Parameters Script Issue

kbruno1989 · April 24, 2020, 6:52pm

Hello Everyone,

I am running into an error when trying to incorporate multiple parameters in multiple groups into a family in one command. Not sure what the issue is exactly… Any ideas?

#Code largely inspired by Dimitar Venkov
import clr

clr.AddReference(‘RevitServices’)
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

clr.AddReference(‘RevitAPI’)
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

parameters = IN[0]
paramgroups = IN[1]
inst_or_typ = IN[2]
families = UnwrapElement(IN[3])

class FamOpt1(IFamilyLoadOptions):
def init(self): pass
def OnFamilyFound(self,familyInUse, overwriteParameterValues): return True
def OnSharedFamilyFound(self,familyInUse, source, overwriteParameterValues): return True

trans1 = TransactionManager.Instance
trans1.ForceCloseTransaction()

result =

for f1 in families:
famdoc = doc.EditFamily(f1)

trans1.EnsureInTransaction(famdoc)
for p in parameters:
    famdoc.FamilyManager.AddParameter(p, paramgroups, inst_or_typ)
trans1.ForceCloseTransaction()
famdoc.LoadFamily(doc, FamOpt1())
result.append(True)
OUT = ‘Successfully added %d shared parameters to %d families’ %(len(parameters),len(result))

cgartland · April 24, 2020, 7:19pm

Your variable “families” consists of a single family. So, attempting to loop over a single family (not a list of families) is not valid. If you are only planning on editing a single family at a time, you can remove your outermost loop:

family = UnwrapElement(IN[3])
famdoc = doc.EditFamily(family)
# etc. etc.

kbruno1989 · April 28, 2020, 6:50pm

Hey @cgartland,

Thank you so much and that definitely helps so much. However, I was wondering what am I doing wrong?

import clr

clr.AddReference(‘RevitServices’)
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

clr.AddReference(‘RevitAPI’)
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

parameters = IN[0]
paramgroups = IN[1]
inst_or_typ = IN[2]
family = UnwrapElement(IN[3])
famdoc = doc.EditFamily(family)

class FamOpt1(IFamilyLoadOptions):
def init(self): pass
def OnFamilyFound(self,familyInUse, overwriteParameterValues): return True
def OnSharedFamilyFound(self,familyInUse, source, overwriteParameterValues): return True

trans1 = TransactionManager.Instance
trans1.ForceCloseTransaction()

OUT = ‘Successfully added %d shared parameters to %d families’ %(len(parameters),len(result))

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cgartland · April 28, 2020, 7:46pm

See this post for additional information. Also, be sure to paste your code as preformatted text instead of a blockquote.

I have also found issues using the TransactionManager with documents other than the current DBDocument. Instead, try creating a transaction manually:

famdoc = doc.EditFamily(family)

t = Transaction(famdoc, 'Describe your transaction')
t.Start()
# Do stuff here
t.Commit()

kbruno1989 · April 28, 2020, 8:26pm

@cgartland, I completely understand what you mean. Thanks for helping with that formatting. I just want to figure this out as this is the last part of a very complex script.

@Dimitar_Venkov, I know you made this script a while back but am currently trying to add the parameters to just 1 family rather than the original (multiple families). Any ideas?

import clr

clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

parameters = IN[0]
paramgroups = IN[1]
inst_or_typ = IN[2]
family = UnwrapElement(IN[3])

# class for overwriting loaded families in the project
class FamOpt1(IFamilyLoadOptions):
    def __init__(self): pass
    def OnFamilyFound(self,familyInUse, overwriteParameterValues): return True
    def OnSharedFamilyFound(self,familyInUse, source, overwriteParameterValues): return True

trans1 = TransactionManager.Instance
trans1.ForceCloseTransaction() 
#just to make sure everything is closed down
# Dynamo's transaction handling is pretty poor for
# multiple documents, so we'll need to force close
# every single transaction we open


result = []

famdoc = doc.EditFamily(family)
 	
 	trans1.EnsureInTransaction(famdoc)
    for p in parameters:
        famdoc.FamilyManager.AddParameter(p, paramgroups, inst_or_typ)
    trans1.ForceCloseTransaction()
    famdoc.LoadFamily(doc, FamOpt1())
    result.append(True)



