How to embed or link a generic family inside a custom node package?

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I created a custom node package that will insert a simple 2d line generic family to the X-Z plane of a Revit document. The generic family needs to be loaded into the document before Dynamo runs the node. Is there any way I can embed the generic family inside the package? or make an external link to load the family? like, share the family from Google Drive?

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Oh this just got interesting… you can bundle content with a package by putting it in the extras folder. However you can’t quickly identify where that will be stored outside of the base file… @Michael_Kirschner2 is there a way in the Dynamo core API to identify where a package is loaded from?

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yes:
Add PackagePaths as Parameter of ExecutionSession by mjkkirschner · Pull Request #10836 · DynamoDS/Dynamo (github.com)

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@Joseph_C_Lee what Dynamo version are you using?

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I need to check. The version I am using is not the latest one with Revit 19.

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2021-04-10_10-45-25

2.0.3.8811

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Might not work in that version based on the dates… I’ll give it a shot tomorrow in 2021 and 2.0.4 (the latest for Revit 2019 - you might want to upgrade by downloading the installer on DynamoBuilds.com).

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I will submit a ticket for software upgrade to IT department on Monday.

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