# DataShapes - select linked model elements

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/datashapes-select-linked-model-elements/78821>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Tags:** revit, dynamo, data-shapes\
**Created:** [July 19, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/datashapes-select-linked-model-elements/78821 "2022-07-19T10:16:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![PrPr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d26b3c/32.png) [@PrPr](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/PrPr)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/datashapes-select-linked-model-elements/78821/1 "2022-07-19T10:16:44Z")

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Hi, is it posible to select linked model elements with data shapes? I use this node(below) and my script works only with my elements not linked…  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/5/5/55f4c49c731085a8b51cf4ad811eedf550c8c0ba.png)

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**Author:** ![Daan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/daan/32/82246_2.png) [@Daan](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Daan)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/datashapes-select-linked-model-elements/78821/2 "2022-07-19T11:30:36Z")

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Hi @PrPr ,

Can you select your linked Model Elements when you don’t have a CategoryFilter?  
If so you probably can but have to look at all the categories to find one which also includes linked Model Elements.  
If you still can’t select linked Model Elements then I don’t think it’s possible, but I highly doubt this.

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**Author:** ![christian.stan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/christian.stan/32/166296_2.png) [@christian.stan](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/christian.stan)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/datashapes-select-linked-model-elements/78821/3 "2022-07-19T11:53:34Z")

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hello  
[Take a look this side](https://bimorph.com/bimorph-nodes/link-element-of-category/)

Cordially  
christian.stan

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**Author:** ![Nick\_Boyts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/nick_boyts/32/76313_2.png) [@Nick\_Boyts](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Nick_Boyts)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/datashapes-select-linked-model-elements/78821/4 "2022-07-19T15:27:35Z")

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You have to use the node specifically for Linked Elements.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/6/3/63a244f4f7225ea0799582a080913a68ff8f5da2.png)

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**Author:** ![PrPr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d26b3c/32.png) [@PrPr](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/PrPr)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/datashapes-select-linked-model-elements/78821/5 "2022-07-20T21:08:13Z")

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Thank you all for help, @Nick_Boyts i don’t know how i could missed it…