In response to a tweet asking to save all groups, I responded that there is no API for Save Group. That’s true, but all hope is not lost.
This video shows how the API can be used to generate a text file listing all model groups. Then this text file is used as input to a journal file that saves each group to its own file.
Is there currently a more thorough explanation of what you are doing here? or would you be willing to share the Macro and SaveGroupsJournalFile.txt you use in this demonstration?
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You have a group which includes a floor. Did this actually get converted over to a family? Was the floor created via a system family or was it simply an extrusion? I would love to know if a work around exists to include system families in custom families. 🙂
Hi – This API/Journal file routine does not involve families. The groups get saved to RVT files just as if you did File-Save As-Libary-Group in the Revit UI.
This post “How to create a family containing walls, doors etc ” might be of interest:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-create-a-family-containing-walls-doors-etc/td-p/6679155