Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:00.05 --> 00:00:01.09 - [Instructor] Once we have exported 2 00:00:01.09 --> 00:00:03.06 a generative design script, 3 00:00:03.06 --> 00:00:05.02 it is available within Revit 4 00:00:05.02 --> 00:00:07.04 without the need to open up Dynamo. 5 00:00:07.04 --> 00:00:08.03 So, in this lesson, 6 00:00:08.03 --> 00:00:11.08 let's test the scripts that we exported in the last lesson. 7 00:00:11.08 --> 00:00:14.04 I currently have the Revit exercise file open 8 00:00:14.04 --> 00:00:15.04 for this lesson 9 00:00:15.04 --> 00:00:18.01 which is where we left off from in the last lesson. 10 00:00:18.01 --> 00:00:20.02 You'll notice I have closed Dynamo 11 00:00:20.02 --> 00:00:21.09 as this needs to be closed 12 00:00:21.09 --> 00:00:24.01 when running a generative design study. 13 00:00:24.01 --> 00:00:27.02 So, let's go ahead and open up this study dialog 14 00:00:27.02 --> 00:00:30.07 by going to the manage tab and then create study. 15 00:00:30.07 --> 00:00:33.03 In here, we can see that we have the study 16 00:00:33.03 --> 00:00:35.07 that we exported in the last lesson. 17 00:00:35.07 --> 00:00:38.07 Let's go ahead and select it and give it a try. 18 00:00:38.07 --> 00:00:41.07 The first thing we would need to normally set is the method, 19 00:00:41.07 --> 00:00:44.06 but as we want to optimize this study, 20 00:00:44.06 --> 00:00:46.08 let's leave it as optimize. 21 00:00:46.08 --> 00:00:49.04 The next item is selecting the wall. 22 00:00:49.04 --> 00:00:51.02 So here, with the select button, 23 00:00:51.02 --> 00:00:53.08 let's select the wall element in Revit, 24 00:00:53.08 --> 00:00:55.08 selecting the blank wall. 25 00:00:55.08 --> 00:00:57.08 Then we have the next two inputs, 26 00:00:57.08 --> 00:00:59.06 which were the number of wall segments 27 00:00:59.06 --> 00:01:01.00 and windows selection. 28 00:01:01.00 --> 00:01:03.08 We'll lay both of these as they are. 29 00:01:03.08 --> 00:01:05.02 Our goals are shown next 30 00:01:05.02 --> 00:01:08.02 which are all the outputs that we defined in our script, 31 00:01:08.02 --> 00:01:09.08 so we have remaining length, 32 00:01:09.08 --> 00:01:12.05 overlap, width and height. 33 00:01:12.05 --> 00:01:14.04 For remaining length and overlap, 34 00:01:14.04 --> 00:01:16.05 we want to minimize both of these values, 35 00:01:16.05 --> 00:01:18.03 so we'll keep them like that. 36 00:01:18.03 --> 00:01:19.03 For width and height, 37 00:01:19.03 --> 00:01:21.06 let's maximize both of those, 38 00:01:21.06 --> 00:01:25.00 so that we'll try to place the biggest windows we can. 39 00:01:25.00 --> 00:01:25.09 For our first run, 40 00:01:25.09 --> 00:01:28.06 let's not include any of the constraints 41 00:01:28.06 --> 00:01:32.03 and we'll leave the generation settings as they are. 42 00:01:32.03 --> 00:01:33.09 There's no issue with our study, 43 00:01:33.09 --> 00:01:39.07 so let's go ahead and start it by hitting generate, perfect. 44 00:01:39.07 --> 00:01:42.07 So, you can see that it's created quite a few options 45 00:01:42.07 --> 00:01:47.00 and we have two pages worth. 46 00:01:47.00 --> 00:01:49.01 Some of the options look like they would work 47 00:01:49.01 --> 00:01:52.02 while others don't look ideal. 48 00:01:52.02 --> 00:01:54.01 This is because it's competing 49 00:01:54.01 --> 00:01:56.07 with the different items to optimize. 50 00:01:56.07 --> 00:01:59.02 That is the size of the windows 51 00:01:59.02 --> 00:02:01.09 and also the overlap and remaining length. 52 00:02:01.09 --> 00:02:02.08 Have a look through 53 00:02:02.08 --> 00:02:04.07 and see if there are any options that you like. 54 00:02:04.07 --> 00:02:06.01 The important thing to note here 55 00:02:06.01 --> 00:02:08.06 is that there are good and bad results, 56 00:02:08.06 --> 00:02:09.08 but at the end of the day, 57 00:02:09.08 --> 00:02:12.06 we as the designers have the final say 58 00:02:12.06 --> 00:02:16.00 as to what goes into our project and our design. 59 00:02:16.00 --> 00:02:19.04 A study may not always return a design you like either, 60 00:02:19.04 --> 00:02:20.05 so it's worth going back 61 00:02:20.05 --> 00:02:22.07 and testing different generation settings 62 00:02:22.07 --> 00:02:25.08 or variable constraints to see what you get. 63 00:02:25.08 --> 00:02:28.07 You may want to minimize the individual window width 64 00:02:28.07 --> 00:02:31.06 while maximizing the window heights for example. 65 00:02:31.06 --> 00:02:32.04 In any case, 66 00:02:32.04 --> 00:02:34.07 make sure you find a design you like. 67 00:02:34.07 --> 00:02:36.04 I'm going to select this one, 68 00:02:36.04 --> 00:02:38.05 which has a row of quite high, 69 00:02:38.05 --> 00:02:42.01 but thin windows and add them into the model, perfect. 5356