# Element.GetParameterValueByName - Broken

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-getparametervaluebyname-broken/66345>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Tags:** revit, dynamo\
**Created:** [July 19, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-getparametervaluebyname-broken/66345 "2021-07-19T23:41:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![m.fasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@m.fasher](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/m.fasher)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-getparametervaluebyname-broken/66345/1 "2021-07-19T23:41:51Z")

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Hi Team,

Has anyone else experienced this problem with Dynamo 2.6.1.8789 & Revit 2.6.1.8850 (Version 2021)

The goal here would be to get the workset ID for a given list of linked elements (Before they are copied into the host project)

It was working in Revit Version 2019 & an older Dynamo version but since the node is OOTB i would have thought it would continue to work.

I was hoping to maybe find an older node like Archi-Labs “Element.Workset” to see if that would work but no luckfind it ☹

This node works on local elements, just not linked elements…interesting…

-As an explanation for this (When it was working)

> Identify categories to link  
> Find linked file to search  
> Find and isolate workset ID from linked file (Penetrations)  
> Find all elements under categories & also within Penetrations workset.  
> Copy those elements to own project  
> Cut the voids (All of the copied families have nested voids to cut from)  
> Holes in Beams wall and whatever… 🙂

I could re-write the whole thing to get a workaround but ideally i’d just like to replace that one node 🙂

Thanks Team!

 ![VOID CUTS FROM LINKED FILES](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/3/1/31b7f13c5edd6c0f3c84d524df256a5a8a9092d6.png)

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**Author:** ![SeanP](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/seanp/32/42560_2.png) [@SeanP](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/SeanP)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-getparametervaluebyname-broken/66345/2 "2021-07-20T05:08:53Z")

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What does the warning say?

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**Author:** ![m.fasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@m.fasher](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/m.fasher)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-getparametervaluebyname-broken/66345/3 "2021-07-20T06:07:07Z")

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oh sorry, amateur not showing that…

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/b/e/be38938432ffb1b81c513c74d19ba2fbfc3ea478.png)

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**Author:** ![Thomas\_Mahon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/thomas_mahon/32/64209_2.png) [@Thomas\_Mahon](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Thomas_Mahon)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-getparametervaluebyname-broken/66345/4 "2021-07-20T07:19:34Z")

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It’s not compatible with Revit 2021. Bimorph nodes v4, which is, is out next week 👍

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**Author:** ![pyXam](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/pyxam/32/163009_2.png) [@pyXam](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/pyXam)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-getparametervaluebyname-broken/66345/5 "2021-07-20T08:28:48Z")

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Thomas you legend!!

Thank you so much for your hard work!!

Myself and the structural engineers on this project will be raising a glass to you 🙂

Much appreciated!