Delete all Worksets without deleting any elements

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Hello

I need to create a script that deletes all worksets from a model, while keeping the elements (all elements should be moved to “Workset1” and then remove all worksets

the logic is this (similar to revit workflow),
1- Set all elements workset parameter to “Workset1” (takes so much time on dynamo compared to revit)
2- then delete all worksets

I have managed to do the first one, but the second one i couldn’t do, no matter what package I use, I couldn’t get the elements ID to use element.delete

is there a way to do that? and is there a faster/better way to get the same result?

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@NERDASORUS ,

you would lose the possibility of central model itself so i recomment you detach your modell and save it without Worksets! f.e. eTransmit

KR

Andreas

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Was looking into similar for a customer a few eeeks back. If I recall the Revit API call to delete a workset can be found in the WorksetTable class, and is only available in 2023 and up. Using it requires creating an option class to either move elements to a specified workset id, or to delete them entirely.

I haven’t seen any nodes for this, but you can likely give it a shot in a Python node. Well unless you are in 2022 or an earlier version, in which case you will need to look for another option.

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Genius Loci have one “workset delete” but as mention only will work from 2022.1

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Appreciate the input guys, thank you.

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Not sure if we really want to revisit this but incase anyone cares heres a really terrible implementation.
The jyst is get worksets you want to delete. Get workset you want to move deleted workset items to. Delete the worksets. Worth noting I believe you need to have all the worksets checked out.

import clr
clr.AddReference(“RevitServices”)
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
from System.Collections.Generic import * #this is necessary
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument
clr.AddReference(“RevitAPI”)
import Autodesk
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

list=ListWorksetId
ws_Table=doc.GetWorksetTable()
all_WS = FilteredWorksetCollector(doc).OfKind(WorksetKind.UserWorkset)
for ws in all_WS:
if(ws.Name==“Workset 1”):
i=0#do nothing
else:
list.Add(ws.Id)
wkst1id=ws.Id
DWS=DeleteWorksetSettings(DeleteWorksetOption.MoveElementsToWorkset, wkst1id)
#WorksharingUtils.CheckoutWorksets(doc,list) #could use this to checkout worksets
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
for ws in all_WS:
if(“SYM” in ws.Name):
if(WorksetTable.CanDeleteWorkset(doc,ws.Id,DWS)):
WorksetTable.DeleteWorkset(doc,ws.Id,DWS)
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()
OUT =

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@VDCTrades3

import clr
clr.AddReference(“RevitServices”)
import RevitServices

from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
from System.Collections.Generic import * # this is necessary

clr.AddReference(“RevitAPI”)
import Autodesk
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument
list=ListWorksetId()

ws_Table=doc.GetWorksetTable()
all_WS = FilteredWorksetCollector(doc).OfKind(WorksetKind.UserWorkset)
for ws in all_WS:
    if(ws.Name==“Workset 1”):
        i = 0 #do nothing
    else:
      list.Add(ws.Id)
wkst1id=ws.Id

DWS=DeleteWorksetSettings(DeleteWorksetOption.MoveElementsToWorkset, wkst1id)

# 🔓🔒 WorksharingUtils.CheckoutWorksets(doc,list) #could use this to checkout worksets
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
for ws in all_WS:
    if(“SYM” in ws.Name):
        if(WorksetTable.CanDeleteWorkset(doc,ws.Id,DWS)):
            WorksetTable.DeleteWorkset(doc,ws.Id,DWS)
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()
OUT = "Done"

just pasted your code i think it needs still some maintance

can you work arrowned only with detach model and reopen without workset. there is a option after using e-transmit.