# Cant get text data by import instance

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/cant-get-text-data-by-import-instance/90711>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Tags:** python\
**Created:** [June 14, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/cant-get-text-data-by-import-instance/90711 "2023-06-14T04:20:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![c.poupin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/c.poupin/32/89152_2.png) [@c.poupin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/c.poupin)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/cant-get-text-data-by-import-instance/90711/8 "2023-06-14T16:13:45Z")

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or this 😉

> [@Importing text from CAD to REVIT](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/importing-text-from-cad-to-revit/33381/18):
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> Yeah sure, I’m using netDXF library, so the process involves exporting the import instance to DXF, parsing with the netDXF library then converting the text objects to strings and origins to Dynamo points.

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