Dynamo Python Script - GetElement(Reference) of Text note

kadera · September 27, 2018, 3:43pm

Hi everyone,
I am new in Dynamo and Python Script, so sorry for my mistakes.

I am trying to make a Python script in Dynamo, which is based on picking points on elements and showing the coordinates of the points and also the host element.
Everything works fine until I place a pickpoint on Text note, then I simply get “Operation failed”.
Simply when “doc.GetElement()” is assigned to text note, the script is not working.
Any sugestions?

Mark.Ackerley · September 27, 2018, 4:06pm

Hi,

I don’t think a text note is an ‘Element’…

Unlike a wall for example…

It does have a position property though…

http://www.revitapidocs.com/2018/36740103-d9cb-6451-c9ff-34e6880c9eeb.htm

Hope that helps,

Mark

kadera · September 27, 2018, 5:12pm

Thanks for your reply.
Maybe I explained it wrong - I meant a “text note”, not “text node”. I am speaking about classic text in Revit - it has it´s ID, so I assume it is an element.

Mark.Ackerley · September 28, 2018, 9:17am

Hey,

Apologies for that mistake…

I ran your code and it worked for me?

My only change was to remove line 32 and change ‘Vyber body’ to ‘Select Points’

Hope that helps,

Mark

EDIT: If I have a text note in a sheet I get an empty list…

kadera · September 28, 2018, 10:28am

Thank you for your help.
Unfortunately the code is still not working for me, maybe it is caused by the version of Revit or Dynamo ( I am using Revit 2018.2 and Dynamo Core 1.3.2.2480
May I ask which version of Revit and Dynamo did you use for testing?

Mark.Ackerley · September 28, 2018, 10:32am

Hey,

Sure, I’m on 2018.3 and 1.3.2.2480.

Here’s my version of your code…

Perhaps there is a language issue?

import clr
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
clr.AddReference('RevitAPIUI')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
from Autodesk.Revit.UI import *

clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager

clr.AddReference('ProtoGeometry')
from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import Point as dsPoint

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument
uiapp = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentUIApplication
app = uiapp.Application
uidoc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentUIApplication.ActiveUIDocument
UIunit = Document.GetUnits(doc).GetFormatOptions(UnitType.UT_Length).DisplayUnits

#The inputs to this node will be stored as a list in the IN variables.
dataEnteringNode = IN

#points selection
selpoints = uidoc.Selection.PickObjects(Selection.ObjectType.PointOnElement, 'Select Points')

#host elements and point coordinates
prvky = []
points = []

for A in selpoints:
	prvky.append(doc.GetElement(A))
	pt = A.GlobalPoint
	points.append(dsPoint.ByCoordinates(UnitUtils.ConvertFromInternalUnits(pt.X,UIunit),UnitUtils.ConvertFromInternalUnits(pt.Y,UIunit),UnitUtils.ConvertFromInternalUnits(pt.Z,UIunit)))
#Assign your output to the OUT variable.
OUT = [prvky, points]

kadera · September 30, 2018, 9:27am

Thank you for your help, it is really caused by the Revit language. If I run Revit in english, the code works fine. If i run Revit in czech (/language CSY) the code show “Operation failed”.

Is there any way how to find the reason for this, or is there any idea how to solve it?

Alban_de_Chasteigner · October 1, 2018, 4:02pm

Hi,

Text note doesn’t work with other language version than English Revit in Dynamo 1.3.
This is a known bug with Dynamo 1.3. This has been corrected in Dynamo 2.0.

TextNote in French in 1.3 :