"You are trying to checkout a large number of elements. Instead checkout the following worksets" when running the DeleteStandardMaterials Macro in Revit

Autodesk Support

Jun 5, 2024

Products and versions covered

Issue:

When running the DeleteStandardMaterials Macro on a Revit model, the following error occurs:

You are trying to checkout a large number of elements. Instead checkout the following worksets: worksets names.

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Causes:

  • 4001 or more elements are affected by the same command causing the warning.
  • DeleteStandardMaterials macro is designed to remove all materials named Standard at once exceeding the limit.

Solution:

This warning will not prevent DeleteStandardMaterials Macro from running, and choosing "Check Out Worksets" should allow the process to continue.

Note: The DeleteStandardMaterials macro has been developed to address an issue in some old Revit data sets described here.

Products:

Revit; Revit Cloud Worksharing;

Versions:

2021;

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