this perhaps? [image] Bounding Box in rotated coordinate system / rotated bounding box Revit Hi! I found a good way to find a rotated bounding box around multiple elements. Maybe that would be useful for someone. [bounding_box] Rotated_box_1.0.dyn (13.3 KB)

[image] MJB-online: Dynamoteam is it possible to create a BoundingBox that is not Axis-aligned Why do you want this?

This is my approach for family instances which returns a cuboid aligned to axis. [Element aligned bounding boxes in Dynamo!]

Hello everyone, Thank you for your response. @Daan , @zachri.jensen , @GavinNicholls unfortunately these methods all use the (element) solids. Usually this works well, and I’ve experimented a lot with this myself. But sometimes these (solid)methods are not stable (with complex shapes or solids with …

Try considering the underlying data structure of the bounding boxes. An axis aligned bounding box is a min point and max point. It’s calculated by simple checking all points in the geometry and getting the min/max x y and z values. It’s not an actual box, it just two points. It’s used internally wit…

Dear @jacob.small , Sorry for the late response, I did some research first. I’m not native english speaking so I find it difficult to understand your technical story. Furthermore, I don’t think like a programmer so that’s my second stumbling block. Finally, I find it difficult to understand where t…

[image] MJB-online: For now I have chosen to include a (nested family) in my elements, with reference planes that move with the outer dimensions This is a VERY good solution and could in fact help in other aspects of automation (as you now have a consistent set of well named references to dim…

The search for a "perfect" boundingbox

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