Dynamo and Network Arch bridges

Dynamo and network arch bridges goes together like.. uhh. well, like Dynamo and network arch bridges!

Network Arch bridges is known for being pretty optimal when it comes to material usage due to its elements being mainly subjected to axial forces. To add to the awesomeness it was developed by a Norwegian engineer called Per Tveit during the 50s!

Not going to share the script unfortunately, it's way too messy and therefore not very educational.
Still I want to show all bridge designers that Dynamo is a force to be reckoned with. Move the geometry over in Robot as well and run Optimo to find optimal hanger placement, width top vs bottom. Tempted to say it's revolutionary!

In Revit:

(not yet a optimal hanger placement it seems..)

Spaghetti-Script overview:

Tested it quickly in Infraworks as well:

Gif of flexing in real time:

So long.

Ammo: Which sheets are my elements on?

Thanks to Magne Ganz at Multiconsult which brought up the following challenge: "When showing an IFC-model on site is it possible to click an element and see what sheets it is on?" (Freely translated..)

Well, the first and most obvious answer is: Use Navisworks. They got functionality which can let you do this, and it works pretty well I must say. Check it out here

But, what if we want this as a parameter in the Revit elements themselves, to be exported to IFC?

Dynamo on the shining knight comes riding again.

First of all create a project parameter (or use a shared parameter) of your choice and select the element categories for which you want to generate a "OnSheet" parameter.

This is not the prettiest of scripts, but it will do the trick. (Also, other than the mere practical use of a definition like this, you get a study in list management..) I've got a feeling this can be consolidated some more, and I'll make a edit to the post if I find out. I'll probably go ask the community.

EDIT: Again thanks to Dimitar Venkov we have a more concise method using a code block definition. It is worth paying attention to how this useful script iterates over the sheets and accumulate the text parameter as it goes. Beautiful designscripting from the bulgarian Dynamo master! :)

Result in Revit: 

The only hitch here is that it will be processing all elements in all the views you select, so it may be a bit slow. Tests I've done indicate that it can deal with a rather large number of elements a fairly short amount of time, but still no guaranties on my part if you run it on your largest project!!
The final SetParameter node will also go yellow as it threats all elements in view, but only the elements in the categories we selected for the project parameter will be written to.

The custom packages necessary:
- Clockwork by Andreas Dieckmann
- Elements in view(s) by Marc Tavenier
- Archi-lab by Konrad Sobon

Here is the script: SCRIPT

Suggestions for tweaks will be met with gratitude!

Dynamo 0.8.1 released, Summer vacation next..

So two things are up, summer vacation and Dynamo 0.8.1. Both are equally colorful and awesome. At least the last one mentioned. With 0.8.1, Dynamo gets some new features, read all about it here, among them the ability to give color to geometry. So why not use Dynamo for what it was meant to be: A colorized thermometer?

The idea came from the one and only Håvard Vasshaug. So a big shout out goes to him for getting me hooked on things that are somewhat.. unpragmatic. If you want, bookmark it under the "Because-we-can"-category..

But as Norwegians we're not always blessed with the best water temperatures and therefore we should be warned in our native software when water temperatures will peak the next few days, obviously..

So what do we need?
1. A meteorological institute with open data API: http://api.met.no/
2. Dynamo (goes without saying)
3. Three additional packages from the package manager: "Luncbox" and its XML parsers from Nathan Miller and Case,  the "UI ++" from Adam Sheather. (You don't actually need the UI++, but it's awesome!) and optionally the "Dynamo text" package from the father himself, Ian Keough.

Result?

And the rather messy definition:

Should probably have cleaned it up a bit, but ain't got the time, it's off for summer..

So long!