Create View Fiilter by Shared Parameter Or Project Parameter

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#1

Hi all.
I’m trying to create view filter by using Shared Parameter Name. I searched over this forum for pakages. Finally, i found Bakery Pakage which contains node “Create View Filter”. But this node just applies for buitInParameter Name.

I thought about using API python and have searched in the other forums. Then I saw this post related to my problem but i didn’t know exactly how to do next. http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2010/08/elementparameterfilter-with-a-shared-parameter.html
Would you please give me some advices about this problem?
Thanks a lot.

#2

Hi all!
I just downloaded Archi-lab version 2016.12.1 and this package can create filter by shared parameter. I would like to attach picture of my dynamo file.

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Unfortunately, This version of package only works with revit 2017 and Dynamo 1.2 while my company are using Revit 2014 and Dynamo 8.2 now. I tried to create my own custom node to solve my issue in Revit version 2014 but I don’t know how to retrieve shared parameter and create Rule Filter for it.
it inform warning like “TypeError: expected BuiltInParameter, got Parameter”
Could you help me?
Thanks!
ViewFilter.dyn (8.3 KB)

#3

Hi Vo_Minh_Doan, I’m having your same problem, trying to retrieve shared parameter and create Rule Filter for it. Did you finally find a solution for this problem?

#4

I haven’t solve my problem with Revit 2014 version yet so i switched to Revit 2017-Dynamo 1.2.1 and used Archi-Lab Pakage.

#5

Ok thanks

#6

Archi-lab package does not support Revit 2014 and soon enough Dynamo will not also. I can only advise you to upgrade your Revit version.

#7

Hi Konrad, yeah I know, but actually my company is working on a big project that started three years ago and they can´t switch to a new version. So I’m trying to edit a script in order to make it works. Now I stuck in a point: I need to use shared parameters, but I can only use builtin parameters. I found this code and but I tried to change it, but I didn’t find a method to do this

def GetBuiltInParam(paramName):
	builtInParams = System.Enum.GetValues(BuiltInParameter)
	test = []
	for i in builtInParams:
		if i.ToString() == paramName:
			test.append(i)
			break
		else:
			continue
	return test [0]

cats = IN[0]
paramName = IN[1]

TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)

catList = []
for i in cats:
	catList.append(ElementId(i.Id))

typedCatList = List[ElementId](catList)

bip = GetBuiltInParam(paramName)

I took a look to this page, http://www.revitapidocs.com/2015/0cf342ef-c64f-b0b7-cbec-da8f3428a7dc.htm, but I didn’t find a way to use this method. Do you have some advice for me?