Generative Design

Leverage computing power to quickly generate and explore alternatives to a design problem based on your goals and constraints.

More videos: Create a Generative Design Study, Explore Outcomes of a Generative Design Study

You have a design problem to solve. The goals are well defined, but some of those goals compete with one another. You understand the constraints and the inputs that you can control. You have a few ideas, but they'll take time to develop. What if you miss the best idea because you don't have time to explore that far?

This is where generative design helps. With the generative design process, you specify the goals, constraints, and inputs. Then you leverage the power of the computer to generate lots of design alternatives quickly and to evaluate these alternatives against the defined goals. The result is a ranked set of design alternatives that meet your goals.

Use the samples provided or customize in Dynamo.

More about Generative Design in Revit

The generative design features are located here:

• Manage tabGenerative Design panel
  • Create Study
  • Explore Outcomes

Note: Direct access to Generative Design in Revit using these ribbon tools is available only to subscribers of the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering, & Construction (AEC) Collection or customers with specific types of access. Without one of those, you can access similar functionality using Dynamo for Revit. Generative Design is not available to users of Revit LT.

For more information, see Generative Design.

This feature is described on the product road map.