I started by creating my custom node using the example steps from the lecture videos, the node takes in the top height and the base width as inputs and then calculates the rest of the width and depth values based on that. Those equations were set up in the Revit family. The outputs are gross floor area, surface area and volume. I then extract all of them to separate sheets in excel so that all the data is in one place. I created limits on the base depth, referencing the base width, so that the floor area would never exceed the 3000000 SF. Additionally I ranged through height values close to the upper bound, my strategy was to reduce the footprint by increasing the height, that way I could stay within all the limits. The advantage of exporting the values to excel is the reduction of redundant tasks. It allows all the values to instantly be accessed without having to worry about changing them if the parameters we are trying to optimize change.
