# Dynamo - renaming families

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-renaming-families/58873>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Tags:** revit, dynamo\
**Created:** [January 2, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-renaming-families/58873 "2021-01-02T15:33:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Clementine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8dc957/32.png) [@Clementine](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Clementine)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-renaming-families/58873/1 "2021-01-02T15:33:02Z")

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Hello,

I created script for renaming families “AAA” to “BBB” , but for some reason it doesn’t change.  
Can anyone point where the issue is?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/7/d/7da6b35db48f57e7cf0884a92fccf0ea42f82581.png)

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**Author:** ![Kulkul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/kulkul/32/49801_2.png) [@Kulkul](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Kulkul)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-renaming-families/58873/2 "2021-01-02T15:41:43Z")

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Hi @Clementine

You need to connect Elements list to `Element.SetName`  
_element_ input. Currently you’re feeding Family Names.

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**Author:** ![Clementine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8dc957/32.png) [@Clementine](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Clementine)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-renaming-families/58873/3 "2021-01-02T15:52:02Z")

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Hello @Kulkul,

It seems like it’s still not working

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/c/5/c5dcf0e770ecc97c1653515e5f7c91ec07852aaa.png)

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**Author:** ![Kulkul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/kulkul/32/49801_2.png) [@Kulkul](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Kulkul)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-renaming-families/58873/4 "2021-01-02T16:16:51Z")

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> [@Clementine](#):
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> seems like it’s still not working

If you want to Change type name then you need to add _Element.ElementType_ OOTB node.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/d/f/dfc2be7b0fd642d75918c1650a422c1d7a6bf992.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Clementine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8dc957/32.png) [@Clementine](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Clementine)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-renaming-families/58873/5 "2021-01-02T16:19:57Z")

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Thanks a lot @Kulkul!

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**Author:** ![Kulkul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/kulkul/32/49801_2.png) [@Kulkul](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Kulkul)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-renaming-families/58873/6 "2021-01-02T16:21:33Z")

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You’re Welcome!

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**Author:** ![aecc-mwc18UGSWC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@aecc-mwc18UGSWC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/aecc-mwc18UGSWC)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-renaming-families/58873/7 "2026-08-18T05:37:10Z")

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Hi my one is not working. Family. Name become error

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**Author:** ![jacob.small](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/jacob.small/32/161030_2.png) [@jacob.small](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/jacob.small)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-renaming-families/58873/8 "2026-08-18T05:48:12Z")

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Best to start a new topic with your current graph and a dataset attached, as this topic is five and a half years old and has a working solution already. Closing the topic accordingly.

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**Author:** ![jacob.small](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/jacob.small/32/161030_2.png) [@jacob.small](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/jacob.small)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/dynamo-renaming-families/58873/9 "2026-08-18T05:48:17Z")

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