Hello - I am looking for info on how to list CAD imports in families, is it even possible? I can list import instances directly in Revit but can’t figure out how to identify CAD imports in families. Any information you could provide would greatly help. Thanks, Jason

@Jason_Trahan ReportCADLinks is now available in BimorphNodes v2.0

Do you mean from within the family editor you get a list of imported dwgs in the .rfa file you have open? or do you mean if you are in the project .rvt file then you get a list of families and then a list of all the imported dwgs in the family …

Hi @Jason_Trahan Its possible. Are you looking to get in family environment or in Revit?

Hi Jason, I’ve used this to locate “rogue” dwg imports in the .rvt invironment: [image] import clr clr.AddReference('ProtoGeometry') from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import * #Import the Revit API clr.AddReference('RevitAPI') import Autodesk from Autodesk.Revit.DB import * #Import Document…

Maybe this is helpful: http://therevitcomplex.blogspot.nl/2016/12/find-families-in-your-revit-project.html

@T_Pover @Jason_Trahan interesting problem. I’m about to release a new node which does precisely this. The only problem is its designed to work with the open document: [image] However, I’ve just amended it to take an optional path input so that any external file - be it a Family or other Revit do…

Nice one, @Thomas_Mahon :slight_smile:

Marcello - From the .rvt project I would like to get a list of import instances from loaded/ placed families. From time to time users will insert .dwg or .sat into families (mostly generic models) and then load the family into the .rvt file. I want to find those families and the imports within. E…

@Kulkul - Revit environment. Thanks.

Thanks again - Wondering if I can find the families with CAD by finding the current views Imported Categories and check/ uncheck “Imports in Families” visibility. I’ll report back after snooping around.

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Kulkul December 21, 2016, 6:24pm 10

Hi @Jason_Trahan

In that case use the solution by @Thomas_Mahon “reportCADLinks” node should get you started.

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