# Placing Revit family detail item in selected view
**URL:** https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387
**Category:** Revit
**Tags:** dynamo
**Created:** [January 22, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387 "2024-01-22T12:12:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@brageCRRV7](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/brageCRRV7)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387/1 "2024-01-22T12:12:07Z")
"Hey!
I have created a Dynamo script that places a Revit detail family item (just an ‘x’) in the center of a concrete recess with the correct length and height based on recess dimensions. This works for several recesses on the same floor.
My problem is that I can’t control which view the detail families appear in. How can I control this? I would like to place them in every view with just one click. (I have tried different lacing options and the view range is the same for both view.)"
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### Author:  [@Hyunu\_Kim](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Hyunu_Kim)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2024, 7:18am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387/2 "2024-01-24T07:18:46Z")
Are there hundreds of this? Unless, I’d rather to use shaft fuction if I were you.
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### Author:  [@brageCRRV7](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/brageCRRV7)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387/3 "2024-01-24T07:35:25Z")
Thank you for the replay!
Yeah I know, creating shaft is a solid option and will go that route if there is no other way.
But kinda want to place these detail items in a specific view if that is possible, might want to place other detail items in the future.
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### Author:  [@jacob.small](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/jacob.small)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387/4 "2024-01-24T08:24:45Z")
There is a node called something like FamilyInstance.ByPointInView, or DetailItem.ByPointInView in the clockwork package which can achieve what you want. Just set up lacing to take a list of views for each point and a consistent family type.
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### Author:  [@brageCRRV7](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/brageCRRV7)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387/5 "2024-01-24T09:44:07Z")
Thank you for the replay!
Sadly the clockwork package did not work for me, used the node FamilyInstance.ByPointInView
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### Author:  [@sovitek](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sovitek)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2024, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387/6 "2024-01-24T09:51:19Z")
Hi @brageCRRV7 do you have the dynamoironpython package installed ?
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### Author:  [@brageCRRV7](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/brageCRRV7)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387/7 "2024-01-24T10:14:18Z")
Hi!
Yes, that package is installed
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### Author:  [@jacob.small](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/jacob.small)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387/8 "2024-01-24T12:12:12Z")
> [@brageCRRV7](#):
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> FamilyInstance.ByPointInView
Works just as well. Setup your list lacing and levels correctly and you’re good to populate this on every plan you’d like.
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### Author:  [@brageCRRV7](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/brageCRRV7)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387/9 "2024-01-24T12:32:29Z")
I tried this node, but it is not possible to set the levels! The node familyInstance.ByPointAndLevel does that, but then I cant control what active view the family is placed in.
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### Author:  [@jacob.small](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/jacob.small)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387/10 "2024-01-24T12:37:04Z")
> [@brageCRRV7](#):
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> but it is not possible to set the levels!
The view has a level associated to it. Detail components don’t have a level after all - they are view hosted.
As long as your views are for the right level(s) you should be good to go.
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### Author:  [@brageCRRV7](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/brageCRRV7)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/placing-revit-family-detail-item-in-selected-view/97387/11 "2024-01-24T13:59:06Z")
Got it to work! Just changed one little detail.
So I used the node Document.ActiveView, I am familiar with it and it have work before, but not this time, changed it to Views, where I select the view drom a drop down menu and then it worked.
Summery
Node **FamilyInstance.ByPointInView** from the clockwork package works for placing detail family items on a view using the node **Views** and a specified point.