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Part 1:
I imported the Twisting Rectangular Mass parametric tower forms from the shared drive into Revit. I then had to manually add levels to the model since it only came with the first two floors. I changed the building’s height to the maximum possible value of 755 ft. I then moved to Dynamo, where I used the BuildingForm.EvaluateSingleInput custom node from the example to adjust the “Twist” of the building from 0 degrees to 140 degrees with an increment of 20 degrees. Upon testing each scenario, I generated a csv file (I was having trouble with exporting to excel files on my computer) to summarize the gross surface area, gross floor area, and gross volume of each case.
The parameters of the rectangular mass tower that can be changed are:
- Twist angle
- Building Top Width
- Building Top Depth
- Building Height
- Building Base Width
- Building Base Depth
Part 2:
I followed the example videos to create my own conceptual mass form using reference planes and lines. I went for a hexagon shape by first creating a reference square, then dividing each side into fourth. The middle two segments of the horizontal and vertical sides act as the side of the hexagon that can be flexed (Side Length A & B). I then used the Template - Twisting Tower - 3 Profiles in the example and changed each base from the original triangle into my hexagon. I was having trouble navigating between the rfa and rvt files since they both have similar layout, but I realized at the end I should be using the rvt file for Dynamo. I then used procedures and custom nodes similar to Part 1 to report my results of flexing the mid-rotation (0 degrees to 140 degrees at an increment of 20 degrees) of my hexagon building.
The parameters of the hexagon tower that can be changed are:
- Top Rotation
- Top Width
- Top Depth
- Top Height (Height of the building)
- Mid Rotation
- Mid Depth
- Mid Width
- Mid Height (Distance between base shape and middle shape)
- Base Rotation
- Base Width
- Base Depth