Feature Requst: Query Family output Family

[lmnoc1]

Since there are at least 6 posts on this forum reporting the Query Family output text than family bug, with the earliest one dated 4 years ago, and 3 posts within last 4 months. I think many people are struggling with this.

I saw there are solutions like this

Family Filter and Query Family outputting text instead of a Revit family

Hi @libnypacheco, Since Revit has System Families and Component Families we need a way to handle both. The problem is System Families do not have any representation on Revit API besides its name. That’s why we reference families here as texts. You can do your own Famly Filter like this. [image] As you can see this filter is not the fastest ever since is a combination of two slow filters, Type Filter is the slow one here, and tooks 4.5s to run the Query. Alternatively, if you don’t need a F…

Query Families component returns string

Hi @attheeast18, Here a cluster to convert Family Name to Family. RiR-QueryComponentFamily.gh (20.2 KB) You can save it on your toolbar as a user object like this. [image] [image]

from 3 years ago, can we integrate this as a new node in the next release?
I think it will benefit a lot of users from confusion and searching online.
And probably re-name the original Query Family output as Family Name?

Thanks
@Japhy

[Japhy]

@Family Filter and Query Family outputting text instead of a Revit family

Since Revit has System Families and Component Families we need a way to handle both. The problem is System Families do not have any representation on Revit API besides its name. That’s why we reference families here as texts.

Does the Query Types or Family Filter fit your requirements?

The Query Family component is a bit superfluous but existing definitions may rely on it.

[lmnoc1]

I think all the new posts about this bug show that people are really confused.
So this wish is to integrate @kike s solution into the current Query Family node as new output options, “Family” and “Family Name”

or create a new node that actually gets the “Family”, (or get “System Family” and “Component Family” individually)

[Japhy]

Understood, it is confusing and rather needless component at this point.

Family Name List (text only) would be an a more helpful hint. The Type icon is too ambiguous and the only indication that it is a text output.