A compilation of potentially useful Dynamo Scripts to enhance Autodesk Revit.
An automated tool for checking brick co-ordinating sizes.
Select a dimension element within a Revit project and CO Check will calculate which are accurate brick co-ordinating (CO-, CO, and CO+) sizes.
Where dimensions aren't valid CO sizes it will suggest what you should change them to.
CO Check is incredibly easy to use, first follow the download & install instructions below then follow these steps to use the tool.
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Open
Dynamo Player
within Revit and press theRun script
icon next to CO Check. -
After a brief pause a dialog box will appear asking you to select a dimension element. After selecting a dimension, press continue.
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Another dialog will appear with a summary of which dimensions aren't valid co-ordinating dimensions and suggestions of the closest valid values you could use instead.
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At the bottom of this dialog is an option to
Set text below dimension to
ensure thatCO Status
is selected and press continue. -
The status of each dimension will now be shown beneath the value.
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Running the script a couple more times will enable you to co-ordinate the changes needed to fix the CO sizing like so:
- If you wish to clear the CO Status from below the dimension just re-run the script but select the
Empty
option instead ofCO Status
when prompted toSet text below dimension to
.
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The scripts require a couple of Dynamo packages (
Rhythm
andData-Shapes
) to function, these are easily installed from within Dynamo, so open up Revit, load an existing file or a new document then go to theManage
tab where you'll find theDynamo
underVisual Programming
. Once it has loaded clickPackages
on the menu bar thenSearch for a Package..
. Give it a few seconds to synchronise with the server then search forRhythm
and press the large download arrow to install the latest version. -
Once that package is installed search for
Data-Shapes
and install that. You're now free to close Dynamo. -
Next, either download the dynamo script you need individually or download all the scripts and examples as a zip archive.
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Then extract the zip or copy the individual script to a suitable directory on your computer.
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Within Revit go to the
Manage
tab where you'll find theDynamo Player
underVisual Programming
. In the Dynamo Player click theBrowse to folder
icon and locate the directory you've saved the scripts to. -
The scripts should now be loaded and ready to use. Just hit the
Run script
icon to use them.
I'm always on the look out for collaborators so feel free to get in touch, suggest new features, or just fork the repository to add your own families at will.