Python vs. C# for Revit Users (Using Dynamo and Grasshopper)

 

On this episode of BIM After Dark Live the great Marcello Sgambelluri returns to the show to talk about Python vs. C# for Revit Users as it relates to Dynamo and Grasshopper.  

If you don't know Python and want to learn it, join us.  If you don't know C# and want to learn the basics, join us.  If you KNOW Python but want to know how it relates to C#, check this video out.

We also had some great comments in the live chat that you will want to keep and eye on, too!

Click here to view the replay of Episode 73 with Marcello... 

Structural Modeling in Revit (Marcello's Framing Principles)

If you missed this episode live you definitely want to check out the replay.  In typical Marcello fashion he demonstrated unique ways of approaching "traditional" structural beam modeling techniques...

On this episode of BIM After Dark Live I was joined by the great Marcello Sgambelluri to talk about structural modeling in Revit.  I know this show (and my content) tend to be architecture heavy.  I'm an architect, what can I say?!  Well, this one goes out to our structural engineering friends using Revit.

Marcello is well known for create lots of "wild" things in Revit (like elephants) but he is a structural engineer at heart.  I could not think of a better person to come on and  share his best tips when modeling building structures in Revit!

We'll be covering a whole spectrum of topics from using analytical lines as helpers, to columns schedules, and even some Dynamo... 

The Dynamo and Grasshopper for Revit Reference Manual (Replay)

 

On this episode of BIM After Dark Live I was joined by a very special guest, Marcello Sgambelluri. Marcello was on the show a few months ago and mentioned a book he was writing... Well, that book is now available! "The Dynamo and Grasshopper for Revit Cheat Sheet/Reference Manual" is 272 pages of pure awesomeness. Marcello includes hundreds of working Dynamo scripts and their working counterpart in Grasshopper (for Revit). We talked about the book and how knowing BOTH of these tools expands the functionality of Revit for you.

We also had a little fun when I did an example of a practical use of one of Marcello's scripts in Dynamo followed by Marcello demonstrating how to do the exact same thing in Grasshopper/Rhino... Super cool!

Continue reading to view the replay and download the sample files from our demonstration (including the Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit, and Dynamo files...)

Rhino, Grasshopper, & Revit (w/Marcello Sgambelluri)

The great Marcello Sgambelluri joined me again during last night's happy hour and it was one to remember.  First, YouTube decided to go down 10 minutes before we went live!  Luckily, everything was up and running we were only a few minutes late.

By the way, if you have missed any of the Happy Hours live, you can get notified by either subscribing to my email list or subscribing to my YouTube channel... And, if you have missed the last 7 episodes you can see them all here...

As for last night, well, Marcello demonstrated how "Rhino Inside Revit" works and we discussed some of the ways we believe this technology will benefit the AEC industry...  Yes, we are talking about running Rhino (and Grasshopper) inside of Revit... Super cool... Of course, Marcello also made a few 3D animals as well...

Continue reading to view the replay and see all the links mentioned in the episode...

Happy Hour Replay with Special Guests Paul Aubin and Marcello Sgambelluri!

Last nights live happy hour was pretty special.  I got to hang out for an hour and answer your Revit questions with two of my "Revit Heroes".  

The topics we chatted about were everything from Twinmotion, to documentation, to origin points, and finally light sabers.

Who were the special guests??

Click to read more to find out who and watch the happy hour replay....

Marcello's Dynamo BIM Tutorial List

Marcello, made famous by his incredible creation of the Revit cow back in 2010, has a knack for immersing himself in whatever new technology is interesting to him.  In addition, having hung out with him many times, I can say that he is an awesome guy.  Which is why you should defeinitely be following his blog as he dives into the world of Dynamo...  I won't say too much more because Marcello says it all in his latest blog post series...

I took the liberty of listing 22 of his latest posts regarding Dynamo... Because I believe you, my readers, should see Marcello's content! Keep an eye on his blog and I will update this list as new posts come out...

WHAT IS DYNAMO?

the Dynamo interface

Want to talk to the Revit API? No coding experience? No Problem. Use Dynamo!

What is a vector in Dynamo? Its not a point

Revit Tutorial - Reporting the Length of ANY Curve (Simply Complex)

Great write-up by Marcello... Not only will this tutorial teach you how to find the length of any curve but it will help you dive into some interesting Family/Massing functions and parameter uses....

Report the Length of Any Curve including Splines and Egress paths

What do you mean Report the Length of Any Curve?

Have you ever noticed that when you model a curve in Revit, say in the in-place mass family editor, and you select the curve; the length displayed in the properties window is grey-ed out. The length value is read only. That means it is not report-able.

“The Path Divided Method” presented below gives seven simple steps that will describe how to create a length parameter on a spline made up of 4 points. Note  this method can be applied to any curve or series of curves.

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