Hello,
Can someone suggest a way using the API where I can automate the opening of a revit family from within a project (this could either be from within the project directly or from an external link- both would work).
Thankyou!
Have a look through the Orchid and Clockwork packages. I believe there is methods for opening, editing and loading in these packages.
This looks to be the API method to use: EditFamily Method
SeanP
November 23, 2021, 11:16am
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Some example here if you want to use python.
The following graph will load a family from a directory, delete all unused Family and Family Types of a Category, then Save and/or Load the family into the current project.
[Families%20-%20Open%20-%20Clean%20-%20Load%20Details%20Item%20Families%20from%20Directory]
Here is the core code in the “Open Document & Clean” node:
import System
import clr
clr.AddReference("RevitNodes")
import Revit
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
clr.AddReference('RevitServices')
import R…