Shared Parameters

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Manage > [Settings] > Shared Parameters

see also HOWTO - Transfer Shared Parameter

see Workstation Configuration#Shared Parameters file location (and "NOTES" file [TODO: put contents of both here]

Shared Parameters can also be used for Project Parameters (see also Shared Vs. Project Parameter Usage in Revit for a comparison [TODO: clarify and bring in]).

"Construction": "Pile Type" for Pile Cap families (so it can be scheduled for QC purposes)

Revit doesn't like to have the same Shared Parameter in different groups - it seems to keep the first group and ignores group placement and order in families loaded later.

see also Export Shared Parameters to a Shared Parameter File [2018 Help]

• Note: The Export option is not enabled if the selected shared parameter is already in the current shared parameter file.

TODO/refs:

from https://ideatesoftware.com/blog/e299a5-revit-parameters-part-1-shared:

• "The criteria for a parameter to work across multiple files are EITHER that it is a shared parameter OR that it's a project parameter with the same name and the same unit (text, length, etc)."
• evaluate "Does it Need to Be Shared?" graphic

https://www.revitforum.org/architecture-family-creation/24695-shared-parameters-why.html

• "the shared parameter concept provides a (theoretical) way for manufacturers to deliver content without cluttering our databases and that will work in any language"

http://revitoped.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/revit-2016-multiline-text-parameter-and.html

• SP files containing Multiline Text parameters can't be read in versions prior to R2016 [my recommended WORKAROUND (posted 12/13/17, waiting for moderation [TODO:check]): keep them in your version-specific custom library folder, so they're separate for each version anyway]

https://www.revitforum.org/architecture-general-revit-questions/3849-title-block-2.html

• TIP (in how-to step-by-step instruction): "Create Groups based on the Parameter Category (in this case Length) and keep the parameter name as generic as possible (width and height). This way, you keep the amount of SP's to a bare minimum and you can schedule in two columns." [but group isn't "for ever"]

https://www.revitforum.org/architecture-general-revit-questions/30433-cant-change-parameter-group-under-category.html

• (& links) to change group in family, &:
• https://www.revitforum.org/architecture-general-revit-questions/30428-shared-parameter-group-project.html#post167952

check out "starter" shared parameters file ("Q:\KAI_CAD_Reference\IMAGINiT\2018-01-09_Organizing Revit Views.txt"):

• BIM OBJECTS.COM
• GOOGLE: SEEK CONTENTS DEVELOPMENT STYLE GUIDE (

R2020

"HIDEWHENNOVALUE" column added to *.txt file

example: create "Pile Type"

1. On the "Manage" tab, in the "Settings" panel, click "Shared Parameters" to bring up the "Edit Shared Parameters" dialog
2. Under "Groups", click "New..."
   1. Enter "Construction" and click "OK"
3. Under "Parameters", click "New..."
   1. Enter "Pile Cap" for "Name"
   2. Choose "<Family Type...>" for "Type of Parameter"
      1. Choose "Structural Foundations" for "Category" and click "OK"
   3. Click "OK"
4. Click "OK"

OOTB

C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\SharedParameters.txt (2017-10-27: was set for Revit 2018)

Date_Created-Parts (Text) under "Identity Data"

is this for the tracking app?

KAI

in 2015 Exported Parameters (don't know what used for, or where):

• PARAM 760b7cc0-0c7c-49d3-9b62-6259d8ddf8f7 Phase TEXT 4 1 1'

Project Parameters

Name	Categories	Type	Group	Comments
A Bars	Structural Foundations	Text	Rebar Set
B Bars	Structural Foundations	Text	Rebar Set
Central File Name	Project Information	Text	Identity Data	Add-Ins#Egan Project Startup (free)
Central File Path	Project Information	Text	Identity Data
KAI Callout - Detail	Floors Roofs Structural Columns Structural Foundations Structural Framing Walls	Text	Identity Data	Live Detail Annotation
KAI Callout - Detail - , TYP		Text	Identity Data
KAI Callout - Detail - BEYOND		Text	Identity Data
KAI Callout - Detail - BEYOND, TYP		Text	Identity Data
KAI View Type/Sheet #	Views	Text	Identity Data	not a Shared Parameter
KAI View Use	Views	Text	Identity Data
View Classification	Sheets Views	Text	Identity Data	old & unused (from Gensler)

Parameter Types

See Type of Parameter Reference [Help 2022]

Parameter Groups

TODO: This section should also be in Creating Families guide. Make sortable and include indices (if necessary) for alphabetical vs Properties panel sorting.

See also Project Parameters#Groups.

Revit Properties Organization - a list of all the group names and the order in which they appear on the Properties panel in Revit 2016?/2017:

Constraints

Construction

Rebar Set

Set [2017+]

Graphics

Text

Materials and Finishes

Division Geometry

Electrical

Engineering

Electrical – Lighting

Electrical – Loads

Segments and Fittings

Plumbing

Mechanical

Mechanical – Flow

Mechanical – Loads

Structural

Layers

Slab Shape Edit

Primary End

Secondary End

Dimensions

Analytical Model

Analytical Alignment

Releases / Member Forces

Structural Analysis

Forces

Moments

Identity Data

Phasing

Energy Analysis

IFC Parameters

Fire Protection

Title Text

Green Building Properties

Photometries

Analysis Results

Model Properties

General

Electrical – Circuiting

Data

Visibility

Overall Legend

Other

TODO: check 2018

Ideas

• IDEA:Add parameters to Revision by chris_mckeown - (especially a "Type Comments" field)