# Load Revit families from list

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/load-revit-families-from-list/1213>\
**Category:** Packages\
**Created:** [March 18, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/load-revit-families-from-list/1213 "2015-03-18T13:31:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Zabritski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Michael\_Zabritski](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Michael_Zabritski)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/load-revit-families-from-list/1213/1 "2015-03-18T13:31:35Z")

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Given a list of family names and paths (either mapped to a drive or UNC path), is there a node or script that would load those families into a Revit project file? It doesn’t need to place them, just load them.

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**Author:** ![Dimitar\_Venkov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/dimitar_venkov/32/2068_2.png) [@Dimitar\_Venkov](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Dimitar_Venkov)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/load-revit-families-from-list/1213/2 "2015-03-19T00:16:30Z")

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I believe you’ll need to tap into the API for this one. There’s an API call that can load a family and all its types with just the path to the family file:

[http://revitapisearch.com/html/3fefb883-07ab-e638-edf9-9c8b8f00c0f0.htm](http://revitapisearch.com/html/3fefb883-07ab-e638-edf9-9c8b8f00c0f0.htm)

However you might have some problems, if you’re trying to overwrite an existing family.

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**Author:** ![Dimitar\_Venkov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/dimitar_venkov/32/2068_2.png) [@Dimitar\_Venkov](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Dimitar_Venkov)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/load-revit-families-from-list/1213/4 "2016-01-20T20:47:44Z")

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There’s an example on how to implement that class here:

[http://dynamobim.org/forums/topic/modify-room-calculation-point-toggle-builtin-parameter/](http://dynamobim.org/forums/topic/modify-room-calculation-point-toggle-builtin-parameter/)

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**Author:** ![blecrioux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/blecrioux/32/49869_2.png) [@blecrioux](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/blecrioux)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/load-revit-families-from-list/1213/6 "2017-05-10T17:26:40Z")

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Hi,  
I’m beginner on DynamoBIM and in Python script. I need also to automate loading of families in a project. Is it possible to have a view of all your Python script?

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**Author:** ![blecrioux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/blecrioux/32/49869_2.png) [@blecrioux](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/blecrioux)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/load-revit-families-from-list/1213/8 "2017-05-11T14:34:38Z")

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Thank you!!! 👍

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**Author:** ![exmove069](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@exmove069](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/exmove069)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/load-revit-families-from-list/1213/9 "2024-02-14T08:35:59Z")

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Hi,  
I am newbee I have started using dynamo so I need help I’d like to load a an electrical family then place it on a geometry ceiling I am using Revit 2024 ? I have tried lot of those methods but none of them work for me.  
thank.