Deprecation candidates

• Deprecation schedule
• Deprecation candidates

Deprecation schedule

Category	Clockwork node	OOTB node	When to switch to OOTB node	Deprecation scheduled for
Revit.Views	View.CategoryIsVisible	View.IsCategoryHidden & Not	Revit 2023	2025

Deprecation candidates

Category	Clockwork Node	OOTB Node	Difference between implementations / Related issue
Geometry.Solids	Solid.ByUnion+	Solid.ByUnion	OOTB returns null when failing to join all solids
ImportExport	Data.ExportCSV+	Data.ExportCSV	OOTB node doesn’t support custom delimiters
ImportExport	Data.ImportCSV+	Data.ImportCSV	OOTB node doesn’t support custom delimiters
List.Modify	List.Chop+	List.Chop	OOTB node processes all items in list, not just the specified amount.
List.Modify	List.ReplaceItemAtIndex+	List.ReplaceItemAtIndex	OOTB does not support replacing multiple indices
Math.Functions	Rounding.Ceiling+	Math.Ceiling	OOTB node can't define precision
Math.Functions	Rounding.Floor+	Math.Floor	OOTB node can't define precision
Math.Functions	Rounding.Round+	Math.Round	OOTB node can define precision only by number of digits
Revit.Application	FamilyDocument. FamilyParameters	FamilyDocument.Parameters	OOTB node doesn’t automatically use the current FamilyDocument, instead requires a FamilyDocument object as input
Revit.Application	FamilyDocument.FamilyTypes	FamilyDocument.Types	OOTB node returns the family type name, not the family type
Revit.Elements	DetailCurve.ByCurve+	DetailCurve.ByCurve	OOTB node can’t draw circles https://github.com/DynamoDS/DynamoRevit/issues/1802
Revit.Elements	Element.Area	Room.Area & Space.Area	No OOTB node that supports area objects
Revit.Elements	Element.Category+	Element.GetCategory	OOTB node doesn't support subcategories, view filters, family documents, schedules, families and graphics styles, also doesn*t retrieve BuiltInCategory
Revit.Elements	Element.ElementType+	Element.ElementType	OOTB node doesn't support elements in linked models
Revit.Elements	Element.Geometry+	Element.Geometry	OOTB node always returns medium detail level, can not include invisble objects, can not ignore inserts and doesn’t return Revit geometry and subcategories. https://github.com/DynamoDS/DynamoWishlist/issues/233
Revit.Elements	Element.Host+	FamilyInstance.GetHost	OOTB node only supports loadable families
Revit.Elements	Element.ID+	Element.Id	OOTB node can't get category and element id's at the same time
Revit.Elements	Element.Inserts	Element.GetHostedElements	OOTB node does not retrieve railings hosted on input elements
Revit.Elements	Element.JoinGeometry	Element.JoinGeometry	OTTB node doesn’t return booleans to indicate whether operation was successful
Revit.Elements	Element.Location+	Element.GetLocation	OOTB node does not return rotation and does not support a number of element types (e.g. sketch-based elements)
Revit.Elements	Element.Materials+	Element.GetMaterials	OOTB node does not support material QTO
Revit.Elements	Element.Name+	Element.Name etc.	OOTB node doesn’t support all element types (hence multiple OOTB nodes for retrieving names) and doesn’t return localized names (if available)
Revit.Elements	Element.Panels	CurtainPanel.ByElement	OOTB node fails when curtain wall contains doors or windows https://github.com/DynamoDS/DynamoRevit/issues/2302
Revit.Elements	Element.SubComponents	Element.GetChildElements	OOTB node doesn’t support combined geometry elements in families
Revit.Elements	Element.SuperComponent	Element.GetParentElement	OOTB node doesn't support topography subregions
Revit.Elements	ElevationMarker.Views	ElevationMarker.GetView	OOTB node requires user to specify index of view
Revit.Elements	Family.Types+	Family.Types	OOTB node doesn't support elements in linked models
Revit.Elements	FamilyParameter. GetValueByFamilyType	FamilyDocument. GetParameterValueByName	OOTB node doesn’t automatically use the current FamilyDocument, instead requires a FamilyDocument object as input
Revit.Elements	FamilyParameter.SetFormula	FamilyDocument.SetFormula	OOTB node doesn’t automatically use the current FamilyDocument, instead requires a FamilyDocument object as input
Revit.Elements	FamilyType.Duplicate	ElementType.Duplicate	OOTB node outputs ElementType objects which do not play well with subsequent nodes
Revit.Elements	FamilyType.Function	WallType.Function	No OOTB nodes for elements other than WallTypes
Revit.Elements	Floor.SlabShapeByPoints	Floor.AddPoint	OOTB node returns a floor object for each point in the input list https://github.com/DynamoDS/DynamoRevit/issues/1789
Revit.Elements	Group.FromElements	Group.ByElements	OOTB node does not support naming of created groups and has no output for ungroupable elements.
Revit.Elements	Group.Ungroup	Group.UngroupElements	OOTB node has no option to disable returning the ungrouped elements
Revit.Elements	Roof.SlabShapeByPoints	Roof.AddPoint	OOTB node is broken https://github.com/DynamoDS/DynamoRevit/issues/1790
Revit.Elements	Room.Boundaries	Room.FinishBoundary	OOTB node doesn't return room bounding elements
Revit.Elements	TextElement.SetText	TextNote.SetText	OOTB node doesn't support ModelText
Revit.Selection.Collectors	All Elements of Category+	All Elements of Category	OOTB node does not support 'exotic' categories like Legend Components and collecting from linked models
Revit.Selection.Collectors	All Elements of Class+	All Elements of Class	OOTB node does not support collecting from linked models and has no SchemaGUID filter
Revit.Selection.Collectors	All Elements of Family Type+	All Elements of Family Type / FamilyInstance.ByFamilyType	OOTB node does not support system families and collecting from linked models
Revit.Selection.Miscellaneous	Element.ByID	Element By Id	OOTB node does not support collecting from linked models
Revit.Views	Schedule.Fields	Schedule.Fields	OOTB node returns non-unwrappable object that has no useful properties
Revit.Views	View.Duplicate	View.DuplicateView	OOTB node has no input for new view name (instead works with prefix/suffix)
Revit.Views	View.DuplicateAsDependent	View.DuplicateView	OOTB node has no input for new view name (instead works with prefix/suffix)
Revit.Views	View.DuplicateWithDetailing	View.DuplicateView	OOTB node has no input for new view name (instead works with prefix/suffix)
Revit.Views	View.IsViewTemplate+	View.IsViewTemplate	OOTB node doesn’t support all view types https://github.com/DynamoDS/DynamoRevit/issues/1815
Revit.Views	View. OverrideElementTransparency	Element.OverrideInView	OOTB node is limited to active view https://github.com/DynamoDS/DynamoRevit/issues/1812
Revit.Views	View.ResetElementOverrides	Element.OverrideInView	OOTB node is limited to active view https://github.com/DynamoDS/DynamoRevit/issues/1812
Script.ControlFlow	Passthrough	---	No OOTB implemented yet https://github.com/DynamoDS/DynamoWishlist/issues/61
String.Modify	String.Replace+	String.Replace	OOTB node can only replace one search term at a time
String.Modify	String.ReplaceMultiple	String.Replace	OOTB node can only replace one search term at a time