Dynamo
Primer for v2.0
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  • About
  • Introduction
    • What is Dynamo & How Does It Work?
    • Primer User Guide, Dynamo Community & Platform
  • Setup for Dynamo
  • User Interface
    • Workspace
    • Library
  • Nodes and Wires
  • Essential Nodes & Concepts
    • Index of Nodes
    • Geometry for Computational Design
      • Geometry Overview
      • Vector, Plane & Coordinate System
      • Points
      • Curves
      • Surfaces
      • Solids
      • Meshes
    • The Building Blocks of Programs
      • Data
      • Math
      • Logic
      • Strings
      • Color
    • Designing with Lists
      • What's a List
      • Working with Lists
      • Lists of Lists
      • n-Dimensional Lists
    • Dictionaries in Dynamo
      • What is a Dictionary
      • Dictionary Nodes
      • Dictionaries in Code Blocks
      • Revit Use-Cases
  • Custom Nodes & Packages
    • Custom Nodes
      • Custom Node Introduction
      • Creating a Custom Node
      • Publishing to Your Library
    • Packages
      • Package Introduction
      • Package Case Study - Mesh Toolkit
      • Developing a Package
      • Publishing a Package
      • Zero-Touch Importing
  • Dynamo for Revit
    • The Revit Connection
    • Selecting
    • Editing
    • Creating
    • Customizing
    • Documenting
  • Dynamo for Civil 3D
    • The Civil 3D Connection
    • Getting Started
    • Node Library
    • Sample Workflows
      • Roads
        • Light Pole Placement
      • Land
        • Service Placement
      • Utilities
        • Rename Structures
      • Rail
        • Clearance Envelope
      • Surveying
        • Point Group Management
    • Advanced Topics
      • Object Binding
      • Python and Civil 3D
    • Dynamo Player
    • Useful Packages
    • Resources
  • Dynamo in Forma Beta
    • Set Up Dynamo Player in Forma
    • Add and Share Graphs in Dynamo Player
    • Run Graphs in Dynamo Player
    • Dynamo compute service differences with Desktop Dynamo
  • Coding in Dynamo
    • Code Blocks and DesignScript
      • What's a Code Block
      • DesignScript Syntax
      • Shorthand
      • Functions
    • Geometry with DesignScript
      • DesignScript Geometry Basics
      • Geometric Primitives
      • Vector Math
      • Curves: Interpolated and Control Points
      • Translation, Rotation, and Other Transformations
      • Surfaces: Interpolated, Control Points, Loft, Revolve
      • Geometric Parameterization
      • Intersection and Trim
      • Geometric Booleans
      • Python Point Generators
    • Python
      • Python Nodes
      • Python and Revit
      • Setup Your Own Python Template
    • Language Changes
  • Best Practices
    • Graph Strategies
    • Scripting Strategies
    • Scripting Reference
    • Managing Your Program
    • Efficiently Working With Large Data Sets In Dynamo
  • Sample Workflows
    • Getting Started Workflows
      • Parametric Vase
      • Attractor Points
    • Concept Index
  • Developer Primer
    • Build Dynamo from Source
      • Build DynamoRevit from Source
      • Managing and Updating Dependencies in Dynamo
    • Developing for Dynamo
      • Getting Started
      • Zero-Touch Case Study - Grid Node
      • Executing Python Scripts in Zero-Touch Nodes (C#)
      • Going Further with Zero-Touch
      • Advanced Dynamo Node Customization
      • Using COM (interop) types in Dynamo Packages
      • NodeModel Case Study - Custom UI
      • Updating your Packages and Dynamo Libraries for Dynamo 2.x
      • Updating your Packages and Dynamo Libraries for Dynamo 3.x
      • Extensions
      • Defining Custom Package Organization for Dynamo 2.0+
      • Dynamo Command Line Interface
      • Dynamo Integration
      • Developing For Dynamo For Revit
      • Publish a Package
      • Build a Package from Visual Studio
      • Extensions as Packages
    • Pull Requests
    • Testing Expectations
    • Examples
  • Appendix
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Visual Programming and Dynamo
    • Resources
    • Release Notes
    • Useful Packages
    • Example Files
    • Host Integration Map
    • Download PDF
    • Dynamo Keyboard Shortcuts
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  1. Appendix

