Revit Snippet: Create Truly 3D Parametric Perforated Panels

[@nedward5458]

Very useful tutorial and the voice is so beautiful like a singer, thanks for sharing this !

[@RVBoost]

Wow thanks for the kind words. I'll start to practice singing in my free time!

[@hoatien]

Great tutorial! I got stuck in the quads and surface.difference commands but I realised I downloaded the wrong package and was not using revit 2021. Looking forward for more!!

[@RVBoost]

Glad it helped! I'll definitely do more :)

[@pipy1]

So, is it not possible to get surface.difference command in revit 2020? Quads issue can be solved by installing Spring Nodes package thanks to @j0jjes's comment but still need to get surface.difference. Is there anyway to get in Revit 2020 version?

[@RVBoost]

I'm on Revit 2020 with Dynamo 2.3 and it has that node. Probably make sure you use the same versions.

[@piratesting]

This was exactly what I was looking for in contact. SUB!!!!

[@RVBoost]

Great! Welcome to the club!!!

[@abidnaqvi1435]

Hi, I am using the same Revit and Dynamo version as you have used but getting this error /Warning when I connect ꟿ Quads.ByPointMatrix node to PolyCurve.ByPoints node. Warning: PolyCurve.ByPoints expects argument type(s) (Point[], bool), but was called with (Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Vector[], bool). no idea how to solve this.is there way?

[@RVBoost]

You probably have a different version of the Spring Nodes package. Please install package version 203.2.0 and try again.

[@abidnaqvi1435]

@@RVBoost thanks a lot for your reply. I have installed package version 203.2.0 as suggested and tried but again getting the same warning message. I am using Dynamo Version 2.3.0 Revit 2020.2 Is there another method to get the quadrant point matrix?

[@RVBoost]

The error message says the node expects XYZ points but is given Vectors. May be try adding some nodes to convert vectors to points beforehand?

[@abidnaqvi1435]

Thanks a lot helping. it is working now. I used Vector.AtPoint node to convert vectors to points. Thanks a lot.

[@RVBoost]

Glad it worked! Happy to help 😊

[@qizhang7918]

Hi, I was following your tutorial step by step. However, I still do not have quads commands after I download springs. Besides, I downloaded the same version of spring as yours.

[@RVBoost]

Hi, I was on Dynamo 2.5 and Springs 203.2.0. Are yours the same versions?

[@j0jjes]

@@RVBoost I had to download spring nodes not Spring - Dynamo 2.0 to get the quads command.

[@RVBoost]

Thanks for the tip. I meant spring nodes too but so used of saying its short name!

[@pierdoro1983]

@@j0jjes Thanks you man... i was stuck.. big time..haha

[@RVBoost]

No worries! Hope it helped :)

[@sherifabuelala2054]

I found out that in 2021 it's under **Spring Nodes** One more thing I faced at the end value of (50) crashes my file (100) works fine I tested (80) as a value and it worked but I lost the L shape edge for the wall If I can send you the image to see it and tell me It would be great Thank you in advance

[@RVBoost]

Sure! Please send the image to [e-mail]

[@sherifabuelala2054]

Thank you for such a video, I also got stuck in the quads! I am working on Revit 2021, what is the solution for that? Any help?

[@RVBoost]

Hi! What issue do you have with the quads?

[@sherifabuelala2054]

@@RVBoost Thank you for your fast reply I commented down that I found it in Revit 2021 as *Spring Nodes* the other issue I explained in that comment can you kindly read it and reply on it please Thank you

[@ms7851]

Hi! How can I change the material?❤

[@RVBoost]

I did something similar here but with material assignment. Please check if it helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJDEloOpequFga8

[@PsychotronAyax]

What a good tutorial, how would it be done to put material, let's say I want it to be metal or plastic? You could show what are the other ways to export the geometry from dynamo to revit. thanks !

[@RVBoost]

To change the material, you can use the method showed towards the end of my other tutorial here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJDEloOpequFga8 I'll do a new video soon on other ways to bring Dynamo geometry into Revit :)

[@rezwanulhoque117]

nice work. How to use material in this panel?

