# Filter by select model/linked element

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/filter-by-select-model-linked-element/115229>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Tags:** dynamo\
**Created:** [September 23, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/filter-by-select-model-linked-element/115229 "2026-09-23T12:26:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![amir.kharrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@amir.kharrat](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/amir.kharrat)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/filter-by-select-model-linked-element/115229/1 "2026-09-23T12:26:55Z")

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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](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/3Tjd7k6SEdRrrTURzbJBlxvS4Xo.dyn) (63.6 KB)  
[cotation par clique.rvt](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/mQg2C5tRcBKokGpaXMwEDcZrRva.rvt) (7.0 MB)  
[Filter per selection Lié.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/dL6aqW7SOS5APhvOR72CIL5UJnL.dyn) (64.9 KB)  
[cotation par cliqueLinked.rvt](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/xcOUwM2ssfGy4xvoZN85QiZENMY.rvt) (5.6 MB)  
here ive attached each script accordingly with its revit file! thanks guys!  
 ![linked](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/6/5/65935d7c767e986bd8de9601ad10abdbd8d05f7c.png)  
 ![model](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/4/8/4833bf3c0590dbe00eca3e1d85caddff8e0b74bb.png)

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**Author:** ![gosudann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@gosudann](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/gosudann)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/filter-by-select-model-linked-element/115229/2 "2026-10-15T04:16:35Z")

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Dynamo Player trips up on linked element selection for two reasons:

1. 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.
2. 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.