topic Re: Copy Across Projects in Forma for Design Forum

Copy Across Projects

F.Garcia6Y866 — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:38:07 GMT

While we are all waiting for the functionality to copy Forma geometry from Project to Project I will share with you one workflow using Dynamo Player for Forma.

It is not perfect because the copied geometry is interpreted as External Source, this has some limitations for instance at the moment of me typing we cannot swap functions, but hey! better than nothing...

I am using Dynamo Sandbox btw cause we are on Revit 2022.

The Logic is very simple, you create the below script where you collect the element you want to copy from project A to project B.

Confirm selection, press run, but dont add the geometry to the Project A, remember? we want it Project B.

Now swap to a different project in Forma but keep Dynamo Sandbox open.

Select your proposal in Project B and open Dynamo Player in Forma, remember Sandbox is open in the background with the previous dataset loaded.

Now! select the same script otherwise Sandbox will swap the dyn and reset the data.

Now go to Dynamo Sandbox and uncheck Select Elements Is input and refresh Dynamo player, and Run, this order is important.

This time remember to press Add, to add the geometry into Project B, here is the magic because select elements is now not an input Dynamo Sandbox is using the dataset from the previous selection.

et voila!, you have now the geometry copied in project B.

As noted before the copied geometry is not Forma Native Geometry so it has important limitations.

Dyn attached below.

Using Dynamo Sandbox 2.18.1.5096

Package DynamoFormaBeta 1.6.0

Please leave your comments.

Re: Copy Across Projects

F.Garcia6Y866 — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 07:44:30 GMT

The functions are now fixed so the other big limitation with the copied external source as 3d sketch is the inability to create floor plans, hopefully it will be added in short future!

Re: Copy Across Projects

josh.goldstein — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 14:13:33 GMT

@F.Garcia6Y866 we're working on Floor Plan support for 3D Sketch as we speak! Look for an update on that soon.

Also, for what it's worth, you can copy and paste between any 3D Sketch session, across projects or proposals, at any time. 💥

Re: Copy Across Projects

BIMadmin — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 14:31:38 GMT

Hi Josh,

That is good to know you guys are working on that know.

Copy in 3d sketch mode across projects is good to know is possible!, it would be great if we could do the same to copy multiple buildings across projects too.

Thanks

Re: Copy Across Projects

marthe.brondbo — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:05:08 GMT

@F.Garcia6Y866 Thank you so very much for sharing your workflow with everyone - we really appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge on Forma, Revit and Dynamo!

PS - will we see you at AU?