Analytical to Physical Automation

Automate the creation, element connection, and update of the physical model using the analytical model as context.

Some projects are started from the analytical representation of the model. Creating the physical elements based on the analytical model can be tedious work if not automated. Aside from automating the creation of physical elements, the physical from analytical automation also helps with the update of the physical model based on analysis results.

Physical from Analytical Automation is build with Dynamo and it provides automation for:

Structural columns (vertical and slanted), structural framings (beams and bracings) from analytical members.
Walls and floors from analytical panels.

To use analytical to physical automation

Open your project in Revit.
In the Analyze tab Structural Analytical Model panel, click (Analytical Automation).
- Dynamo Player for structural analytical automation will open.

Using the physical model as context, generate the analytical elements and connect them. Once the analytical model is built, it can be updated based on physical model changes.

Create the Physical Model From the Analytical

There are a few available options for automating the process of creating the physical model from the analytical, using Dynamo Player:

Inputs

Select the Analytical Elements: Allows selecting the analytical elements for which you want to create the physical elements. If you want to create physical elements for the entire building, select all the analytical elements.
Generate Default Joins Between Elements: In Revit, the structural elements can be joined at their intersections. You can enable or disable tis option on creation.
Create Openings in Walls and Floors: Automates the creation of openings in the structural elements based on the analytical openings.

The rest of the options are used to update the physical model based on the analytical model changes.

The Outputs section provides a list of the automation process results. The list is divided in two sections: Structural Framings and Columns and Walls and Floors.

Update the Physical Model based on the Analytical Model Changes

There are a few available options for automating the process of updating the physical model based on the changes made in the analytical, using Dynamo Player:

Inputs

Select the Analytical Elements: Allows selecting the analytical elements for which you want to update the physical elements. If you want to update the physical elements for the entire building, select all the analytical elements.
Update Geometries of Associated Physical Elements: Allows you to choose whether or not the update should include the position changes of the analytical elements. If this is set to True, the position of the elements will be updated. If it is set to False, the position of the physical elements will not change, ignoring the corresponding analytical element position changes.
Update Parameters of Associated Physical Elements: Allows you to choose whether or not the update should include the changes made to the parameters of the analytical elements (section type/thickness and material). If this is set to True, the parameters of the elements will be updated. If it is set to False, the parameters of the physical elements will not change, ignoring the corresponding analytical element parameter changes.
Preserve Join Settings of Associated Physical Elements on Update: In Revit, the structural elements can be joined at their intersections. This option allows you to choose whether or not the current join settings applied to the physical structural elements should remain unchanged on update. If this is set to False, the setting for Generate defaults joins between elements will be considered.
Generate Default Joins Between Elements: In Revit, the structural elements can be joined at their intersections. You can enable or disable tis option on creation.
Create Openings in Walls and Floors: Automates the creation of openings in the structural elements based on the analytical openings.

The rest of the options are used to update the physical model based on the analytical model changes.

The Outputs section provides a list of the automation process results. The list is divided in two sections: Structural Framings and Columns and Walls and Floors.