# Read Door Width, Height, and Thickness Parameter

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-door-width-height-and-thickness-parameter/11971>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Created:** [May 23, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-door-width-height-and-thickness-parameter/11971 "2017-05-23T22:01:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Steven](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/steven/32/112504_2.png) [@Steven](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Steven)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-door-width-height-and-thickness-parameter/11971/1 "2017-05-23T22:01:59Z")

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Is it just me or can one not get a doors Width, Height, and Thickness?

I tried Element.GetParameterValueByName and the values come out blank.  
I tried Element.Parameters and it does not have them listed at all.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/5/b/5b887f542986d30d5ecfde80d51086b8eb583748.png)

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**Author:** ![john\_pierson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/john_pierson/32/191977_2.png) [@john\_pierson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/john_pierson)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-door-width-height-and-thickness-parameter/11971/2 "2017-05-24T01:08:44Z")

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You need to obtain the door’s type first. An easy way to do this is use element.type from clockwork before the get parameter node.

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**Author:** ![Steven](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/steven/32/112504_2.png) [@Steven](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Steven)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-door-width-height-and-thickness-parameter/11971/3 "2017-05-24T15:37:24Z")

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Thanks John,

I was grabbing individual elements witch do not have those parameters. I am working on door schedules so my brain was a little fried.

Thanks again,

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**Author:** ![tiagomoreiraeng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@tiagomoreiraeng](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/tiagomoreiraeng)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-door-width-height-and-thickness-parameter/11971/4 "2020-04-23T18:38:54Z")

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where do I find this “element. type” node?

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**Author:** ![john\_pierson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/john_pierson/32/191977_2.png) [@john\_pierson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/john_pierson)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/read-door-width-height-and-thickness-parameter/11971/5 "2020-04-23T18:59:40Z")

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use the ootb one,  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/c/8/c881dce9c2cbd3385620c31e644829ac7702053e.png)