# List of family and type

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/list-of-family-and-type/70751>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Tags:** dynamo\
**Created:** [November 25, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/list-of-family-and-type/70751 "2021-11-25T10:21:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Manuel\_Rail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@Manuel\_Rail](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Manuel_Rail)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/list-of-family-and-type/70751/1 "2021-11-25T10:21:57Z")

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Hi to all,

is there any way or custom node to get a list of families loaded into project and their types?  
I attach a simple immage as example oh what I would like to do.

![Immagine1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/6/b/6bde1c8ae2633603fb7d3a6c03b4a23f3d527057.png)

Tkanks.

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**Author:** ![Elie.Trad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/elie.trad/32/110373_2.png) [@Elie.Trad](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Elie.Trad)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/list-of-family-and-type/70751/2 "2021-11-25T10:24:13Z")

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Check the Orchid package, it has plenty of nodes that can load families into a project.

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**Author:** ![Manuel\_Rail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@Manuel\_Rail](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Manuel_Rail)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/list-of-family-and-type/70751/3 "2021-11-25T10:55:18Z")

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Unfortunately no node to do this

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**Author:** ![Daan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/daan/32/82246_2.png) [@Daan](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Daan)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/list-of-family-and-type/70751/4 "2021-11-25T10:59:20Z")

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Hi @Manuel_Rail ,

What have you tried so far?

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**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 25, 2021, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/list-of-family-and-type/70751/5 "2021-11-25T11:08:41Z")

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Hi …

here is some nodes there can take all loaded family in document…dont have to be placed…if it what you mean 😉

 ![Screenshot 2021-11-01 200911](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/5/8/581ac3f43fb9f9bb9673e3fd1118cda1c01cdfda.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Manuel\_Rail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@Manuel\_Rail](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Manuel_Rail)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/list-of-family-and-type/70751/6 "2021-11-25T11:09:40Z")

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lots of stuff…  
for example this

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/8/0/80c442813e50e656b0f2217a49f6171137492879.png)

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**Author:** ![Manuel\_Rail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@Manuel\_Rail](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Manuel_Rail)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/list-of-family-and-type/70751/7 "2021-11-25T11:15:37Z")

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Thanks, I will try those nodes

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**Author:** ![Elie.Trad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/elie.trad/32/110373_2.png) [@Elie.Trad](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Elie.Trad)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/list-of-family-and-type/70751/8 "2021-11-25T12:28:21Z")

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@Manuel_Rail if you are looking for a replica of the Project Browser within Dynamo, maybe try using a Dictionary:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/5/f/5ffb797529c7b0af0fa9220f4545320bc3dbb3d0.png)

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**Author:** ![Manuel\_Rail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@Manuel\_Rail](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Manuel_Rail)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/list-of-family-and-type/70751/9 "2021-11-25T13:23:40Z")

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Perfect.  
Thanks for you help.