Selecting doors and windows from room X to room Y

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@Laura_BIMChick

When I generate floortype X for room 1 and room 2, it’s fine.
But after that, if I generate a floortype Y for room 3 it deletes the floors in room 1 and room 2…

This is element binding, and only an issue if you let it be.

Element Binding in Revit

Element binding is the name given to the process which Dynamo manage to ‘track’ the items created in non-Dynamo files. In this case, I’m going to focus entirely on element binding as it refers to Dynamo for Revit, but the mechanism exists to allow for this behavior in other applications (advanced steel, fusion, alias, etc.) as well. In the context of Revit, ‘elements’ refers to anything with an Element ID in the Revit database. When utilized correctly, element binding will expand how you leverag…

Not sure if there are any spots left, but I am giving two bigger dives into this topic at AU Vegas this year. Search for Pandora’s Box if you’re interested.