Edit parameters of the linked file (identity data and reference type)

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when you import a linked file.. it has an identity Data.
but how can i change this.. want to set the Name and the Mark

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also i want to set the reference type to Attachment

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but i can;t change it..

anybody a clue

2

Hey,

I think it’s just like a regular element?

Hope that helps,

Mark

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but that doesn’t work for the reference type…

4

No, that is another level of fun…

import clr
clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

instance = UnwrapElement(IN[0])

type_id = instance.GetTypeId()
link_type = doc.GetElement(type_id)

current_attachment_type = link_type.AttachmentType

new_attachment_type = AttachmentType.Attachment
# currently AttachmentType.Overlay

TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
link_type.AttachmentType = new_attachment_type
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()

OUT = link_type.AttachmentType

Hope that helps,

Mark

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No, that is another level of fun…

import clr
clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

instance = UnwrapElement(IN[0])

# we need to get the Link Type from the Instance
type_id = instance.GetTypeId()
link_type = doc.GetElement(type_id)

# now we find the attachment type, it is an enumeration
current_attachment_type = link_type.AttachmentType

# change from current Overlay to Attachment
# overlay returns 2,  Attachment returns 3.
new_attachment_type = AttachmentType.Attachment

# we need this in a transaction
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
link_type.AttachmentType = new_attachment_type
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()

OUT = link_type.AttachmentType

Looping will need to be added if multiple… Then you’ll need to get unique values if the same type is multiple times… A few things to make it work in practice.

Hope that helps,

Mark

6

works perfect…
trying to get this to work for multiple links in the document but haveing trouble with the for n in..

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Hey,

You’ll be doing something like…

unique_values = set() #sets can only contain unique values
for revit_link in revit_link_list:
    for link_instance in link_instance_list:
        # logic to get Type here
        unique_values.add(type)
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