OUT = 'Successfully added %d shared parameters to %d families' %(len(parameters),len(result))

Dimitar_Venkov · May 2, 2020, 9:38am

What’s the error you got? The indentation looks a bit off but that might be because you pasted the code in the forum.

kbruno1989 · May 4, 2020, 3:33pm

Hey Dimitar,

I got the following error:

I am basically trying to have multiple Parameter groups with multiple parameters go to a single family and/or multiple families. Any ideas?

Sincerely,
Kevin

Dimitar_Venkov · May 7, 2020, 10:56am

Right now you’re feeding in a list of Parameter groups but the code expects a single one. You’ll need to iterate over each of the PGs and run the add command. Something along the lines of:

famdoc = doc.EditFamily(family)
trans1.EnsureInTransaction(famdoc)
for pg in parameterGroups:
    for p in parameters:
        famdoc.FamilyManager.AddParameter(p, pg, inst_or_typ)
trans1.ForceCloseTransaction()
famdoc.LoadFamily(doc, FamOpt1())
famdoc.Close(Fasle)
result.append(True)

kbruno1989 · May 11, 2020, 3:25pm

Hey Dimitar,

I tried making the modifications and adjustments but seems to have thrown a new error? Not entirely sure what is going on that I am potentially missing?

Thanks again bud,
Kevin

Dimitar_Venkov · May 20, 2020, 12:19pm

what did the inputs look like?

kbruno1989 · May 21, 2020, 3:26pm

Hey Dimitar!

Please see both the code and inputs. I hope the screenshot shows all the inputs needed. I just do not know what is causing the issue?

"
import clr

clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

parameters = IN[0]
paramgroup = IN[1]
inst_or_typ = IN[2]
families = UnwrapElement(IN[3])

# class for overwriting loaded families in the project
class FamOpt1(IFamilyLoadOptions):
def __init__(self): pass
def OnFamilyFound(self,familyInUse, overwriteParameterValues): return True
def OnSharedFamilyFound(self,familyInUse, source, overwriteParameterValues): return True

trans1 = TransactionManager.Instance
trans1.ForceCloseTransaction() #just to make sure everything is closed down
# Dynamo's transaction handling is pretty poor for
# multiple documents, so we'll need to force close
# every single transaction we open
result = []

for f1 in families:
famdoc = doc.EditFamily(f1)

trans1.EnsureInTransaction(famdoc)
for pg in paramgroup:
	for p in parameters:
    	famdoc.FamilyManager.AddParameter(p, pg, inst_or_typ)
trans1.ForceCloseTransaction()
famdoc.LoadFamily(doc, FamOpt1())
famdoc.Close(false)
result.append(true)



OUT = 'Successfully added %d shared parameters to %d families' %(len(parameters),len(result))
";

Any ideas and Thank you again!
Kevin

P.S. Starting this Friday, I am going to start taking C# classes and train myself in the ways of API’s to get more into Revit API

kbruno1989 · June 5, 2020, 4:28pm

Hey @Dimitar_Venkov, just wanted to follow up on what I am doing wrong? LOL

Thank you for your help bud!

Dimitar_Venkov · June 8, 2020, 4:37pm

Everything looks right. Look at the error, it’s different. It’s telling you there’s already a parameter called “Structural Usage”. To add some robustness, you could add a try/catch block:

for pg in paramgroup:
	for p in parameters:
        try:
    	    famdoc.FamilyManager.AddParameter(p, pg, inst_or_typ)
        except:
            pass

kbruno1989 · June 8, 2020, 4:38pm

Hey Dimitar,

Thank you so much bud! This did it. The reason why I wanted to make this script is when we have custom Shared Parameters and get a clients file… I do not have to manually (or my team) need to add in each Shared parameter 1 by 1… Such a pain! LOL. Thank you so much and hope you had a great weekend!