Dynamo
Getting Started
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Download and install
The Dynamo client can be installed using the ArupCompute desktop client installer
The installation wizard will take you through the necessary steps.
The auto-updater will ensure you are always running the latest version of the client.
Selecting a calculation
As you place a Compute node you'll be prompted to select a calculation:
Running a Calculation
Then you'll just need to pug in all its inputs:
Batch calculations
To run batch calculations, simply provide a list of values for each input.
The number of values for each input has to be the same.
For instance, if we want to batch calculate the above Shear Capacity and only change b_w, we'd have to do something similar to:
Multiple Results
If a calculation has multiple results, these will be automatically added as Outputs to the node:
PDF output
ArupCompute for Dynamo comes with a PDF printing component.
Typically HTML will come from an ArupCompute function.
Working with JSON
The JsonData package may prove helpful for working with JSON.
Troubleshooting
If you are not quite sure what is going wrong a good first step is to run the automatic troubleshooter.