To begin this assignment, I used one of the conceptual mass elements in the shared folder to begin flexing parameters. I decided to use the Twisting Rounded Triangular Mass. After inserting it into the Revit file, i created new levels to divide the mass element into mass floors for computing the Gross Floor Area of the structure. Adjusting the parameters of the structure, I decided to keep the base parameters of the structure locked so that they are constant while flexing other the parameters of the structure. The building can be seen below.
I then constructed a Dynamo graph logic that could be used to evaluate inputs for the instance parameters to change them for different design scenarios. The coding to report back the gross floor area and gross surface area are shown first, followed by the coding to change the metrics of the building and report back the gross floor area and gross surface area.
I changed the different parameters of the building to run through 6 alternative design scenarios. The results are shown below.
In order to create a new building form, I used the method of a Revit conceptual mass family. I used profiles representing floor shapes with parameters that can be flexed and used them to create the overall building form. After creating it, I uploaded it into the Revit workspace and created mass floors, as seen below.
In the Dynamo workspace, I used the same node combination from part 1 with this Revit mass shape in order to change the input values of instance parameters of my building form.
I tested multiple design scenarios for more parameters of the building, one scenario of which can be seen below. The results are seen in the excel file.
