Link cad from background to foreground

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Thanks for all the help, i can link a cad file and find a specific file. Maybe there’s a way to do with all views at the same time, but for me works great! The link cad is place in the right view, but i want to change the draw layer by default its background. How can I do that from this dynamo routine?

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You can write a python script set parameter like this with importInstance is a element input

 importInstance.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.IMPORT_BACKGROUND).Set(1);
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thanks a lot…with my actual knowledge I don’t know how to do that, but I´ll try!

Greetings

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You can see script sample below :

import sys
import clr
clr.AddReference('ProtoGeometry')
from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import *
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
from Autodesk.Revit.DB.Structure import *
clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument
#Do some action in a Transaction
TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc)
#Do Action
importInstance = UnwrapElement(IN[0])
val = IN[1]
importInstance.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.IMPORT_BACKGROUND).Set(val);
TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone()
OUT = 0

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settogglebg.dyn (6.0 KB)

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Thanks again, the node works great. Now I need to run the script not with “select model Element” but use the “link DWG” node.
if you look at the image, “ImportInstance” creates the element inside Revit, I guess I could link this element with the script, so that everything is done from Dynamo:

Find the file in the directory
Put this this file in the selected view
The linked cad file is on Foreground

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Hi,

I integrated this new option in the Link DWG custom node.
link dwg

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Thanks a lot!!! Works great

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Hello,
I tried to use the Link DWG node in Revit 2023 but doesn’t have the Draw layer option. What can i do?

Thanks a lot

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Hi,

Your version of the Genius Loci package in Dynamo 2.13 is probably not up to date.

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Thanks. Works again

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@Alban_de_Chasteigner
I normally don’t hijack a closed post, however my issue is relevant to what is discussed herein. I am getting an error with the Import DWG node or at least it’s not working in 2022 nor 2023. I have the latest version of the Genius Loci package 2022.9.16 installed. Yet the node doesn’t work. After researching it looks like there has been a change in the Revit API. The CLR module no longer contains the attribute “Reference”. So this part of the code is failing.

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Hi,

It is working fine in Revit 2023.

Link DWG
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Be sure to have the DynamoIronPython2.7 package installed.

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Okay. So not sure what was going on, but the updated node wasn’t getting loaded in, but reloaded the package and the updated node is getting loaded now. However, I am getting a Function return from the node. I believe I have all required inputs covered, so not sure what is causing the error.

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Delete the old Import DWG node and replace it.
Or right click on the new document input and enable Default value.

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Works like a charm now. Thank you for the quick responses!!