Customize the Analytical to Physical Automation

Customize the analytical to physical model automation to enhance the result based on your project particularities.

The Analytical to Physical for Buildings allows you to update the physical model based on the analytical elements changes.

To customize analytical to physical parameters

On the Analyze tab Structural Analytical Model panel, click (Analytical Automation).
From the drop-down list, click (Run Analytical to Physical for Buildings).

There are a few options to customize the process and/or the result:

Update: You can choose to update either the parameters or the geometry or both at the same time.
Physical element joining behavior:
- You can preserve physical elements joining on update.
- You can choose if the newly created elements will be joined in the process.
Ignore: You can ignore the openings in the elements during the automation process.

Create the Physical Model from the Analytical

There are a few options for automating the process of creating the physical model from the analytical, using Dynamo Player:

Inputs

Select the Analytical Elements: Selecting the analytical elements for which you want to create the physical elements. If you want to create physical elements for the entire building, select all the analytical elements.
Generate Default Joins Between Elements: In Revit, the structural elements can be joined at their intersections. You can enable or disable this option on creation.
Create Openings in Walls and Floors: Automates the creation of openings in the structural elements based on the analytical openings.

The remaining options are used to update the physical model based on the analytical model changes.

The Outputs section provides a list of the automation process results. The list is divided in two sections: Structural Framings and Columns and Walls and Floors.

Update the Physical Model based on the Analytical Model Changes

There are a few options for automating the process of updating the physical model based on the changes made in the analytical, using Dynamo Player:

Inputs

Select the Analytical Elements: Selecting the analytical elements for which you want to update the physical elements. If you want to update the physical elements for the entire building, select all the analytical elements.
Update Geometries of Associated Physical Elements: Allows you to choose whether the update should include the position changes of the analytical elements. If this is set to True, the position of the elements will be updated. If it is set to False, the position of the physical elements will not change, ignoring the corresponding analytical element position changes.
Update Parameters of Associated Physical Elements: Allows you to choose whether or not the update should include the changes made to the parameters of the analytical elements (section type/thickness and material). If this is set to True, the parameters of the elements will be updated. If it is set to False, the parameters of the physical elements will not change, ignoring the corresponding analytical element parameter changes.
Preserve Join Settings of Associated Physical Elements on Update: In Revit, the structural elements can be joined at their intersections. This option allows you to choose whether the current join settings applied to the physical structural elements should remain unchanged on update. If this is set to False, the setting for Generate defaults joins between elements will be considered.
Generate Default Joins Between Elements: In Revit, the structural elements can be joined at their intersections. You can enable or disable this option on creation.
Create Openings in Walls and Floors: Automates the creation of openings in the structural elements based on the analytical openings.

The remaining options are used to update the physical model based on the analytical model changes.

The Outputs section provides a list of the automation process results. The list is divided in two sections: Structural Framings and Columns and Walls and Floors.