Hi all, currently need to populate a parameter using data from a text layer in a DWG file. So far I have linked the cad in for a floor plan and generated the generic models using a dynamo script to create floor separation lines from a cad layer, then kiwi tools to generate a generic model for each r…

Can you share a sample cad file which contains the type of objects you’re working with? I think a dataextraction command in autocad may allow you to get the data you need, but I’m not sure how your file is set up.

Unfortunately text elements within a DWG or DGN are not exposed in the Revit API (and therefore Dynamo), which means there is no way to access them. The only option is to explode them using the standard Revit Explode command, then you can filter these elements using Dynamo. I believe there is a way …

@Thomas_Mahon Thomas, This might be of use. Love to see this in a package. [image] Get room information from .dwg in to Revit via Dynamo Revit @T_Pover Hi Taco, I followed your script for this and found that importing and exploding the text from the DWG puts the text …

RoomDataDWG in GenericModelsRevit_working170706.dyn (31.2 KB) Hi Everyone, thanks for the help so far, just an update. I have imported the dwg containing the room names on top of generic models then exploded the dwg and grabbed the text notes. I’ve managed to create a list that determines whether a…

Sorry update again, managed to figure out the list myself using an Indexof node with the element set as true;

@julian.venczel hey julian, would you be so kind and upload your final *.dyn file? I do need the same solution to add my “rooms” some additional information :slight_smile:

Hi, could you not finalize your workflow with what has been shared already? If so, it would be good practice to simply send a screenshot of your graph showing where it does not work for you: indeed, it would be useful to the community to see how to solve a new issue here, if any.

RoomDataDWG in GenericModelsRevit.dyn (24.7 KB) That was the final file, it works quite effectively for Generic models, I guess it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to alter it to work on other kinds of solid geometry and it’s also pretty straight forward to get it to populate other parameters as w…

Hey, I am looking to get a similar task completed. I have lights in a DWG with a reference in text next to them. Then I have a revit file with plans that look exactly the same with the smae Arch back ground and lights in the same positions. (Obviously the lights in REVIT are family’s and in CAD th…

As it’s similar but not the same I suggest creating a new topic and simply putting a link here asking for help.

Data attribution using information from a CAD file

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Mark.Ackerley March 14, 2019, 9:33am 16

FYI… Importing text from CAD to REVIT you can also pull the insertion point info…

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Data attribution using information from a CAD file

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