[@RVBoost]

You can use the same method I used in this other tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJDEloOpequFga8

[@rezwanulhoque117]

@@RVBoost got it ,thanks.

[@jtiong5061]

hi mate, can explain how to export the line to autocad?

[@RVBoost]

You can open a suitable elevation view and do the usual export command from that view 👍

[@oguzhanaydemir7593]

plz, how can i import system panel, tell about this. I downloaded cladding panels by manufacturer but i didn't bring my project. Btw, your videos very awesome !

[@RVBoost]

Thanks for your comment! Unfortunately, I don't think you can use system panels for this design, because each individual panel has to be different to make up the pattern. There's another option: use system panel and then overlay on top a 2D pattern exported from Dynamo. I'll do a new tutorial on this other option soon :)

[@oguzhanaydemir7593]

@@RVBoost thnx

[@TienNguyen-tl5up]

hi there. i follow your step but get stuck at the surface.different node. i cant find it anywhere. do you know what is probably the issue here? is there any alternative solution for it without using surface.different node?

[@RVBoost]

Hi. Probably you're not using the same Dynamo version I used in the video. Should be Dynamo 2.0.1 or above.

[@willemlefevre5445]

Is there a software I can use to create my own perforations, or does this software Revit have that functionality?

[@RVBoost]

You can use Dynamo to generate a pattern of regular shapes with different sizes based on a gray-scale image. I'll do a tutorial on this soon.

[@zigzorg]

Amazing

[@RVBoost]

Thanks!! :)

[@sethbout8901]

Awesome tutorial... However, whenever I do the last step into the "importinstance" the result becomes WAY bigger than the preview shows before I do so. The preview the whole time looks good until then, please help??

[@RVBoost]

Please check your drawing unit in Revit. Mine is in millimetres :)

[@erikanicole520]

I also got this result. The perforated panels were way bigger and farther from the selected surface. My units are in mm. Can't figure out where i got it wrong. I'd appreciate some help. :D

[@RVBoost]

Did you get the problem in Revit 2022 by any chance?

[@erikanicole520]

@@RVBoost Yes, i'm using 2022. I did manage to still work with it, just had to manually rescale

[@vijaymatharu8454]

@@erikanicole520 how did you manually rescale struggling with same issue :(

[@rezwanulhoque117]

hello , one more things, how can we create schedule estimate of this panel? if possible can you make a tutorial? thanks.

[@RVBoost]

I'm afraid you can't! You can instead create a separate curtain wall at the back of these panels and schedule it.

[@rezwanulhoque117]

@@RVBoost ok thanks.

[@alpo8385]

Hi. i can't find surface by difference in my version of dynamo. i'm using version 2.1. Can someone help plz

[@RVBoost]

Updating your Dynamo to the latest version might help.

[@MohamedOsama-qx5xc]

Can i apply this to a curved wall ?

[@RVBoost]

I don't think so :(

[@donr.jayanetti1119]

Great video!! My hole patterns are not matching the voronoi image. I'm getting some sort of diagonal waves rather than the voronoi image I used. I tried uploading diferent pictures but they all behave the same way. Any ideas? ?

[@RVBoost]

Sounds like you didn't connect some of the nodes exactly as showed in the video. Please watch it again to double check!

[@donr.jayanetti1119]

@@RVBoost Thanks! The solution was at the end of the video! I had stopped short of the end... is it possible to create this pattern on a curved surface?

[@RVBoost]

Curved surfaces will be very difficult! You should use Revit a material with cutout holes instead.

[@lucamaggio3942]

how can i upload this in a new project?

[@RVBoost]

You can just copy and paste, or regenegate all panels using the same Dynamo script

[@lucamaggio3942]

@@RVBoost i tried but it go in block :'(. is possible to create it like a wall ? with the same semplicity to built it?

[@RVBoost]

I'm afraid they'll be blocks. You can copy these blocks between projects.

[@pierdoro1983]

Do you have patreon?

[@RVBoost]

Yes! It's here :) www.patreon.com/rvboost

[@pierdoro1983]

@@RVBoost Done :)

[@RVBoost]

Thanks man! 😁