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**cellersick** · May 16, 2017, 03:51 PM

In the API, TextElements have a .Coord property that stores the position. Looks do-able with some python work, see here:

Set location of text element

https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/set-location-of-text-element/5700

Hello all, I’m trying to relocate a few text elements. In the Revit API I can find this coord property which mentions a get and set. Does anyone know if it possible to use this set functionality? This is what I’ve got thus far: elements = UnwrapElement(IN[0]) newloc = UnwrapElement(IN[1]) newlocs = [] listout = [] for x in newloc: newlocs.append(x.ToXyz()) TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc) for i,e in enumerate(elements): loc = e.Coord #this doesn't work: new = ...

**Mimi Azimar** · May 17, 2017, 08:43 AM

Dear cellersick,

I have read the discussion, but i am not (yet) good with python. Appreciate if you can give me full script of python to get TextNotes location.

Thanks.

**Mimi Azimar** · May 17, 2017, 10:04 AM

got it.

python script:

import clr

clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

clr.AddReference('RevitNodes')
import Revit
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.GeometryConversion)
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements)

OUT=[]

for val in UnwrapElement(IN[0]):
OUT.append(val.Coord)

**handyandy** · August 8, 2017, 09:30 PM

What are you feeding into this script to get the coordinates? I am trying to give it an element or list or elements and output coordinates, but i dont think i have it right.

**amoursol** · August 9, 2017, 03:25 PM

Hello HandyAndy,

You need to write it as the following:

And you should be able to copy and paste the following into your Python node

Code:

[COLOR=#75715e]# Importing the 'Common Language Runtime' library[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#f92672][B]import[/B][/COLOR] clr
[COLOR=#75715e]# Adding specific references: The Revit API[/COLOR]
clr.[COLOR=#ffffff][B]AddReference[/B][/COLOR]([COLOR=#e6db74]'RevitAPI'[/COLOR])
[COLOR=#f92672][B]from[/B][/COLOR] Autodesk.Revit.DB [COLOR=#f92672][B]import[/B][/COLOR] *
clr.[COLOR=#ffffff][B]AddReference[/B][/COLOR]([COLOR=#e6db74]'RevitNodes'[/COLOR])
[COLOR=#f92672][B]import[/B][/COLOR] Revit
[COLOR=#75715e]# Importing specific extension methods that allow us to gain[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#75715e]# information such as 'Coord' data[/COLOR]
clr.[COLOR=#ffffff][B]ImportExtensions[/B][/COLOR](Revit.GeometryConversion)
clr.[COLOR=#ffffff][B]ImportExtensions[/B][/COLOR](Revit.Elements)
[COLOR=#75715e]# Creating an empty list that we populate later[/COLOR]
OUT = []
[COLOR=#75715e]# Running a 'for loop' over everything inside our input list[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#75715e]# by Unwrapping them (Which is requried between Revit and Dynamo[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#75715e]# objects[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#f92672][B]for[/B][/COLOR] item [COLOR=#f92672][B]in[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ffffff][B]UnwrapElement[/B][/COLOR](IN[[COLOR=#ae81ff]0[/COLOR]]):
    [COLOR=#75715e]# For our 'for loop' to work, we need to indent as Python is [/COLOR]
    [COLOR=#75715e]# very particular about indentation. We simply then 'nest' in[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=#75715e]# our line of code an appendation of each 'looped' item into[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=#75715e]# our previously created empty list. We then 'cast' the data[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=#75715e]# to a Point (Which dynamo can read)[/COLOR]
    OUT.[COLOR=#ffffff][B]append[/B][/COLOR](item.Coord.[COLOR=#ffffff][B]ToPoint[/B][/COLOR]())
    [COLOR=#75715e]# Natively, Dynamo understands that the OUT is our output, so[/COLOR]
    [COLOR=#75715e]# pushes this data through the node out port
[/COLOR]

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