Structural Complex geometry
Computational modelling on a project already underway
A script built complex additions from the existing Strand7 model, then sent the geometry to both Strand7 and Revit.
- Client context
- Structural engineering team
- Built with
- Strand7, Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit
What changed
The team added computational modelling partway through the project and generated the bulk of the new geometry for both Strand7 and Revit from one source. Later changes could be regenerated through the script, with the remaining details finished manually.
The problem
This project already had a large Strand7 model in place when the geometry became difficult. Rebuilding the model around a new computational workflow was not practical. The complex additions would otherwise have been modelled node by node in Strand7, then modelled again in Revit for documentation.
What I built
I wrote a script that brought the client’s existing Strand7 model into Rhino, where I could build the new geometry computationally against the model already in use.
From that source, the generated geometry went back into Strand7 for analysis and into Revit for documentation. The script handled the repeatable bulk of the modelling; the team finished the details that still needed a manual pass.