# Category.ByName gives wrong elements

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**Created:** [April 12, 2024, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/category-byname-gives-wrong-elements/99978 "2024-04-12T09:18:26Z")\
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Collecting all elements will eventually be unbearable for your DYN’s speed. I suggest looking at the previous threads where this came up.

> [@Lines Category in Dynamo for Revit 2023 and later](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/lines-category-in-dynamo-for-revit-2023-and-later/99236/9):
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> Just use the category by id operation. This was discussed previously here:

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