1. Divide and Conquer Adaptive Components in Revit v2013
Tim Waldock
PT W

2. Introduction
Topics:
New ways to create Repetitive patterns on surfaces
Creating regularised organic shapes
Tools:
New “Divide Path” on lines, arcs
New “Repeat” command on divided paths and surfaces
Adaptive components used in projects
Trigonometry
Examples:
Reactor pattern as repeater
Reactor pattern on curved surface
Star Pattern Adaptive Component as Repeater
Arc-based Repeating Modules

3. Divide Path What is a Divided Path? Limitations Where Path types
Number of nodes
Node visibility

4. Repeater Pattern What is a Repeater? How to create a repeater
Limitations
Where
What
Setout
Dissolve

5. Repeater Pattern Repeater types Repeater variations
Single
Multiple
Multiple hosts
Repeater variations
Alternating repeaters
Overlapping repeaters

6. Hosted Adaptive Components
Number of adaptive points
How to host points
Multiple points
Multiple hosts
Nested Components

7. Single Point Repeaters
Single pattern repeaters

8. Single Point Repeaters
Multiple Repeater Patterns

9. Single Point Repeaters
Multiple Component Repeaters

10. Two Point Repeaters
Two point adaptive components as repeaters – on single divided host

11. Two Point Repeaters
Two point adaptive components as repeaters – on multiple divided hosts

12. Two Point Repeaters
Two point adaptive components as repeaters – on point & surface hosts

13. Repeater Hosts
Divided Path
Divided Surface
Control Point

14. Repeater Elements Adaptive Components One Point AC Two Point AC
Three Point AC

15. Repeater 1 - Inspiration

16. Repeater 1 - Reactor
3 Point AC
Host
Surface +
Control Point

17. Alternating Repeater - Reactor
3 Point AC 2 types

18. Repeater 2 – Curved Facade
4 Point adaptive component
3 points on adjacent nodes, 1 on control point
Normal to point 1

19. Repeater 3 - Inspiration

20. Repeater 3 - Inspiration
Fifth Clime – by Hashim Ali

21. Repeater 3 – Adaptive Star
1 Point Adaptive Component
2 hosted circles
2 Divide paths
6 Points
12 Points
12 Lines
3D snapping
1 Star
1 Rectangle
1 Selection
1 Solid Star

22. Repeater 3 – Star Proportion
Radius proportion parameter
Inside to outside radius
Check

23. Repeater 3 - Host
Divided Surface
60 & 30 degrees

24. Repeater 3 - Host
Grid spacing
Star radius parameter

25. Repeater 3 – Pattern Variations
Proportion Value

26. Repeater 3 – Variations - 2 point star
2 Adaptive points
Reporting Length
Proportion
Sinewave calculation

27. Repeater 3 – Variations - 2 point star
4 point Adaptive host
30 & 60 degrees
Fixed Distance
Repeater
Flex point

28. Repeater 4 - Inspiration
Octopus Hotel

29. Repeater 4 – Repeated Module
Hotel rooms +
Curvilinear plans =

30. Repeater 4 - Module Divide Path & Repeat nesting, shared families,
linking of parameters,
controlling x,y,z rotation of nested components
controlling orientation of nested components when adaptive points move,
repeater patterns

31. Repeater 4 – Module Start simple Test the process Add complexity
Line-based

32. Repeater 4 - Host
Create Rig
Length
Radius
Divide Path

33. Repeater 4 – Host the Module
Orientation
Flip

34. Repeater 4 - Repeater
Repeat
Flex
Parameters

35. Repeater 4 – Double Repeater
Host again
Reverse direction
Repeat again
Delete 2nd repeater
Divide Path again
Different spacing

36. Repeater 4 – Alternating Repeaters
Delete repeaters
Host – alternate nodes
Create new type
Repeat again
Create 2 new types

37. Repeater 4 – Tapered Module
Edit the room module
Trigonometry

38. Repeater 4 – Tapered Repeater
Reload room module
Concave / Convex
Materials / Colour

39. Repeater 4 – Corridor Component
Adaptive Component
Nested Line-based
Overlap room modules

40. Repeater 4 – Area Calculations
Edit the room module
Segment area
Check calculations

41. Repeater 4 – Schedules
Load into Project
Create schedule

42. Repeater 4 – Node visibility
In project – nodes are visible
In family:
Path Representation

43. Repeater 4 – Error Checking
Arc repeater component
Error check for radius
V2013 flex bug

44. Repeater 4 – Double Curve Adaptive
3 point adaptive components
Nested adaptive

45. Divide & Repeat – Summary
Divide Path
Divide Surface
Repeat
“Array for adaptive components”

46. Projects – Octopus Hotel

47. Tim Waldock
PTW Architects