Hello, It seems that by default this component takes the bounding box of all the elements and then assigns the plane to be at the bounding boxes’ evaluated (.5,.5.0) location. Could this component be modified so that there could be a user defined plane as the model groups’ origin? [image] Thank…

We might use a Directshape Type or a Component Family Type to allow for this kind of transformation. Would one of these work?

No change in the Revit Api wish list [image] Set Group origin point Revit Hey guys, Is there a way to establish the origin point of a group when creating it in grasshopper with the Select Element component? I think by default it is assigning the origin as the centroid of…

@scottd , Thanks for the reply. I had a look at the Directshape Type method and it’s promising. The feature that I like with model groups is the ability to move into edit mode to inspect the contents in more detail. In that sense I what I’m after is something that behaves more like an Assembly. …

Hi lignindes, Assemblies were created as a post production (isolating the elements from the project to document), the model group is for working in the project. Sure you can use the assembly as a ‘group’ of sorts but if you aren’t using the assembly features a group is probably the way to go. My …

Feature request: Add input for 'Plane' in the Create Group Type component

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Japhy (Japhy) January 5, 2023, 5:50pm 3

No change in the Revit Api wish list

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Feature request: Add input for 'Plane' in the Create Group Type component

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