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Revit Category Retrieval Script

The document contains a Python script designed for use with Autodesk Revit API. It defines a function, GetCategory, that retrieves the category ID of various Revit elements based on their type. The script processes input elements and returns their corresponding categories, either as a list or a single category object.

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Revit Category Retrieval Script

The document contains a Python script designed for use with Autodesk Revit API. It defines a function, GetCategory, that retrieves the category ID of various Revit elements based on their type. The script processes input elements and returns their corresponding categories, either as a list or a single category object.

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import clr

[Link]('RevitAPI')
from [Link] import *

[Link]("RevitNodes")
import Revit
[Link]([Link])

def GetCategory(item):
if not item: return None
objtype = [Link]().ToString()
returnID = None
if objtype == "[Link]": returnID =
[Link]
elif objtype == "[Link]": returnID = [Link]
elif objtype == "[Link]": returnID =
[Link]
elif objtype == "[Link]":
if [Link]:
[Link]("RevitServices")
import RevitServices
from [Link] import DocumentManager
returnID =
[Link]
elif objtype == "[Link]":
if [Link]: returnID = [Link]
elif hasattr(item, "Category"): returnID = [Link]
if returnID:
try: return [Link]([Link])
except: return None
else: return None

items = UnwrapElement(IN[0])

if isinstance(IN[0], list): OUT = [GetCategory(x) for x in items]


else: OUT = GetCategory(items)

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