Hi There, I was wondering if there is a way to add a shared parameter to a family which is already used in a Revit project, by Dynamo. I am trying to add a Hinge Side Parameter for my Doors, but I get an error at the end of the code. Could you kindly please help me to solve this issue? I do appre…

hi @farshidkaviani if you check the error, it says that you should pass Orchid.RevitProject.Common.Document instead of Revit.Application.FamilyDocument in the familyDocument input. call the family via orchid node. -biboy

Hi @blsalvio Thank you for the Suggestion, but the Problem is I could not find the Orchid Node! It seems there is not such a node available any more! [image] Regards, Farshid

See if that helps, https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/add-shared-parameters-to-some-families-orchid-package/21254/13?u=_vijay

Hi @_Vijay Thank you for the input. My first impression is this code is useful when you already know where your Revit Family is located, which is not my case. If you could look in the Dynamo file you would find that I am trying to filter those door instances without “Hinge Side” Parameter in their …

From my understanding you need to add shared parameter in to particular family’s. From above replay you can achieve that i think. if not where you struggling do to that?

Here is a simple example of that. [image] Shared Parameter - Orchid Revit [Family Add Parameter] Family Add Parameter.dyn (12.9 KB)

Thanks again for the input. Maybe this image explains better what I want to do. Basically I want to select families used in a Revit model and add a Shared parameter to the families without that parameter Automatically. Maybe you know a trick how to get families from Revit and open family documents w…

Like this? [Family Add Parameter_2021-04-05_02-20-41]

Thanks for the help once again. There was a bit of advancement, though I am troubled with loading the edited family back to Revit. I can see the Shared Parameter is being Added into Family, but not in the Revit! Do you possibly know how can I Load & Close the Edited Family Back to Revit? I do app…

[image] for it add in to the project try with attached .dyn . let me know the response. Family Add Parameter.dyn (14.5 KB)

Adding Shared Parameter to a Loaded and Used Family

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_Vijay April 5, 2021, 7:05am 7

Here is a simple example of that.

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