I searched and gone trough multiple topic but couldn’t find a clear answer / solution. Is it possible to open (so Edit) multiple Families at the same time from within the Project? [image] NB I don’t have the Families saved somewhere nor do i won’t the moment. So preferably i don’t want to sav…

Depends what you want to modify, if you want to add parameters or make certain changes within the family then you will have to create a script that will save the family out and then modify it. If you just want to say change parameters for a certain type of family within the families then you should…

I only want to basicly open them. Nothing more.

Hi @bvs1982 have you tried these here from genius loci [Skærmbillede 2025-06-04 103220]

@sovitek Yes, but the Families don’t get opened. [image]

you have BG opened the document ? what you want from that ?

If you want to open families(including project files) as a active view so you can manually make changes. Then this does not seem to be able to be done because of how dynamo is hosted onto revit and all the associated events/etc. I will highlight that if you developed the method as a addin, then you…

[image] Brendan_Cassidy: If you want to open families(including project files) as a active view so you can manually make changes. Then this does not seem to be able to be done because of how dynamo is hosted onto revit and all the associated events/etc. You right on the bold part. So i guess …

arhh now i understand :wink: :wink: hahaha

I will add to this that most/if not all methods to open families or project files require a path to the file in question. You could test if the “ EditFamily Method ” and " LoadFamily Method " in python could do what you want, but even then it does the opening in the background and you have to code the…

Hey, I think the limitation is an API one, not a specifically Dynamo one. I don’t think you can change the active UI (doc) programatically… So you can’t shift from a project doc UI to the edited family doc UI to open the view. As you say, if you open from a Path using OpenAndActivateDocument, the…

Batch open (Edit) multiple Families within the Project

Revit

Brendan_Cassidy June 4, 2025, 10:38am 13

There has been a indication else where on the forum that because dynamo is using the idling event this then means revit will not allow the OpenAndActivateDocument API method to change the active document.

If you use the API Method in a macro or revit addin then you should be able to utilise this method and change the active document

Indicated in this previous forum post

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Batch open (Edit) multiple Families within the Project

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