DYNAMO PATTERN LiBRARY

Visual Programming, BIM Management 2017 - present, BWGArchitects / BWG|CannonDesign

At BWG I had the opportunity to implement my Visual Programming knowledge from my experience in Grasshopper, while learning and developing Dynamo graphs in Revit. With the intent to automate common repetitive tasks, amplify the variety of design iterations, and better bridge the design development and its documentation, we started developing a Pattern Library using Dynamo.

The goal was to generate 3-dimensional, family-based finish patterns directly in Revit using Dynamo Graphs. Once developed, each graph would be able to generate multiple iterations of a pattern given the manipulation of defined parametric values, such as dimensional values, material types, randomization seeds, etc. Beyond the advantage of quickly generating multiple variations for any given project, these Dynamo graphs also help to automate repetitive tasks and better integrate different phases of the design process by manipulating family type parameters in order to automatically generate tags, schedules, etc.