Create Floor Types from Excel

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I am wondering if there is a way to create system family using Dynamo by reading different parameters from Excel… I managed to retrieve information from Excel, but got stuck at trying to use these parameters to create floor/wall/ceiling types… Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you!

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Hi,

Have a look in the following discussion:

http://dynamobim.org/forums/topic/change-thickness-of-floor-using-rooforfloor-slabshapebypoints-in-clockwork/

 

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Hello Dimitar, Thank you very much for forwarding that! “Spring Nodes” works its magic on Floor and Wall. I am wondering if I can do that same thing with ceilings… Do you mind sharing the codes for “WallType.Duplicate” and FloorType.Duplicate" so I can try to replicate the same thing for Ceiling? Best, Sanny

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Oops… sorry, didn’t realize both “WallType.Duplicate” and “FloorType.Duplicate” are custom nodes. I am editing them to replicate the same for ceilings now. Thank you!!!

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Hello Dimitar,

I tried to edit your Python script but can’t make it work… is the comment “Revit.Elements.CeilingType.ByName” valid? I was hoping changing it from “Revit.Elements.WallType.ByName” to “Revit.Elements.CeilingType.ByName” will do the magic… I guess not… Any help would be much appreciated!!

 

Sanny

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Hi @Dimitar_Venkov, the link above doesn’t seem to work (404 error) could you help me find information for this very interesting topic? Thank you

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I think that link was pointing to the old forum. You’ll need the FamilyType.Duplicate and FamilyType.SetCompoundLayerWidth nodes from clockwork.

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Thanks @Dimitar_Venkov. I’ll make some attempts and I’ll let you know. thanks a lot.