In The Future of BIM, I specifically mentioned an application called Dynamo for Revit. Within the Revit ecosystem, Dynamo is not only the tool of choice for computational designers, but an alternative to computer programming.
Simply put, Dynamo for Revit is a visual scripting tool and gives its users the capability of leveraging the Revit API to automate a chain of commands that might otherwise be extremely time consuming. These scripts can aid in anything from automating repetitive tasks, managing data, or generating complex geometry in Revit. If you’re looking to break into the field of computational design, it actually requires in-depth understanding of all of the above.
The reason Dynamo for Revit is referenced as a “visual scripting” tool is because it gives users almost all of the power of tapping into the Revit API with absolutely zero software development experience. Keep in mind that a basic understanding coding in Python can give users the ability to break through some of the limitations of Dynamo (yes, there are limitations).
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