# Color Room using Direct shape geometry

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/color-room-using-direct-shape-geometry/40793>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Tags:** springs\
**Created:** [September 18, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/color-room-using-direct-shape-geometry/40793 "2019-09-18T10:56:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Nissal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/nissal/32/67016_2.png) [@Nissal](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Nissal)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/color-room-using-direct-shape-geometry/40793/1 "2019-09-18T10:56:23Z")

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Hi,  
basically, im following this video on youtube  
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxncsb9u974](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxncsb9u974)

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/b/b/bb02b33237e0081b5cad9b2f6df374697529da2a.jpeg "3D Room in Revit") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxncsb9u974)

And i got this error in `DirectShape.ByGeometry` node

> Traceback (most recent call last):  
> File “”, line 108, in NewDS\_R17  
> IndexError: index out of range: 0

Anyone please help me. Im stuck here 😔

 ![dyna](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/b/f/bfe1da6d3b4800748e1c7f8a0d23c71ba198e4d1.png)

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**Author:** ![Akli.baliche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Akli.baliche](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Akli.baliche)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/color-room-using-direct-shape-geometry/40793/2 "2019-09-18T11:48:50Z")

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> [@Nissal](#):
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Choose another category  
you can not create a solid in revit in a room category

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/e/a/ea82a2b19737c302a0578a760090fdb2c45efd6b.png)

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**Author:** ![Nissal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/nissal/32/67016_2.png) [@Nissal](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Nissal)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/color-room-using-direct-shape-geometry/40793/3 "2019-09-18T11:50:37Z")

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I had tried Mass, Generic models, Spaces as category. It is giving same result.

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**Author:** ![Akli.baliche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Akli.baliche](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Akli.baliche)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/color-room-using-direct-shape-geometry/40793/4 "2019-09-18T12:00:17Z")

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Here is a small example  
uses Dynamo nod “DirectShape.ByGeometry”

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/d/8/d804ea98c2eb43d17cd25545b373492cc662e647.png)