Selecting elements of a category based on type (e.g. External wall and internal wall) + User Interface for a scoring system based on different types of elements

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Hi there,

I am a novice in Dynamo and would like to ask for advice on how I can select elements of a specific type on a level, say for walls, differentiate between External and Internal Walls?

I am trying to create an API that allows selection of these elements (the same instances) and assigning a factor to them based on type, so that I can perform calculations related to “prefabrication scoring called IBS scoring”. Here’s what I came up with but I’m stuck due to lack of experience. I’ll attach my script here if it helps. Any advice
Trial.dyn (58.3 KB)
would be greatly appreciated!

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Thanks,
Simon

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The more straight forward approach would be to get both parameters (Level and Function) from all your Wall elements and filter them accordingly.

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Thanks for your reply! Is this done through python or can dynamo nodes actually do that? I’ve actually tried out a bit using the python script, which I am still learning, but I’m not very sure what parameters to mention, could you enlighten me on this?

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It can definitely be done with either. You would have to determine which parameters specify what you’re looking for, but I would guess at least the Base Constraint and likely the Function from the WallType.

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