# My first time...doesn't work...?

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/my-first-time-doesnt-work/1651>\
**Category:** Packages\
**Created:** [June 18, 2015, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/my-first-time-doesnt-work/1651 "2015-06-18T11:04:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Christian\_Pallaria](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Christian\_Pallaria](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Christian_Pallaria)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/my-first-time-doesnt-work/1651/1 "2015-06-18T11:04:28Z")

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Hi all,

I’ve got a very simple problem: this is my first time using dynamo, I’m trying to draw a simple reference point and inside dynamo viewport it works good but it doesn’t work inside del “mass family” which is what I’d like to create using roference points…I’m sure it’s a stupid issue, but I can’t resolve it…cloud someone tell me what is the solution?

Thank you

Christian

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/andreas_dieckmann/32/365_2.png) [@Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Andreas_Dieckmann)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/my-first-time-doesnt-work/1651/2 "2015-06-19T00:03:33Z")

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Sounds like you are confusing the Point and ReferencePoint components. Point components will create points inside Dynamo. To generate a reference point in Revit you’ll have to convert a Dynamo point using a ReferencePoint node.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Pallaria](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Christian\_Pallaria](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Christian_Pallaria)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/my-first-time-doesnt-work/1651/3 "2015-06-19T02:27:37Z")

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I’m creating a reference node in dynamo and it appears inside revit mass family, but the point doesn’t update its position depending on dynamo parameters changes…

Don’t know why…please find attached the dyn file to have a look where I made a mistake…

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/andreas_dieckmann/32/365_2.png) [@Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Andreas_Dieckmann)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/my-first-time-doesnt-work/1651/4 "2015-06-19T04:14:23Z")

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Don’t see an attachment…