Can Builtincategory be used inside of a family document?

[Anonymous]

This is a simple question however I seem to be creating my own string constants for categories inside of a revit family document, note Im not talking RVT files, Im talking RFA files.

So do I keep doing what i am doing or is there a safer/faster method, technique to say check ...

if(category == myConstString.Casework) ?

{

//do something here

}

[jeremytammik · Accepted solution]

Sure, the built-in categories can be used in a family document just the same way as in a project.

It is mostly better to use the numerical enumeration value instead of a string, though:

• More performant
• Language independent

Cheers

Jeremy