Overkill function for Revit

[MOatman]

Please add an Overkill function to Revit.  Removing duplicate elements in a model automagically would be fantastic.

[Yien_Chao]

good idea, but how do you know which duplicate should be kept or deleted?

I did something with the API and thought the last id was the one to delete, but not always.

[Ric_Weber]

The duplicates are typically a result of inserting a different view with the same elements or transferring project standards.

I would recommend that whenever Revit encounters this, it should give options instead of just automatically creating a duplicate.   Allow choices of Overwrite, Use Existing, Keep Both.  And we should be able to choose for each element.  Also, should give side by side comparisons of component data.  File size, last modified, a 3d view of the objects in question.  Like MS does when copying a bunch of files into a folder with duplicate named files already in there.   Here is one of the ideas that suggests this concept: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/duplication-of-detail-families-when-inserting-a-view-from...

I am voting for this idea as well though because I believe it has merit and could be used in after the fact scenarios or after upgrading a project file to help clean it up.