For the next installment of the "Practical Dynamo" mini-series I am going to expand on the last script (which utilized Dynamo to apply parameter values to multiple objects). The previous script worked but you have to manually select the elements and add them to your node in Dynamo. This can be cumbersome and also cause you to select elements twice if you are trying to add something like a building area parameter.
My first solution was creating save selection sets... Then using those sets to isolate the elements, select the elements in Dynamo, run the script, un-isolate, and repeat... Yeah, I know... It sounds ridiculous. Well, my first rule of thumb in Revit (and now Dynamo) is if it seems like its taking too long there is probably a better way to do it... So I found a better way...
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