# Extract Geometry From Family to batch save Model In-Place Families

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/extract-geometry-from-family-to-batch-save-model-in-place-families/18541>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Created:** [January 26, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/extract-geometry-from-family-to-batch-save-model-in-place-families/18541 "2018-01-26T19:58:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![William\_Ruffenach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cdc98d/32.png) [@William\_Ruffenach](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/William_Ruffenach)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/extract-geometry-from-family-to-batch-save-model-in-place-families/18541/1 "2018-01-26T19:58:45Z")

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I was thinking to create a dynamo tool that allows you to batch “export” Model In-Place families as loaded families. What i was trying to do was first gather all In-Place families, extract the geometry and then use the springs note FamilyInstance.ByGeometry to batch save the families out as loaded families. I cant seem to find out how to extract the geometry from the In-Place families.

any suggestions why i cant get the geometry of a family?

 ![Geometry%20from%20Families](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/8/0/801c85312dc2fd4cf52d0db29f58683da5313d69.jpg)

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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:** [January 27, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/extract-geometry-from-family-to-batch-save-model-in-place-families/18541/2 "2018-01-27T01:31:25Z")

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Are you grabbing instances or are you grabbing types?

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**Author:** ![William\_Ruffenach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cdc98d/32.png) [@William\_Ruffenach](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/William_Ruffenach)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/extract-geometry-from-family-to-batch-save-model-in-place-families/18541/3 "2018-01-31T23:37:16Z")

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Jacob,

thanks for the input. You are correct i was getting the families not the family instances.

 ![Family%20Instances](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/9/0/90950593ef59c69b19b4fe6020f9d11ecd3ea251.jpg)