# Element.HandOrientaion Node

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-handorientaion-node/33956>\
**Category:** Packages\
**Created:** [March 25, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-handorientaion-node/33956 "2019-03-25T22:44:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![WadeNolanDBA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@WadeNolanDBA](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/WadeNolanDBA)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-handorientaion-node/33956/1 "2019-03-25T22:44:57Z")

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Hello!

I have a project going to help automate documentation of assemblies

I have been reading through some older forum posts on the subject here:  
[https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/first-attempt-editing-a-python-script/19156/21](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/first-attempt-editing-a-python-script/19156/21)

Now I am searching for a node named “Element.HandOrientation” that is contained within a custom node in the above solution.

Any help is much appreciated. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![WadeNolanDBA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@WadeNolanDBA](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/WadeNolanDBA)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-handorientaion-node/33956/3 "2019-03-25T22:58:11Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/e/a/ea289e2c5ef531713a987cbe11fca6d486075cab.png)

Yeah, I am uncertain of the outputs from this node, I believe it may be a vector describing the element’s rotation vs the world XY plane.

My goal is to generate “front” elevations of Curtain Wall assemblies. (Storefront) I am working in a new office that has projects with many pieces of curtain wall that must be elevated in the documents.

I have run into a bit of a problem with rotating the assembly origin of multiple assemblies. I would like to be able to feed in a list of curtain wall assemblies & have their origins all rotated so that selecting a “front” elevation will produce the desired result.

Thanks for your reply!

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**Author:** ![WadeNolanDBA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@WadeNolanDBA](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/WadeNolanDBA)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-handorientaion-node/33956/5 "2019-03-26T16:14:33Z")

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Thanks for your help @erfajo!

I was able to find that node in a BIM4Struc Package. Unfortunately, I found some Python problems after that…

After watching this post very closely, I was able to get my lists sorted correctly for the custom node to rotate multiple assembly origins.

[https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/assembly-modify-origin-part-2/18995/12?u=wadenolandba](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/assembly-modify-origin-part-2/18995/12?u=wadenolandba)

Onward!

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**Author:** ![WadeNolanDBA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@WadeNolanDBA](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/WadeNolanDBA)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/element-handorientaion-node/33956/7 "2019-03-26T17:03:14Z")

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Awesome! I will check it out! Thanks!