Trying to write a small python script that will Unload Revit Links. Here’s the code snippet: revitlinktypes=list() linkcollector=FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(RevitLinkInstance) revitlinktypes=[] for rli in linkcollector: rlt=doc.GetElement(rli.GetTypeId()) revitlinktypes.append(rlt) rl…

Thanks Konrad. Works fine now. For reference to anyone searching this: import clr clr.AddReference('RevitAPI') import Autodesk from Autodesk.Revit.DB import * from Autodesk.Revit.Attributes import* clr.AddReference("RevitServices") import RevitServices from RevitServices.Persistence import Docum…

You can actually put that outside the loop. That will prevent it from being called for every link.

Fixed above code in time limit…

Can the unload revit links script above modify to unload a specific link model?

Yes - all you would need to do is identify which linked files need to be unloaded and only have it loop thru those.

Thanks, how would i modify this to work for multiple link document that open in the background?

Do you want it to unload them before you open your project?

Yes, if that is possible. I just don’t want it a permanent effect to the original revit file.

I have been working on a new node this week that might be of use. With this node you can change the file path to a linked file, but it also allows you to set the linked file to ‘Loaded’ or ‘Unloaded’. The best part is that you don’t even need to open the host model for it. All you need is the file p…

Thanks, this is pretty helpful.

Unload Revit Links

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Konrad_K_Sobon March 29, 2017, 7:52pm 2

Just put this before you call Unload()

TransactionManager.Instance.ForceCloseTransaction()

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