Structural Analytical Model Automation Guide

Explore the best practices to enhance the analytical model automation result.

Both the Physical to Analytical for Buildings and the Analytical to Physical for Buildings automation tools are powered by a Dynamo script.

Access the Automation Process

To access the Physical to Analytical for Buildings and Analytical to Physical for Buildings automation tools:

Quick Access

1. On the Analyze tab Structural Analytical Model panel, click (Analytical Automation).
2. From the drop-down list, select the automation tool you need:
   1. (Run Physical to Analytical for Buildings).
   2. (Run Analytical to Physical for Buildings).
3. On the Analyze tab Structural Analytical Model panel, click the Analytical Automation drop-down list and select the automation tool.

Dynamo Player

1. On the Analyze tab Structural Analytical Model panel, click (Analytical Automation).
2. From the drop-down list select (Automation Customization).
   
   
   

You can find the Dynamo file for each option by opening Automatization Customization from Analyze tab Structural Analytical Model panel Analytical Automation drop-down list <name of the automation tool> Open File Location.

Note: It is strongly recommended to save a backup copy before editing either of the files.

Customize the Automation Process

The Quick Access option allows you to run the automation process with the default settings. Only select the elements and click Run.

If you want to adjust the automation tool settings, use the Automation Customization.

You can also adjust the Dynamo script.

Note: To use the quick access automation, the Dynamo script structure should remain unchanged in terms of input and output. If the changes are not supported by the quick access process, a warning will be displayed, saying that the automation tool could not be identified.

If different settings are needed for specific parts of the project or you want to store default settings for specific projects, you can do this by creating multiple copies of the Dynamo automation script.

Note: The quick access automation can use only one script from the specified location. It identifies this script by its GUID. If you have more copies of the automation tool in that location, make sure only one has the required GUID. You can change the GUID for all the other scripts.

Note: If the quick access automation finds more than one script with the same GUID, a warning will be displayed, saying that the automation tool could not be identified.

Automation Process Troubleshooting

If the quick access automation does not find the automation Dynamo script (based on its GUID) in the specified location, a warning will be displayed, saying that the automation tool could not be identified.

Possible reasons:

• The script was deleted.
• There is more than one automation Dynamo scripts with the same GUID in the specified location.
• The Dynamo script changes are not compatible with the quick access automation process.

Solution:

It is strongly recommended to save a backup copy before editing either of the Dynamo Analytical Model Automation scripts.

• Restore the backup version.
• Ensure that there is only one Analytical Model Automation script with the required GUID.