Dynamo Revit Get Type Parameter
Element base class for most persistent data within a revit document.
Dynamo revit get type parameter. This workflow is the equivalent of using the getparametervaluebyname node in dynamo. Watch the screencast video at the end of this article to see these steps in action get type. The same principles of input and output can be applied to excel sat. Notice how the words get and parameter do not have a space in between them to retrieve the correct node every time.
This can be helpful in identifying the parameter you. In the categories node select views for input. It is common practice using dynamo to get and set objects parameters from revit i d say this is one of the best features in dynamo actually something that empowers all the stakeholders in a workflow to communicate information and data seamlessly using the revit model as an aggregator. Notice that our dynamo script selects the views.
These are the parameters that work with the element getparametervaluebyname and element setparametervaluebyname nodes. Select the categories node from the search result. The select model element node at the upper left allows you to select an element in your revit model and will report back through the two watch nodes at the right the available instance parameters and their current values. Built in parameter n enumerated type listing all of the built in parameter ids supported by autodesk revit.
A very commonly used node to read element parameter values in revit is the get parameter value by name node. Elementid the elementid object is used as a unique identification for an element within a single project. Go to the revit bin in dynamo to access the elements wall type by name node. The parameter name is view name.
We selected the views now we need to get the view names. Search for getparameter by name to find the node. From there you can use set parameter by name and add values to the wall. Use this wall type as an element input and then you have access to type parameters in revit.
Type categories on the search field. Revit saves the view names in a parameter. Use the methods above to return the value in an appropriate data type.