Hello guys so i just created a dynamo script that creates a visual filter in the active view template by simply manually selecting a model element and works great using dynamo player, but when i did the same thing except for a linked model , i get an error in dynamo player about the select linked element input!? is there any reason?
Filter per selection.dyn (63.6 KB)
cotation par clique.rvt (7.0 MB)
Filter per selection Lié.dyn (64.9 KB)
cotation par cliqueLinked.rvt (5.6 MB)
here ive attached each script accordingly with its revit file! thanks guys!
Dynamo Player trips up on linked element selection for two reasons:
- Document Context: Standard “Select Model Element” nodes only look at the active host document. To pick inside a link, your script needs a node or Python snippet explicitly using
Selection.PickObject(ObjectType.LinkedElement) to grab the link instance and its source document.
- View Filter API Limit: A host View Filter cannot override individual element IDs inside a linked document directly. For a link, the filter must target category rules, or you have to set the link display in the View Template to “Custom” and manage overrides there.
