Family Symbol Name Error

Revit API
1

Hi - I am trying to extract all the family names from the project, but I keep getting the AttributeError: Name.
Here’s the code:

from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
from Autodesk.Revit.UI import *
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import BuiltInParameter

doc = __revit__.ActiveUIDocument.Document
family_symbols = FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfClass(FamilySymbol).OfCategory(BuiltInCategory.OST_StructuralFraming).ToElements()

for family_symbol in family_symbols:
    print( family_symbol.Name)

This give me the AttributeError: Name. However, when I run the dir(family_symbol), name property shows up in the list.
At the same time, running this exact code inside RPS works and gives the correct result.
Thank you in advace!

2

Probably the infamous IronPython name error where some elements cannot provide the Name property. Try this workaround.

from pyrevit import DB
DB.Element.Name.__get__(ele)
3

Thank you! I did see that thread but didn’t understand it at first, but now it makes sense (kinda) :smiley:

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