Umme Haque

For my final project in ARCH-653, I aimed to develop a dynamic facade using Revit and Dynamo to automatically adjust panels according to the sun's position. Here’s how I approached it: Setting Up the Panel Family in Revit For this sun-tracking facade project, creating a responsive panel family was essential. I started by designing a simple parametric panel family in Revit that could adjust its orientation based on the sun’s position, ensuring the panel could rotate in multiple directions, not just up or down. Defining Rotation Parameters The responsiveness of the panel hinges on two key parameters that track the sun's position: Azimuth (AZI): Measures the sun's angle relative to the north on the horizontal plane. Altitude (ALT): Represents the sun's height above the horizon. These parameters are vital as they determine the panel’s orientation relative to the sun’s current position. For the  adjustment, I used the following formula (Image 1)      Image 1: Here, ‘height’