Wrapping and unwrapping elements in python nodes

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So i have been trying to use some Revit API to extract ElementIds from elements. Here’s the code:

import clr
clr.AddReference(‘ProtoGeometry’)
from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import *

# Import RevitAPI
clr.AddReference(“RevitAPI”)
import Autodesk
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

# Import ToDSType(bool) extension method
clr.AddReference(“RevitNodes”)
import Revit
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements)

#The inputs to this node will be stored as a list in the IN variable.
dataEnteringNode = IN
elements = []
for i in IN[0]:
elements.append(UnwrapElement(i))

elementIds, idString, guid = [], [], []
for i in elements:
elementIds = i.Id.ToDSType(true)
idString = i.Id.ToString().ToDSType(true)
guid = i.UniqueId.ToDSType(true)
#Assign your output to the OUT variable
OUT = elementIds, idString, guid

Here’s the error that i keep getting.

Warning: IronPythonEvaluator.EvaluateIronPythonScript operation failed.
‘ElementId’ object has no attribute ‘ToDSType’

Any ideas?

Thank you,

Konrad

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hi konrad, i published a package called guid tools

it consists of three nodes

  1. extract guids

  2. extract Ids

  3. extract both

hope that helps and the code works

peter

guid

3

Hey Konrad,

An ElementId is not an Element, so the extension method ToDSType() is not present. You can return the integer just by doing:

eleId.IntegerValue

~Peter

4

Peter B,

I see now. Only do i need to wrap it if i am creating an actual Element like a point, curve, view or annotation tag but not when I am just pulling out their properties. This makes more sense now. Thank you,

Peter K,

Thank you for the link. I didn’t see your nodes before, but then again I wrapped it all up into one Python node called Element Id that can get you anything you need. Here’s the code:

import clr
clr.AddReference(‘ProtoGeometry’)
from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import *

Import RevitAPI

clr.AddReference(‘RevitAPI’)
import Autodesk
#The inputs to this node will be stored as a list in the IN variable.
dataEnteringNode = IN

elements = []
for i in IN[0]:
elements.append(UnwrapElement(i))

elementIds, idString, guid = [], [], []
for i in elements:
elementIds.append(i.Id)
idString.append(i.Id.ToString())
guid.append(i.UniqueId)

#Assign your output to the OUT variable
OUT = elementIds, idString, guid

Thank you,