Dynamo for Revit: Python Scripting

Learn to how to use Python scripting to extend the power of Dynamo and automate common Revit tasks.

Introduction

• Jumping into Python and Dynamo
• What you should know
• Exercise files

1. Dynamo and Python

• The Python node basics
• What is OOP?
• Importing the Dynamo library

2. Python Basics

• Defining variables
• Numbers
• Strings
• Working with lists
• Making decisions with conditionals
• Control with operators
• Logical operators
• Looping with the for loop
• Looping with the while loop
• Break and continue
• Nested loops
• Dictionaries
• Try and except
• Defining functions

3. Working with Libraries

• Built-in Python modules
• Extending Python modules
• Saving our own module
• What is IronPython?
• Accessing Revit nodes
• Importing the Revit API
• Working with the Revit API
• Revit conversions
• Dynamo conversions
• Navigating the Revit API

4. Revit API

• Collecting elements
• Creating a collector
• Getting Revit parameters
• Setting Revit parameters
• Creating line-driven elements
• Element locations
• Adjusting elements
• Creating a view
• View bounding boxes
• Revit API and IronPython types

Conclusion

• Next steps