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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Building the Power BI report

Our data stream connector is now ready. Furthermore, we have a working Revit plugin that pushes data from the model to our Power BI workspace. In this section, we will take advantage of the data bridge to build fantastic charts and share them with colleagues and peers. We want to create simple charts that are able to deliver some project insights using real-time data. We can monitor specific aspects of the project files, for example, and collect information from the users who work and interact with those models. We will explore all the required steps to finalize the connection between the Revit plugin and Power BI in the following sections.

Visualizing the data in Power BI

As for the Visual Studio project file, you'll find the Power BI file too. Just go back to the downloaded GitHub folder and open the Revit to PowerBI.pbix file. This time, we want to use the Power BI Desktop application. If you haven't downloaded Power BI Desktop yet, you...