You're reading from Managing and Visualizing Your BIM Data Understand the fundamentals of computer science for data visualization using Autodesk Dynamo, Revit, and Microsoft Power BI

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801073981

Length 436 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

AutoCAD

Concepts

Computer Aided Design

Authors (5):

Dounia Touil

Gavin Crump

Ernesto Pellegrino

Manuel André Bottiglieri

Luisa Cypriano Pieper

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Overview of Digitalization and BIM Data

2. Chapter 1: Introducing Units of Digital Information FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Understanding Data Centers

4. Chapter 3: Warming Up Your Data Visualization Engines

5. Section 2: Examples and Case Studies from Experts around the World

6. Chapter 4: Building a Data Bridge between BIM Models and Web-Based Dashboards

7. Chapter 5: Getting Started with Autodesk Dynamo and Data Gathering

8. Chapter 6: Importing Revit Plans in Power BI Using Shape Files

9. Chapter 7: Creating a Revit Model-Check Dashboard Using Dynamo and Power BI

10. Section 3: Deep Dive into Autodesk Dynamo

11. Chapter 8: Deep Dive into Dynamo Data Types

12. Chapter 9: Using Dynamo to Place Family Instances

13. Chapter 10: Gathering a Revit Model's Data from Multiple Models at Once

14. Chapter 11: Visualizing Data from Multiple Models in Power BI

15. Chapter 12: Having Fun with Power BI

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Summary

In this chapter, we covered quite a lot of things. We learned what data visualization is and that visuals are way more effective than simple text. After all, seeing is believing! Then we discovered some of the most common chart types and analyzed some of them. Besides that, we understood why analyzing BIM data is so important, and we learned that businesses worldwide have increased their incomes and reduced their costs by doing so. Finding patterns and getting insights from data is like having superpowers! Then, we learned how to create some of the "out-of-the-box" charts in Power BI, customize them, and have an overview of the fantastic and fun Dogecoin currency.

At this point, I want to introduce you to the subjects of the following four chapters. From Chapter 4, Building a Data Bridge between BIM Models and Web-based Dashboards to Chapter 7, Creating a Revit - Model Check Dashboard using Dynamo and Power BI, we are going to learn a lot of new things. These...