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ash86

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Hi everyone

We are experiencing an issue with step 3 from the following;

http://revitclinic.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/04/revit-2011-shared-parameters-converter-extension.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+typepad/therevitclinic+(The+Revit+Clinic

It asks to 'specify which shared parameter text file you wish to utilize parameters from'.

This has thrown us as we can't seem to locate a shared paramenters.txt file.

Is this something that we have to create ourselves, or should there be a single default shared parameters.txt file within Revit?

Any advice would be much appreciated

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Please start by reading your HELP... Do a simple search fro shared parameters and you will find how to do these.

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ash86

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Apologies for being so honest, but to reply with 'Please start by reading your HELP' hugely offends me and those around me following this thread. Doing a search in HELP is the first thing I do, and to be honest, it's the first thing any user with even basic knowledge and common sense would do.

In my opinion, your basic, and quite honestly lazy answer does not comply with the whole reason we are on these forums.

RevitCity.com was started with one simple goal, to aid Revit users around the world. Our aim is to give the Revit community a central place where you can get your questions answered, share your latest ideas or creations, and easily find the content you are looking for.

http://revitclinic.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/04/revit-2011-shared-parameters-converter-extension.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+typepad/therevitclinic+(The+Revit+Clinic

So to my original question relating to step 3 in the link above, is there a default Revit (not user) created shared parameters file that we should be using, or should we be creating a new one (which we can) for our specific needs at the time?

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FROM YOUR HELP: 

Setting Up Shared Parameter Files

You can create shared parameters in the project environment or in the Family Editor. Shared parameters are saved in a text file; you can then place this file in a shared area on your network to allow others to access it.

Shared parameters are organized in groups that you create to assist with categorization. For example, you might create a group called electrical for specific electrical parameters or a hardware group for specific hardware parameters. You can create as many groups and parameters as desired.

Your session of Revit Architecture can reference only one shared parameter file at a time. If there are other shared parameters in a different file that you want in the active shared parameter file, you need to export the parameters to the active file.

Creating Shared Parameters Files, Groups, and Parameters

1. Click Manage tabSettings panel (Shared Parameters).

   The Edit Shared Parameters dialog opens.

2. Click Create.
3. In the Create Shared Parameter File dialog, enter a file name, and navigate to the desired location.
4. Click Save.

To add groups:

5. In the Groups box, click New.
6. Enter a name for the parameter group, and click OK.

To add parameters:

7. From the Parameter group drop-down menu, select a group.
8. In the Parameters group box, click New.
9. In the Parameter Properties dialog, enter a name, discipline, and type for the parameter.

   Type specifies the format of the information you can enter for the parameter value. You can select:

   • Text
   • Integer
   • Number
   • Length
   • Area
   • Volume
   • Angle
   • Slope
   • Currency
   • URL
   • Material. Allows you to select a material from the Materials dialog when you edit the parameter value in the Properties palette or Type Properties dialog.
   • Yes/No. A check box appears for the parameter value in the Properties palette or Type Properties dialog.
   • <Family Type>. If you select this option, the Select Category dialog opens where you can select the family type.
   NoteYou do not specify the parameter to be instance or type. You decide that later when you add the parameter to a family or a project.
10. When finished creating parameters, click OK.

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ash86

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Not to be too offensive but are you actually reading my question? I stated that we know how to use and create shared parameter files. I read through the exact same things that you just posted. I'm not asking about any of that though.

My question, in it's now simplest possible term, is there a default shared parameter file? One that comes with the installation of Revit. Not one that I create. Not one that any of my technicians create.

Just a standard 'comes with Revit' shared parameter file.

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Your questions:

1. It asks to 'specify which shared parameter text file you wish to utilize parameters from'.

   This has thrown us as we can't seem to locate a shared paramenters.txt file.

2. Is this something that we have to create ourselves, or should there be a single default shared parameters.txt file within Revit?

Answer:

1. Yes, if you looked for a Shared Parameter.txt file, you would have found it with a complete installation of Revit.....BUT NO MATTER BECAUSE the Shared parameter file is minimal and you really don't need it because you can create one as I have shown you.
2. And no - reading your HELP it refers to shared parameter files... Plural.  and it also says ..."You can export shared parameters to a new shared parameter file if the old parameter file is deleted, or if there are shared parameters in a family or a project that are not in the current shared parameter file"  So obviously your is missing and thus my answer to READ YOUR HELP.

And before you ask another question about something the help doesn't say, no, grass is green.

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