get_current_view_elements

Get elements from the current active view in Revit. You can filter by model categories (like Walls, Floors) or annotation categories (like Dimensions, Text). Use includeHidden to show/hide invisible elements and limit to control the number of returned elements.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`annotationCategoryList`	No	List of Revit annotation category names (e.g., 'OST_Dimensions', 'OST_WallTags', 'OST_TextNotes')
`includeHidden`	No	Whether to include hidden elements in the results
`limit`	No	Maximum number of elements to return
`modelCategoryList`	No	List of Revit model category names (e.g., 'OST_Walls', 'OST_Doors', 'OST_Floors')

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "annotationCategoryList": {
      "description": "List of Revit annotation category names (e.g., 'OST_Dimensions', 'OST_WallTags', 'OST_TextNotes')",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "includeHidden": {
      "description": "Whether to include hidden elements in the results",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "limit": {
      "description": "Maximum number of elements to return",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "modelCategoryList": {
      "description": "List of Revit model category names (e.g., 'OST_Walls', 'OST_Doors', 'OST_Floors')",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

Revit MCP

get_current_view_elements

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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