Rename familytypname directly in rfa-file (not in Project)

[StefanClemens3103]

I want to rename the Typenames of a Family directly in the rfa.file. I’v the the New-Name-List, but
Element.SetName from the Clockwork seems not to work in Family-File.
Element.SetName → success say false fore all Typnames
Is there an other way to change Typnames?

Thx Stefan

[sovitek]

Hello @StefanClemens3103 and welcome to the forum, you could try this one here from mepover…

[J_Sanford]

your comment was linked in my post, hoping maybe you can help -

Renaming Family Types in either a family document or a Revit File

Is this specific to some Revit version? In using Revit 2022 for this operation. I tried the node OOTB and it wasn’t working for me. I didnt really need a search and replace as I had already created a clean list of types, old type names, and new type names myself, so I grabbed the code from the node and tweaked it to my liking. It seems that the function FamilyMan.RenameCurrentType doesnt work. As you see in my screen shot, I am sending to OUT my renamed types, then my types and type.name. It is…