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# BIM Scripting Comprehensive reference for automating Building Information Modeling workflows through scripting, API access, and interoperability platforms. This skill covers the full spectrum of BIM automation --- from visual programming with Dynamo through deep Revit API scripting, pyRevit extension development, IFC/openBIM data exchange, model checking, automated documentation, and cross-platform interoperability via Speckle, BHoM, and Rhino.Inside.Revit. --- ## 1. BIM Automation Philosophy ### Why Script BIM BIM models are databases disguised as 3D geometry. Every wall, door, room, and duct segment carries structured data --- type, dimensions, material, cost code, fire rating, acoustic class, phase, workset, design option. Manual manipulation of that data does not scale. A 200-unit residential project may contain 40,000+ elements, each with 30--80 parameters. Changing a naming convention, verifying parameter completeness, or exporting coordinated drawing sets by hand is not just slow --- it is error-prone and unrepeatable. Scripting BIM means treating the model as a programmable data source: - **Read** element properties at scale (audit, validate, report). - **Write** parameter values in batch (standards enforcement, data enrichment). - **Create** elements procedurally (repetitive layouts, adaptive placement). - **Transform** geometry computationally (facade panelization, structural optimization). - **Export** deliverables automatically (sheets to PDF, models to I