# How to Change Family Type **URL:** \ **Category:** Revit\ **Tags:** family\ **Created:** [April 1, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757 "2017-04-01T18:06:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Muzaffars2015](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@Muzaffars2015](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Muzaffars2015)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/1 "2017-04-01T18:06:48Z")
Hello all, i am a new bee. please help me. i want to change family type which is already placed in revit project (eg. Window-1 is placed in revit project and i want to change it to Window-2). which nodes to be used ? please explain bit detail. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Mohammadz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/mohammadz/32/22398_2.png) [@Mohammadz](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Mohammadz)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/2 "2017-04-01T18:40:48Z")
Welcome to the Forum! have a look at this. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/d/e/de8fd3e1b9249171ff0b5b8f32518212c659f3e2.PNG) Family instances : the family you would like to change the type of [quote=“Muzaffars2015, post:1, topic:10757”] Window-1 [/quote] The node FamilyInstance.SetType is from ClockWork package Family Type : the new family ---
**Author:** ![Muzaffars2015](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@Muzaffars2015](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Muzaffars2015)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/3 "2017-04-01T19:13:23Z")
Shukran Mohammadz, what will be the solution for system families such as walls, structural framing etc… What will be the nodes for this.? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Mohammadz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/mohammadz/32/22398_2.png) [@Mohammadz](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Mohammadz)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/4 "2017-04-01T19:41:38Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/d/c/dc576858c320c0e8543040690dc23f517e1e0e8e.PNG) All elements of family type ( universal ) is also from Clockwork package ---
**Author:** ![Muzaffars2015](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@Muzaffars2015](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Muzaffars2015)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/5 "2017-04-01T20:41:50Z")
Shukran Mohammadz… JazakAllah a lot… ---
**Author:** ![Mohammadz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/mohammadz/32/22398_2.png) [@Mohammadz](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Mohammadz)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/6 "2017-04-01T20:50:07Z")
you’re welcome! please mark it as a solution ---
**Author:** ![margarito.garcia\_acm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@margarito.garcia\_acm](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/margarito.garcia_acm)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/7 "2019-02-04T19:33:37Z")
What if you needed to switch family categories? I have generic model elements that need to swap to specialty equipment type. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/8 "2019-02-04T19:49:31Z")
@margarito.garcia_acm have you tried it in Revit? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/7/0/70c5a98d20c54148d1298736b74200c538cbf2c8.png) next time if you have a new question, make a new post please ---
**Author:** ![Tina.Aziz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@Tina.Aziz](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Tina.Aziz)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/9 "2019-12-12T20:41:59Z")
Mohammadz, What if I want to do exactly like you showed, but I want to use a dictionary…because I don’t want to specify one wall type and swap it only I want to swap multiples at a time… image below is me brainstorming… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/c/a/ca1e9cd2659ac110be14068254d773b07cb7c3d2.png) ---
**Author:** ![amir\_mizrachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@amir\_mizrachi](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/amir_mizrachi)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/10 "2021-10-12T17:00:29Z")
Hello, Any update on this? I am trying to do something very similar and change multiple structural framings from one type to the other. For instance running a loop over multiple types and replace each to a different type ---
**Author:** ![sovitek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/sovitek/32/116237_2.png) [@sovitek](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sovitek)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/11 "2021-10-12T17:27:24Z")
Hi Amir…I would say as Marcel mention in this topic for 2 years ago…start a new topic ---
**Author:** ![amir\_mizrachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@amir\_mizrachi](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/amir_mizrachi)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/12 "2021-11-27T16:10:05Z")
Thanks, @sovitek. I have opened this thread - would appreciate your assistance: > [@Replace Multiple Structural Framing Types](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/replace-multiple-structural-framing-types/69217/7): > > Popping up this post as I am still getting confused with the process. I have the following Revit structure: Currently model does not contain any elements from UPE80/UPE100/UPE120 and it does contain elements from UPE 80.European-V1.steel / UPE 100.European-V1.steel / UPE 120.European-V1.steel. All elements under “UPE 80.European-V1.steel” family type, I would like to change their family type to “UPE80”. Same goes for UPE100 and UPE120. I am trying to use this excel file to do the m… ---
**Author:** ![sovitek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/sovitek/32/116237_2.png) [@sovitek](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sovitek)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/13 "2021-11-28T10:26:16Z")
Thats great…and i see Gavin already have give you a solution 😉 ---
**Author:** ![amir\_mizrachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@amir\_mizrachi](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/amir_mizrachi)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-change-family-type/10757/14 "2021-11-28T14:46:54Z")
Still in progress