topic Re: Moving element to another location with specific Koordinaten in Revit Architecture Forum

Moving element to another location with specific Koordinaten

JasonLLINDNER — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 16:51:10 GMT

I previously finished the exterior plans with all street furniture but now the architekt asked to move some 52 items to different locations of the landscaping at specific xyz.

I dont know how to program it in dynmo so it is not an option. I tried a program I download from dynamo BIM which puts a family on xyz but it did not work. It worked but it put the family at wrong xyz

I must send the model tomorrow before noon so I do t have a time to make experiments . Is there an easy and quick way to move objects to koordinate x,y,z maybe a tool similar to spot koordinaten where I can type the new numbers in?

Re: Moving element to another location with specific Koordinaten

RDAOU — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:09:35 GMT

Well if Dynamo not an option you will have to do it manually for all 50 elements.

On the Site layout:

set a horizontal and a vertical reference plane intersecting at the survey point
place dimensions from the reference planes to the element you want to move (the horizontal would be the Easting and the vertical the Northing)
Select the element/family
Type in the value of X or Easting in the horizontal dimension string
type the Y or Northing in the vertical dimension string
The EL or Z should adjust automatically (I assume it is an entourage family if you say its landscape...ie already hosted on the toposurface) but double check in the elevalion view. If it is not hosted on the topo, repeat same process for the Y/EL value

May I ask which dynamo nodes they used in that diagram which you downloaded? It should be basic OOTB node and not sure how or why that didn't it work

Re: Moving element to another location with specific Koordinaten

RDAOU — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:19:55 GMT

See below demo for the above

You can do that also within the family same concept as the above

Add two reference planes and set them to define family origin
Add offset parameters for the X, Y and Z dimensions from the new planes mentioned above to the previous ones which defined the origin
Load family and place at survey point (it should snap to it)
Input the offset values

PS: Assuming the XYZ you have are relative to the Survey point (usually they are)

Re: Moving element to another location with specific Koordinaten

martijn_pater — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:47:47 GMT

Re: Moving element to another location with specific Koordinaten

martijn_pater — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:53:24 GMT

Dimensions to origin point with global parameter xyz labels. Just for half kudo's *wink

(Not doable for fifty-something I suppose, best fix your xyz parameter within this family (is it the same family?) / families? Nested within workplane based family, add to origin...)

Re: Moving element to another location with specific Koordinaten

JasonLLINDNER — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 21:59:16 GMT

Sorry I just finished I did 1 family like RDAU described above it works but too mach work they are 9 different families. But maybe next time I construct a family for street furniture I take that in mind from the beginning

I did them like in the first method with dimensions from survey origin point which is 0,0,0 took time but done ok

I still give you half kudo HA! Or like you always say FWIW (Idid not know what it mean but thank you google)

Re: Moving element to another location with specific Koordinaten

JasonLLINDNER — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 22:32:03 GMT

Thank you for your help both way worked but I did the dimension in project because did not want to spend lots of time on all the families.

The dynamo programme I used had not many node I dont know how they work I found it here on this forum first then asked someone on dynamo forum to help make it work. He fixed it but it doesnt put the family where I need it put them very far away from where they have to go. This is the site https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/dynamo-family-instance-with-excel/m-p/9220403

I wish I understand dynamo I think it can make everything easier na ja! Now the problem fixed and I'm going home

Re: Moving element to another location with specific Koordinaten

RDAOU — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:11:19 GMT

Had a look at the chart on that link...he had an issue with the formatting and list cleanup node and it works...Just not for you 😂🤣 ...Joking.

The node he was using (the one below) that creates points from list / relative to Revit's Internal Origin ie: it calculates with respect to the IO being 0,0,0...Therefore it is not the suitable node if on your project the PBP/SP have been relocated away from the internal origin (which is what normally happens on any project after the surveyor steps in) … you mentioned that the coordinates you received are relative to the Survey point => when you clicked run, it place your families somewhere else. substitute that node with Points.ByCartisianCoordinates

Re: Moving element to another location with specific Koordinaten

JasonLLINDNER — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 01:16:39 GMT

Would you please help me fix so I can use next time?