Frequently Asked Questions

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How to Utilize Dynamo Builds

Daily builds versus Stable builds

It is a tradition that the Dynamo at Autodesk team keeps up a fast pace of iteration by releasing both daily builds per commit, and also stable release builds after our system testing and release cycle. Our team would love to restart the daily and stable builds so that users can control where DynamoCore is extracted on their disk locally, so users can have confidence using it, without impacting Dynamo for other ADSK products. There are a few natural candidates for this purpose, including .nupkg, .zip file, or a dedicated installer where users can choose install path or other options.

Given our goal of getting users our latest code in the most simple way possible we have decided to deliver a .zip file containing the DynamoCore binaries and Dynamo Sandbox that can be used without Revit (with some constraints).

Dynamo Zip builds

Definition and Source

The DynamoCoreRuntime zip build is a snapshot of DynamoCore binaries which is made during our automated builds.

You should be able to launch DynamoSandbox.exe in the extracted folder to use Dynamo with minimal setup.

Required components

Dynamo Version
Microsoft Visual C++
DirectX

2.0 - 2.6

2015 Redistributable

10

2.7

2019 Redistributable

11/12 (included with windows 10

>=2.8

2019 Redistributable

11/12 (included with windows 10

Microsoft DirectX which is also available publicly in our Dynamo Github Repo

7zip used for unzipping the package

Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2024 Redistributable (x64)

Optional components

Geometry Library (It will only be available with particular Autodesk modeling tools like Revit, Civil 3D, Advanced Steel, etc)

Troubleshooting

If you are missing any of the required components, you may encounter problems using Dynamo, and certain parts of the UI may fail to load.

Using the following screenshot as an example, unzipping our build on a clean Windows 10 VM without GPU, the machine is missing both required components. This is indicated in the Dynamo Console.

Installing DirectX

Installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2024 Redistributable (x64)

After installing both required components from the link above, re-launch DynamoSandbox.exe, you should see the following result:

Missing 3d graphics.

You may also run into graphics issues running sandbox for the fist time, you can follow the standard graphics issues FAQ here:

In general you will likely need to force high performance GPU mode for your graphics card when using the DynamoSandbox.exe

example nvidia control panel:

Installing WebView2 Runtime

Right now the next Dynamo modules are using the WebView2 component: Documentation Browser, Guided Tours and Library, so in order to ensure that this parts of Dynamo display correctly the Web content we need to install the WebView2 Evergreen Runtime installer ( you will need to validate if is already installed in the computer or needs to be installed).

The ones that should be installed (just one of them) are the Evergreen Bootstrapper or the Evergreen Standalone Installer, the first one downloads a 1.50 MB installer and the second one downloads a 130 MB installer.

After the Runtime is installed the next components of Dynamo should be working correctly:

Dynamo Excel Nodes Issues

Dynamo Builds Location

Stable Releases

Daily Builds and Stable Releases

If you unzipped the build and could not launch DynamoSandbox.exe at all, please make sure to use to unzip the build. You may also manually unblock the .zip archive before extracting it - if you have permissions on your machine.

Please follow the Microsoft instructions here to check if you have DirectX installed already. If not, you can open DXSETUP.exe in our Dynamo Github Repository . Once you see the dialog below, feel free to hit next to install DirectX to the default location.

Please download the latest . Then you should be able to run the installer named vc_redist.x64.exe in your browser download location. Once you see the dialog below, feel free to click install to put this component in the default location.

This is the link for installing the WebView2 Runtime:

You can refer to this for diagnostics.

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7zip
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https://github.com/DynamoDS/Dynamo/wiki/Dynamo-FAQ
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/#download-section
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https://dynamobim.org/download/
https://github.com/DynamoDS/Dynamo/releases
https://dynamobuilds.com/