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Dynamo for Revit: Python Scripting

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Provider

LinkedIn Learning
Pricing

Free Trial Available
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Duration & workload

3 hours 37 minutes
Sessions

On-Demand
Level

Intermediate

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

Syllabus

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

Taught by

Jeremy Graham

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