Many structures can be designed using rigid frames -- an approach that offers significant advantages for simple geometries.  The individual rigid frames can be fabricated off-site and erected quickly in the field, resulting in time and cost savings.

An example of a tool that you could design and implement for this assignment might me one that allows users to quickly model and analyze the structural framing elements of a multi-frame building.

The proposed tool would allow users to:

• Provide inputs to specify the shape of the wall / roof surfaces and the spacings of the structural elements
• Create a line model of the structural elements.
• Create a Revit building element model of the structural elements .

Approach

Following the workflow demonstrated in this examples in this module, you could:

• Provide inputs (variables and constants) allowing users to quickly specify the desired building shape.
• Use Dynamo to create a simple geometric line model with points and lines representing the locations of the key structural elements.
• Associate structural elements (columns, beams, and supports) with the lines and nodes.

Implementation Plan