Does anyone have any experience with a Dynamo script that would delete any parameters that are currently not being used in a given family?
Any help is appreciated.
Mike
hi @mcobb
what is your criteria for unused? for example, there is an unused parameter but have a value, do you still consider it unused? (sorry for that dumb question but I want to know your criteria).
-biboy
- Archi-lab’s Elements.Delete node does work on ParameterElement, so you are able to delete them.
- Think about how you can identify which parameters are unused. Clockwork has a suite of nodes that pull FamilyParameter information. You will need to determine if the parameter has a value, is controlled by a formula, and/or drives a dimension/array.
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It is a good question. I guess it is tricky to truly test if a parameter is of no consequence. I could see searching to see if a parameter met a few simultaneous criteria. For example:
- Is a “Length” parameter.
- Is not deployed to any dimension in any view.
- Is not in a formula that drives any dimension in any view.
Thanks for thinking about this.