# Open multiple Revit models

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/open-multiple-revit-models/80791>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Tags:** revit, dynamo\
**Created:** [September 7, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/open-multiple-revit-models/80791 "2022-09-07T21:11:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tlay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@tlay](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/tlay)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/open-multiple-revit-models/80791/1 "2022-09-07T21:11:31Z")

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We are working on a campus project that consists of 12 models. I am trying to create a Dynamo script that will open all Revit models in a given directory. I think I am close, but when I run it nothing happens. What am I missing? Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![gerhard.p](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/gerhard.p/32/147675_2.png) [@gerhard.p](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/gerhard.p)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/open-multiple-revit-models/80791/2 "2022-09-07T21:27:16Z")

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Hello @tlay 🙂

As the description of the node says, it will open the file only in the background, so you can then copy elements from there with dynamo.

Opening a Revit project “for real” is not possible with Dynamo 😕

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**Author:** ![tlay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@tlay](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/tlay)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/open-multiple-revit-models/80791/3 "2022-09-07T21:33:14Z")

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I see, thank you.

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**Author:** ![GavinNicholls](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/gavinnicholls/32/190442_2.png) [@GavinNicholls](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/GavinNicholls)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/open-multiple-revit-models/80791/4 "2022-09-08T03:29:47Z")

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I might be mistaken, but this makes it look like it may be possible.

> **[OpenAndActivateDocument Method (ModelPath, OpenOptions, Boolean,...](https://www.revitapidocs.com/2022/4df0298b-b35e-c110-8643-527641980560.htm)**
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> Online Documentation for Autodesk's Revit API: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2017.1, 2018