How can I get the difference between the coordinates of the revit project and an IFC file I'm reading in the background?

[simonebehlings]

I have an Rvt file where an IFC is linked, however when loading the IFC it is not in the correct position (aligned with the Rvt). But I am developing a Script that is based on the location of the elements and they must be overlapping. I thought about taking the coordinate of the rvt-based point and the coordinate of the internal origin from ifc (since they coincide when I align the projects), calculate the difference and apply it to the coordinates of each element. I just don't know how to do it in practice.  😅

Ps: The script is being developed in python. 

[jeremy_tammik]

You can try to make a call to the MoveElements method and pass in the set of all the desired element ids to move:

https://www.revitapidocs.com/2022/3cf8c9dc-f4d1-12f0-d7a9-e126331cd858.htm

It sounds rather like a sledge-hammer method, but maybe that is what you are asking for...