Python and scripts workflows
Workflows that use short Python scripts or APIs to automate repetitive work.
9 workflows · updated
Conventional automation Cut repetitive Revit documentation work with scripts and plugins
BIM automation products aim to generate documentation using a firm's own standards.
AI assists Draft remodel and home-builder estimates faster with AI estimating software
AI estimating assistants for residential builders create estimates and takeoffs and manage budgets.
Conventional automation Keep punch lists and field tasks moving in a field management app
Jobsite management apps track tasks and drawings; an AI assistant can turn notes into tasks.
Conventional automation Size simple beams, joists and posts in member calc software
Calculation platforms provide reviewable, traceable member calcs with standards built in.
Conventional automation Run site inspections and punch lists on a tablet
Construction defect and inspection apps tie issues to plans with photos and assignees.
Conventional automation Build a transparent, tested Excel calc for a repeatable connection check
Generate an unlocked spreadsheet from a script, cite spec section numbers next to every formula, and test it against an independent hand calc so the workbook can be reviewed instead of trusted as a black box.
Conventional automation Pull newly issued building permits from city open data into a weekly lead list
Many cities publish issued permits through open data APIs. A short script pulls the last 7 days, filters by work type and job cost, and writes a CSV you can sort for bidding or outreach.
Conventional automation Renumber Revit viewport detail numbers by their position on the sheet
A Dynamo graph or pyRevit script reads viewport positions on each sheet, groups them into rows and columns, and assigns detail numbers in your grid convention without the 'Detail Number is already in use' error.
Conventional automation Build panel schedules and load calcs in Excel and link them into AutoCAD
Keep panel schedules and the load calc in one Excel workbook, apply demand factors from a load-type column, and use AutoCAD Data Link so the drawing table updates when the spreadsheet changes.