# Spot coordinates **URL:** \ **Category:** Revit\ **Created:** [November 1, 2018, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910 "2018-11-01T05:34:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![abhijeetraje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@abhijeetraje](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/abhijeetraje)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/1 "2018-11-01T05:34:04Z")
Hi I want to create a script where spot coordinates are created all the structural columns in a view automatically. The script I tried is not working. Nothing is happening. Can someone point out what I am doing wrong? ![01-11-2018%201059](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/6/8/687aad2bb91ee7705951b9aadf47f440cc09a3df.png) ![SPOT%20COORDINATES](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/3/5/35c2c97cb3c05628de0b426df456ac85d7d67022.png) ---
**Author:** ![kennyb6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ba0ec/32.png) [@kennyb6](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/kennyb6)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/2 "2018-11-01T05:42:23Z")
I don’t think annotation tag works for spot elevations. Clockwork package has a node called SpotElevation ByPoint. You should try that. ---
**Author:** ![abhijeetraje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@abhijeetraje](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/abhijeetraje)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/3 "2018-11-01T08:07:18Z")
Hi. But that is spot elevations. What I am looking for is spot coordinates. ---
**Author:** ![kennyb6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ba0ec/32.png) [@kennyb6](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/kennyb6)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/4 "2018-11-01T08:13:18Z")
Ah sorry, I misread. But you can actually edit the clockwork node SpotElevation ByPoint, open the python, and at line 33, change `doc.Create.NewSpotElevation` to `doc.Create.NewSpotCoordinate` and then save as a new node. They take the same inputs so it should behave the same. Maybe @Andreas_Dieckmann can make a SpotCoordinate node in addition to his SpotElevation? ---
**Author:** ![abhijeetraje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@abhijeetraje](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/abhijeetraje)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/5 "2018-11-01T12:21:02Z")
Hey Thanks. That is simple enough.😀. I did the changes and saved it as new custom node. Now how do i insert in diagram? It is not showing anywhere? ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/andreas_dieckmann/32/365_2.png) [@Andreas\_Dieckmann](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Andreas_Dieckmann)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/6 "2018-11-01T14:51:47Z")
@kennyb6 Sure, will add it to next Clockwork version. > ---
**Author:** ![abhijeetraje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@abhijeetraje](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/abhijeetraje)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/7 "2018-11-02T04:04:28Z")
@kennyb6 Tried doing it but nothing happening. Obviously I am not doing something correctly. Can you check and guide?[Auto dimensioning of columns.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/cisv63knp8ociGSzdFLGxexnD4A.dyn) (9.4 KB) ---
**Author:** ![abhijeetraje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@abhijeetraje](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/abhijeetraje)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/8 "2018-11-12T08:58:55Z")
@Kulkul Could you look in to this by any chance? ---
**Author:** ![fluffyhugger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/fluffyhugger/32/54396_2.png) [@fluffyhugger](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/fluffyhugger)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/9 "2019-08-14T13:05:13Z")
Maybe like this? Worked for me. ![Aantekening%202019-08-14%20150349](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/a/b/ab1e330f585dc4fbfc5f7183163d52594241bd13.png) ``` import clr clr.AddReference('RevitAPI') from Autodesk.Revit.DB import * clr.AddReference("RevitNodes") import Revit clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.GeometryConversion) clr.AddReference("RevitServices") import RevitServices from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument v = UnwrapElement(IN[2]) r = UnwrapElement(IN[0]) p = UnwrapElement(IN[1]).ToXyz() o = UnwrapElement(IN[3]).ToXyz() n = UnwrapElement(IN[4]).ToXyz() TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc) e = [] e.append(doc.Create.NewSpotCoordinate(v, FamilyInstance.GetReferenceByName(r,"Center (Left/Right)"), p, o, n, p, True)) TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone() OUT = e ``` ---
**Author:** ![fluffyhugger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/fluffyhugger/32/54396_2.png) [@fluffyhugger](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/fluffyhugger)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/10 "2019-08-14T13:47:00Z")
To use it on multiple elements just wrap it in een custom node and set input to `var` (singular input) and manage your input lists outside the node. So 1 view, 1 element, 1 point etc. Alternatively mange it in the python self but then you have to provide specific input for the node to work. Which means that you need to manage your input outside the node what you would do anyway so why bother with complex solutions in python? ---
**Author:** ![GarryMitchell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@GarryMitchell](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/GarryMitchell)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/11 "2020-07-14T08:00:29Z")
Where do you get Bend and End Point from? ---
**Author:** ![Vikram\_Subbaiah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/vikram_subbaiah/32/50797_2.png) [@Vikram\_Subbaiah](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Vikram_Subbaiah)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/12 "2020-07-14T08:06:44Z")
Those are renamed _Point.Add_ nodes ![pointAdd](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/c/5/c5e1b027123e6461503cce03464e4eb7664d5e47.png) ---
**Author:** ![GarryMitchell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@GarryMitchell](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/GarryMitchell)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/13 "2020-07-14T08:27:35Z")
Yes thanks I just realized that. Still cant get the damn script to work though. Trying to Spot Elevation pipes ---
**Author:** ![basavarajpatil6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@basavarajpatil6](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/basavarajpatil6)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/14 "2020-10-23T08:16:55Z")
Is there any script to take out spot coordinates (YXZ) schedule using dynamo? ---
**Author:** ![alesiot87at](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@alesiot87at](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/alesiot87at)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/15 "2023-08-30T10:17:13Z")
Im trying to tag in a 3D view my Survey point, following this code: ```auto svp = BasePoint.GetSurveyPoint(doc) survey_point_inch = XYZ( svp.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.BASEPOINT_EASTWEST_PARAM).AsDouble(), svp.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.BASEPOINT_NORTHSOUTH_PARAM).AsDouble(), svp.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.BASEPOINT_ELEVATION_PARAM).AsDouble() ) view = doc.ActiveView point = survey_point_inch element = svp def Create_SpotCoordinate_Tag(view, reference, XYZ_origin): view = view reference = Reference(reference) XYZ_origin = XYZ_origin XYZ_bend = XYZ(XYZ_origin.X + 1, XYZ_origin.Y + 1, XYZ_origin.Z) XYZ_end = XYZ(XYZ_bend.X + 2, XYZ_bend.Y, XYZ_origin.Z) XYZ_refPt = XYZ_origin hasLeader_bool = True spot_coordinate = doc.Create.NewSpotCoordinate(view, reference, XYZ_origin, XYZ_bend, XYZ_end, XYZ_refPt, hasLeader_bool) return spot_coordinate OUT = Create_SpotCoordinate_Tag(view, element, point) ``` But im not willing to create that SpotCoordinate. Any help with it? ---
**Author:** ![abhijeetraje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@abhijeetraje](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/abhijeetraje)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/spot-coordinates/27910/16 "2024-05-21T03:29:30Z")
Hello. Have been out of touch for some time. Catching up on this again. There is a node for spot coordinates by points by clockwork. I am trying to use the same. For some reason the coordinates are not getting created. Request some guidance on this. Also I want it to annotate the structural columns in linked file also. ![SPOT COORDINATES BY POINT](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/8/9/894b2d86d13da36d7d678a589770b404f5220f2c.png) [New Auto Spot Dimensions for Structural Columns 2.0.1.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/kAoJbUrHdruoKuDxuwbF6iPTUlP.dyn) (14.3 KB)