# View.Duplicate / Views.Duplicate acting strange **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [October 24, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/view-duplicate-views-duplicate-acting-strange/42293 "2019-10-24T14:26:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Schasfoortyoeri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Schasfoortyoeri](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Schasfoortyoeri)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/view-duplicate-views-duplicate-acting-strange/42293/1 "2019-10-24T14:26:47Z")
Hi all, Both nodes dont seem to work, anyone knows whats going on? Dynamo 2.0.3 with Revit 2019 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/7/6/7620d416091c9f1f6f9310c933ebc5142b7f2c5d.png) ---
**Author:** ![Nick\_Boyts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/nick_boyts/32/76313_2.png) [@Nick\_Boyts](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Nick_Boyts)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/view-duplicate-views-duplicate-acting-strange/42293/2 "2019-10-24T17:02:03Z")
Do you already have a view with that name? Running both nodes at the same time will definitely give you duplicate names. I would also suggest you close and reopen the graph as dynamo may be saving the duplicate name somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Schasfoortyoeri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Schasfoortyoeri](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Schasfoortyoeri)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/view-duplicate-views-duplicate-acting-strange/42293/3 "2019-10-25T05:58:11Z")
@Nick_Boyts, thanks for your reply, usualy i use only 1 node. i wanted to show i tried both 🙂 It does seem to duplicate but the node doesnt pass the duplicated view through… so after duplicate i wont be able to set parameters etc. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/d/e/de8e00e397dafecce9d400cc886821490220e669.png) ---
**Author:** ![mrathnakar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/mrathnakar/32/83799_2.png) [@mrathnakar](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/mrathnakar)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/view-duplicate-views-duplicate-acting-strange/42293/4 "2019-10-25T06:22:16Z")
Try running one after the other by freezing the nodes. ---
**Author:** ![Schasfoortyoeri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Schasfoortyoeri](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Schasfoortyoeri)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/view-duplicate-views-duplicate-acting-strange/42293/5 "2019-10-25T06:39:50Z")
@mrathnakar wont help. ---
**Author:** ![mrathnakar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/mrathnakar/32/83799_2.png) [@mrathnakar](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/mrathnakar)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/view-duplicate-views-duplicate-acting-strange/42293/6 "2019-10-25T06:47:55Z")
did you try with Lacing? try longest lacing for View.Duplicate !!! ---
**Author:** ![Schasfoortyoeri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Schasfoortyoeri](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Schasfoortyoeri)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/view-duplicate-views-duplicate-acting-strange/42293/7 "2019-10-25T07:01:55Z")
It is duplicating… the problem is that its not giving the duplicated view through. So basicly i get a duplicate but after that i cant do nothing with it. ---
**Author:** ![mrathnakar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/mrathnakar/32/83799_2.png) [@mrathnakar](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/mrathnakar)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/view-duplicate-views-duplicate-acting-strange/42293/8 "2019-10-25T07:23:57Z")
[View.Duplicate.dyf](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/ylPrr9SaBfsipCIBUJ4LFuwdpkd.dyf) (7.4 KB) Try this Node… i do remember that i have made some changes to it(Python) few months back…!!! Once try this Node ---
**Author:** ![Nick\_Boyts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/nick_boyts/32/76313_2.png) [@Nick\_Boyts](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Nick_Boyts)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/view-duplicate-views-duplicate-acting-strange/42293/9 "2019-10-25T12:07:03Z")
You may have to reinstall some packages or even Dynamo itself. As a workaround you can get the newly created view from your project this way: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/3/7/374b36d48a00ce6d4ad4d6865649f2d72bde0078.png) In my case I didn’t have to use a transaction or wait node, but you may have to. ---
**Author:** ![Schasfoortyoeri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Schasfoortyoeri](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Schasfoortyoeri)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/view-duplicate-views-duplicate-acting-strange/42293/10 "2019-10-25T12:44:09Z")
@Nick_Boyts was allready affraid had to reinstall 😕