How to access Dynamo Workset nodes

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Started learning Dynamo a few weeks ago, looks great, one thing I can’t see is any nodes relating to Worksets?

If I do a Google search, I see that others are using Workset nodes, but there is nothing there for me in Dynamo when I launch it in Revit 2023, and I don’t see anything in the help regarding Worksets

Do I need to install an add-on package to access this functionality, is there some setting or installation package requirement (Revit was installed to my laptop by our IT department) or is it done via Python (for which I have zero experience).

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Welcome to the Dynamo universe!

You should have access to Workset nodes without the need for external packages, if you browse the node explorer on the left. Under Revit, is there no option for worksets?

Can you send a screengrab of your explorer?

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That’s where I expected to find it, but nothing.

Search on ‘workset’ also brings no results, so not hidden away.

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If you expand elements, are they not within a subcategory in there?

Apologies, I’m between Revit licences for 2 days and only have access to Revit LT so no Dynamo and cannot check where they live in mine.

I think I remember them being an element thought…

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Not under Elements.

Doing a search on the term ‘Work’, it picks up nothing:

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The current model that I have open has numerous worksets in it, and is shared through BIM360.

I’ve had a look the Revit 2021 and 2024 versions I have also on my computer, also nothing.

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How strange, going to let someone else pick up from here as I can’t think why OOTB nodes wouldn’t have been installed with Revit?

The model you are in shouldn’t dictate the nodes you have available to you. Even in a non workshared model you should have access to workset nodes, they just wont work.

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What is you type it out in full?
So workset instead of just work.

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I don’t know that there are any OOTB Workset nodes. Archilab and Orchid have some though, and I’m sure a few of the other typical Revit packages.

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Too obvious…

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As far as I know there is nothing out of the box as of Revit 2024. The Archi-lab package has some handy nodes for working with worksets, or you could dive into Python to accomplish what you need (as long as the API allows it).

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In summary @JohnSmithUN5MX, you need to install packages to interface with Worksets.

Packages with workset nodes:

  • Genius Loci
  • Archi- lab
  • Clockwork
  • Crumple

Packages are installed via the dropdown in your UI
https://primer.dynamobim.org/11_Packages/11-1_Introduction.html

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Thank you, I shall check them out!

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