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Get linked element reference

ottosson_mathias — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:41:12 GMT

Is it possible to get the element Reference object for an element in a linked model same as if I use the uiDoc.Selection.PickObject(...) on the linked model?

PickObject returns a Reference object, and I need this reference objects after I've used filteredElementCollector for all elements I need in the linked model.

How can I achieve this?

Re: Get linked element reference

jeremy_tammik — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 05:52:55 GMT

Look at the Reference class members:

https://www.revitapidocs.com/2024/24065abc-93c3-a504-b892-704c950953b7.htm

Among others, they include:

CreateLinkReference -- Creates a Reference from a Reference in an RVT Link.
CreateReferenceInLink -- Creates a Reference in an RVT Link from a Reference in the RVT host file.
LinkedElementId -- The id of the top-level element in the linked document that is referred to by this reference.

Here are some articles on making use of them:

Re: Get linked element reference

ottosson_mathias — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:43:22 GMT

Thanks Jeremy.

This seems to do the trick:

var reference = new Reference(elementFromLinkedModel); var linkReference = reference.CreateLinkReference(linkInstance);