How to get all elements of linked file in active view?

[abskillz]

I want to get all elements from linked file in active view, I am using steamnode to get element from linked file. is there any filter node I can use here to get only elements of active view.

[Alban_de_Chasteigner]

Hi,

You can use GetLinkedElement.InHostViewAndCategory from Data-Shapes package.

[abskillz]

Hi @Alban_de_Chasteigner

please see the below I am getting null as a result

[Alban_de_Chasteigner]

Don’t input a list of document in LinkDoc.
Use a GetItemAtIndex node to not have a list.

There is also the node Get Elements in View in Document by Category from Bakery package.

[jacob.small]

You need to update Dynamo. Once that’s done you can run with the document input set to level 1 which should cause it to iterate over the list correctly.

[abskillz]

Hi @Alban_de_Chasteigner

Its working only for plan view but not for sections and 3D views. Or else I am missing something? Is there any other node that works for plan, sections and 3D views ?

[Alban_de_Chasteigner]

For a 3D active view you can use the Bimorph package with a bounding box contains like this :

[abskillz]

Thank you! Its working now.

[Alban_de_Chasteigner]

Hi,

I would like to let you know that the collect of elements from linked file in a 3D active view is now easier with the latest version of the Genius Loci package.

[JMBM2TJV]

what does the Unique Link Doc code block do?

[cgartland]

It is just accessing the first document in the list of two documents.

[justloosit]

Hey does the 2D version only work if the linked doc and the host doc have a view that has the same name?
In my Project this is not the case, i want to filter all the walls in my active view in the host model from the linked architecture model but i dont have a view with the same name in the linked model is that why im getting Null as my output?

[Alban_de_Chasteigner]

Do like this :

• Select linked view
• Get walls by category and linked view

linked walls in linked view.dyn (12.6 KB)

[justloosit]

Hey @Alban_de_Chasteigner,
thanks for the response, but you have it exactly the other way around. My Walls are in the linked model and my view is in the model im working at. I want to select only the walls from the linked modell that are seen in my current view.

[justloosit]

I pretty much want exactly what you showed earlier, but i get Null as my output instead of the walls in the view for some reason. Any Idea anyone?

[Alban_de_Chasteigner]

The GetLinkedElement.InHostViewAndCategory node can only work in an english Revit version.

[justloosit]

Oh wow thats a weird error haha, is there any workaround? which input would be causing the problem? The only thing that i see displayed as german would be the Walls part, is that the issue?

[Alban_de_Chasteigner]

Edit the custom node and replace the base point parameter Elev with its german equivalent.

[justloosit]

That sounds suprisingly easy, how do i know what the german equivalent is tho :D? Sorry for those beginner questions!

[Alban_de_Chasteigner]