ETFE Design in Revit

The Data-Sets for this example may be aquired by contacting us at parabimblog@gmail.com 

I provided a few high-level guiding steps below so you can learn by reverse engineer it. 

Step 01 - Open the "LOUSANNE_MEMBRANE_MASS_SURFACE" and observe the parameters in used the element properties including the surface division type (see below image).

Step 02 - Open the "LOUSANNE_MEMBRANE_PANEL" and change the view to Wireframe then observe how points were hosted on top of each other and how the Normalized Curve Parameter was used. More information on how to use the Normalized Curve Parameter and point hosting may be found in my previous tutorial Modelling Membranes in Revit: The Facade of King Fahd Library in Riyadh

Step 03 - Load the panel into the "LOUSANNE_MEMBRANE_MASS_SURFACE" file. From the Type Selector, map the panel to the divided surface. If you are unable to match the final result appearing in the below image, open the "LOUSANNE_MEMBRANE_MASS" file and reverse engineer the entire design.

If in doubt or if you are unfamiliar with Point Hosting and Normalized Curve Parameter techniques, please see the step by step methods in  

Modelling Membranes in Revit: The Facade of King Fahd Library in Riyadh

or in 

Parametric Folding Panels in Revit and Dynamo

If you would like to know more about this technique, please contact us at parabimblog@gmail.com