# Beginner here

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/beginner-here/321>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 29, 2014, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/beginner-here/321 "2014-04-29T07:19:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Jacobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Sebastian\_Jacobi](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Sebastian_Jacobi)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/beginner-here/321/1 "2014-04-29T07:19:53Z")

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Hi guys,

I’m new to this revit and dynamo thing. after installing both i used the parametrics of dynamo but on the revit screen nothing shows up.

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGAEyqsjwwU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGAEyqsjwwU) \<- that s what i tried to do

![Unbenannt](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/1X/56e5cb060973484763cad36461911476bd123450.jpg) ![Unbenannt2](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/1X/a0cf5cda7d1c0bedb71b1bbcf78e9e43f5ccae12.jpg)

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that warning is what i get. i tried almost everything to get something… but nothing works… maybe i did the installation wrong i dont know really. i need some help here

Sorry about my poor english.

And thanks in return.

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/andreas_dieckmann/32/365_2.png) [@Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Andreas_Dieckmann)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/beginner-here/321/2 "2014-04-29T11:07:51Z")

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Looks like you’re in a project file. You need to be in a family file in order to make ref points.

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**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Jacobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Sebastian\_Jacobi](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Sebastian_Jacobi)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/beginner-here/321/3 "2014-04-30T04:52:07Z")

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i’ve tried it, doesnt work ☹

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/andreas_dieckmann/32/365_2.png) [@Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Andreas_Dieckmann)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/beginner-here/321/4 "2014-04-30T05:07:08Z")

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Which family template are you using?

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**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Jacobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Sebastian\_Jacobi](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Sebastian_Jacobi)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/beginner-here/321/5 "2014-05-07T09:54:11Z")

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i’m sorry for the late answer, was out of town… which template i use… actually it is german… i click on the family section “new” and choose “allgemeines modell adaptiv (metrisch)” something like “general model adaptive (metric)”, if that’s what you meant.

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/andreas_dieckmann/32/365_2.png) [@Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Andreas_Dieckmann)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/beginner-here/321/6 "2014-05-08T03:13:00Z")

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Creating reference points should definitely work in an adaptive component template. Maybe you had a project file open at the same time and Dynamo was pointing at the project file and not the family file - at least that’s what the error message suggests. If it still doesn’t work, I’d recommend trying it in Vasari.

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**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Jacobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Sebastian\_Jacobi](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Sebastian_Jacobi)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/beginner-here/321/7 "2014-05-22T04:59:51Z")

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okay… i tried it in vasari… this time there is no error message but still nothing on display. im pretty sure that im doing something wrong. but i dont know what

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**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Jacobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Sebastian\_Jacobi](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Sebastian_Jacobi)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/beginner-here/321/8 "2014-05-22T05:08:43Z")

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okay, i tried an existing dynamo parametric and “it is aliveee”… but my first try is lacking something

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/andreas_dieckmann/32/365_2.png) [@Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Andreas_Dieckmann)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/beginner-here/321/9 "2014-05-23T02:29:42Z")

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Maybe you need to post your file here so we can find the cause why it doesn’t work.