Analytical Automation

Use Analytical Automation tools to generate an structural analytical model from physical elements, or generate physical model elements from analytical model elements .

What is Analytical Automation?

The Analytical Automation tool utilizes a Dynamo graph to generate either of the following:

• A structural analytical model from a physical model.
• A physical model from a structural analytical model.

Depending on your preferred workflow you can start with one and easily create the other. The physical and analytical components can be associated with each other. When one is changed, run the automation tool again to make a change to the associated element. As an alternative, keep the models independent from one another. The workflow option gives you maximum flexibility when working with structural analytical models.

Why should you use it?

Starting in Revit 2023, the structural analytical model is separate from the physical model. Prior to this, the analytical model and the physical model were connected. The elements used to create model contained both representations, physical and analytical. Separating the models gives more flexibility to modeling workflows. You are free to model the physical model and the analytical model to each of their unique needs. Analytical Automation makes the process of developing one model from the other almost automatic.

Where do you find the tool?

Analytical Automation is a customized version of Dynamo Player. Access the tool from Analyze tabStructural Analytical Model panel(Analytical Automation). In the dialog, select from the options based on the type of model you are starting with.

• Analytical to Physical for Buildings
• Physical to Analytical for Buildings

Select the inputs for the graph, and run the tool. For additional information on the values used for the inputs see Analytical to Physical Automation and Physical to Analytical Automation.

For a brief overview of the workflow, review the video.