The Pros and Cons of Using Dynamo Versus a Revit Add-In

Dynamo and Dynamo Player are great user-friendly tools that are being used more and more every day. With the ability to create your own nodes, use Python, and download Packages, Dynamo is almost as easy as it can be. Creating Revit add-ins using C# programming language, for example, means learning how to code, but also how to code with the Revit API. This can take a lot of time and effort; however, having complete control over the code logic, being able to create any GUI needed, and utilizing Revit API Events can give you a lot of powerful abilities. In this lecture we will discuss when using Dynamo or an add-in may be the best solution, and we’ll look at the pros and cons for both depending on a number of factors, including limitations each may have.