Finding center of gravity

[haydenwse]

In AutoCAD when I needed to find the center of gravity for a shape I would create a region of the shape and use the mass properties to find the C.G.  is there any way to find the center of gravity for a shape in Revit?

[Anonymous]

This Add-In will be available in the Autodesk App Store when it gets approved by Autodesk. 

[Anonymous]

As of now the CG Finder Add-In will calculate COG by mass only but hopefully the 2018 version will be able to calculate based on weight. 

[haydenwse]

Where do I find the addin for 2017?

[Anonymous]

how do i get this?!!!!

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[mcoleman317]

awww, man ..please tell how I can get this

[Anonymous]

i need this in my life!  how do i get this?

[Anonymous]

But how do I get this?

[Anonymous]

   Here is a link to the install file if you trust it. But the app will hopefully in the app store by next week.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dxj681gy4lvd62z/CG_FINDER_SETUP.msi?dl=0

[andy.van.slambrouck]

Great to hear. Will there also be a version for revit 2018 and 2019?

[Anonymous]

Yes, the add-in will be available for 2017, 2018, and 2019 asap. 

[CharlesBerteaux]

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@L.Maas wrote:

I can imagine that COG is not a default feature. Lots of thing in Revit are only representations of the objects. So COG of a Revit family can be totaly inaccurate.

However with the use of Dynamo, things can be done

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Can this be done for the whole model itself or just geometry?

[Anonymous]

Hi there,

True, dynamo can deliver

As far as I know currently COG is based on geometry only:(. I would be glad if someone can prove me wrong and say COG can be calculated based on weight:)) 

[bradwitt]

​I have developed a script for Dynamo that is based on weight. Their needs
to be a weight parameters in the family and needs to be an instance. So far
it has been working well.

Brad​

[Anonymous]

Oh that's great!!.. is it possible to share the dynamo script? would be of great help..

[Anonymous]

Hi Daniel,

Can you please provide the download link for CG Finder plugin for Revit?

Regards,

Syed

[Anonymous]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qr9nq9s3elgx19l/CG_Finder_Setup.msi?dl=0

Here is a download link to CG Finder 2018 

[Anonymous]

The CG Finder is now available in the App Store.

[pboutany]

Hi Daniel, 

Do you have any plans to release this for Revit 2019?

Thanks

[Anonymous]

Yes, it should be out in the next week or two. Sorry for the delay.

If you have used it in 2018 or 2017 and have any request let me know before I release 2019 so I can implement them.

Thanks,

Daniel Swanson

[bradwitt]

Daniel,
Does this or can you make it work with generic models based upon a weight
parameter?

Thank you in advance,
Brad