# flipFacing non-hosted element

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/flipfacing-non-hosted-element/65269>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Created:** [June 17, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/flipfacing-non-hosted-element/65269 "2021-06-17T22:40:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![natuchschererABZV8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/96bed5/32.png) [@natuchschererABZV8](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/natuchschererABZV8)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/flipfacing-non-hosted-element/65269/1 "2021-06-17T22:40:56Z")

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I’m trying to make a script that will flip the facing of non-hosted elements I’ve used the mirror command on to mirror layouts. I’m getting unintended rotation behavior with mirrored elements. (e.g. an element with 0° rotation mirrored will still have 0° but look upside down) I’ll deal with fixing the rotation once the element stops thinking it’s been flipped.

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**Author:** ![Marcel\_Rijsmus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/marcel_rijsmus/32/8539_2.png) [@Marcel\_Rijsmus](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Marcel_Rijsmus)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/flipfacing-non-hosted-element/65269/2 "2021-06-18T06:50:04Z")

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Welcome to the forum @natuchschererABZV8  
First of all, you need flip handles, you can’t flip an element without it i think?, so check your families

Have you seen this thread?

> [@Door Handing Dynamo Help Please](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/door-handing-dynamo-help-please/11655):
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> [image] Hi we are trying to schedule / add to a door schedule left and right door swings with in window families. got as far as automating this but we now need to separate out our windows from the door list. which we have managed to do as a list. ( the bottom half of the flow) any ideas or help much appreciated !

btw. the DanEdu package is now called Orchid