Retrieve Dimension Style by name using python

[lucas-gsbp]

Hi, I am trying to collect a certain dimension style by name.

dTypes = FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(DimensionType)

dimensionTypes = []
for i in dTypes:
	dimensionTypes.append(i.Name)

But I am getting an error "AttributeError: Name"

According to the Revit API Docs:

https://www.revitapidocs.com/2019/a6f6655d-3383-a0ea-670d-0bbe6d2bb964.htm

Name is a property of the Dimension Style Class.

Using PyRevit.

Thanks!

[Yien_Chao · Accepted solution]

every type is a Symbol in API.

so use : i.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.SYMBOL_NAME_PARAM).AsString()

[Yien_Chao]

I meant  type from system famillies.

[lucas-gsbp]

It worked, indeed but would you happen to know why it works for C# and not python?

Why python can't read the name property of this particular class?

[Yien_Chao]

Does .Name attribute  works with C# ?

[lucas-gsbp]

Well at least for me it did. I am not sure why it wouldn't work.

[Yien_Chao]

https://www.revitapidocs.com/2018.2/8757156f-79ec-fdff-e74d-7c86e576b73e.htm

the .FamilyName seems to work fine, but the .Name is use to Set, not to get.

[lucas-gsbp]

You are correct. I went and Checked I did use the FamilyName property.

The problem lied on the fact that using python would return the system family name and using C# I would get the dimension style Name.

[Yien_Chao]

on the other hand, you can use .Name attribute with Revit FamilyInstance and Element.

i guess the attribute is not used for the same reason on ElementType, because if just for setting.