saving a selection set

[vanderloo5]

Is there a way to save a selection set in Revit?
I need to rotate everything on a site plan except the buildings to change setbacks. Tons of stuff to select and I would like to select it once and use that selection set as often as it takes to get this rotation as close to the clients desired setbacks as possible.
Thanks

[Joef]

I think you can do this in Revit Structure. There is a Subscription Plug-in if I recall.

[Gadget Man]

That's where linking files comes in handy.

If you created your model in one file and linked it to a Site Plan/Topography file you could just click on the building and everything in it would be selected - as one object...

Than, if you linked your Site back to your model file ("cross-linking") then you could pick your Site as one object and move it as you like in your model file...

IMHO that's the best way to go.

[sfaust]

I also made a small utility to do this. It's nothing fancy, and it creates an extra text file in your project directory to store it, but it works...

See http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=71336&highlight=selection+sets

[vanderloo5]

Steve,
I unzipped your file and added it to the C:\Program Files\Revit Architecture 2008\Program folder, rebooted and nothing shows up in the menu under tools<external tools. Am I missing something?
Thank You,
Phil

[Gadget Man]

Steve,
I unzipped your file and added it to the C:\Program Files\Revit Architecture 2008\Program folder, rebooted and nothing shows up in the menu under tools<external tools. Am I missing something?
Thank You,
Phil

Did you read to the END of this attached thread?

Towards the end of it is a newer version posted but Steve says it works ONLY with Revit 2009...

[truevis]

You can make as many views as needed with only the elements you want visible. Thus, selection is easy.
You can use Elements IDs of Selection and Select by ID. Copy and paste the IDs as needed.

[sfaust]

Phil,

as was pointed out, the current one only works with 2009 or later due to some really nice API updates in 2009. That being said, if you really are stuck on 2008 I probably have the old .dll that I can dig up for you. Send me a PM if you need it and I'll send it to you. You also have to update the .ini file for Revit in order for it to show up. Search the forum if you don't know how to do that, I'm sure it's posted.

Truevis, yes, you can use views to do this, but that adds overhead and clutter to the project browser and file. You can also have a text file that you copy and paste element ID's to and from as you stated. That's actually exactly what my program does, it's just an automated version of that system with a basic GUI on it. So yes, different ways to do the same thing...