Dynamo

Primer

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. First Chapter

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1. Introduction
1.1. What is Visual Programming?
1.2. What is Dynamo?
1.3. Dynamo in Action
2. Hello Dynamo!
2.1. Installing and Launching Dynamo
2.2. The User Interface
2.3. The Workspace
2.4. Getting Started
3. The Anatomy of a Visual Program
3.1. Nodes
3.2. Wires
3.3. Library
3.4. Managing Your Program
4. The Building Blocks of Programs
4.1. Data
4.2. Math
4.3. Logic
4.4. Strings
4.5. Color
5. Geometry for Computational Design
5.1. Geometry Overview
5.2. Vectors
5.3. Points
5.4. Curves
5.5. Surfaces
6. Designing with Lists
6.1. What's a List
6.2. Working with Lists
6.3. Lists of Lists
6.4. n-Dimensional Lists
7. Code Blocks and Dynamo Language
7.1. What's a Code Block
7.2. Dynamo Lanuage Syntax
7.3. Shorthand
7.4. Functions
8. Dynamo for Revit
8.1. The Revit Connection
8.2. Selecting
8.3. Editing
8.4. Creating
8.5. Customizing
8.6. Documenting
9. Appendix
9.1. Item
9.2. Index of Nodes
9.3. Example Files
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About
1. Introduction

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Dynamo Primer

1.1. What is Visual Programming?

1.2. What is Dynamo?
1.3. Dynamo in Action
2. Hello Dynamo!
2.1. Installing and Launching Dynamo
2.2. The User Interface
2.3. The Workspace
2.4. Getting Started
3. The Anatomy of a Visual Program
3.1. Nodes
3.2. Wires
3.3. Library
3.4. Managing Your Program
4. The Building Blocks of Programs
4.1. Data
4.2. Math
4.3. Logic
4.4. Strings
4.5. Color
5. Geometry for Computational Design
5.1. Geometry Overview
5.2. Vectors
5.3. Points
5.4. Curves
5.5. Surfaces
6. Designing with Lists
6.1. What's a List
6.2. Working with Lists
6.3. Lists of Lists
6.4. n-Dimensional Lists
7. Code Blocks and Dynamo Language
7.1. What's a Code Block
7.2. Dynamo Lanuage Syntax
7.3. Shorthand
7.4. Functions
8. Dynamo for Revit
8.1. The Revit Connection
8.2. Selecting
8.3. Editing
8.4. Creating
8.5. Customizing
8.6. Documenting
9. Appendix
9.1. Item
9.2. Index of Nodes
9.3. Example Files
Published with GitBook

INTRODUCTION

From its origins as an add-on for Building Information Modeling in Revit, Dynamo has matured to become
many things. Above all else it is a platform, enabling designers to explore visual programming, solve
problems, and make their own tools. Let's start our journey with Dynamo by setting some context - what is
it and how do I approach using it?

Dynamo Ecosystem

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