Autodesk Design Suite Workflow

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Type-, Instance- Project-,Ramp; Shared Properties

In Revit, most elements have two sets of properties that control their appearance and behavior:

• Type properties are common to many elements in a family. A type property affects all instances (individual elements) of that family in the project and any future instances that you place in the project.

• Instance properties apply to individual instances (elements) of a family type in the project. Instance properties tend to vary with the location of an element in a building or project. An instance property affects only one selected element, or the element that you are about to place. For example, suppose that you select a beam, right-click, and click Element Properties. You change one of the instance properties and click OK. Only that beam is affected, even if the project contains other instances (individual beams) of the same type.

For example, the dimensions of a window are type properties, while its elevation from the level is an instance property. Similarly, cross-sectional dimensions of a beam are type properties, while beam length is an instance property.

modify the instance properties

To modify the instance properties of an element, use either of the following methods:

• Select the element in the drawing area. Then click Modify tab / Element panel /Element Properties drop-down --> Instance Properties.


• Select the element in the drawing area. Then right-click, and click Element Properties. The content of the Instance Properties dialog varies, depending on the type of element. The following image shows the Instance Properties dialog for a wall.

Project parameters

• Click Manage tab / Project Settings panel /Project Parameters. 


• In the Project Parameters dialog, click Add. 


• In the Parameter Properties dialog, select Project parameter. 


• Enter a name for the project parameter. 


• Select a discipline. 


• Select the Type of Parameter. Parameter Type Description


• Text ; value that is entered as text. This value is completely customizable.


• Integer ; value that is expressed as an integer.


• Number ; value that is numeric. Can have real numbers.


• Length ; value that is the length of an element or sub-component.


• Area ; value that is the area of an element or sub-component.


• Volume ; value that is the volume of an element or sub-component.


• Angle ; value that is the angle of an element or sub-component.


• Slope Can be used to create parameters that define slope.


• Currency Can be used to create currency parameters in addition to the default Cost parameter.


• URL Provides a web link to a user-defined URL.


• Material A value that is the material for the element.


• Yes/No Used most often for instance properties when the parameter is defined with either a Yes or No.


• Under Group parameter under, select the heading under which the parameter should display in the Instance or Type Properties dialog.

Choose whether the parameter is stored by instance or type. For more information on instance and type properties, see Modifying Type Properties.

• Select the element categories to which you want to apply this parameter. 


• Click OK.

Shared parameters

Shared parameters are parameters that you can add to families or projects and then share with other families and projects. They give you the ability to add specific data that is not already predefined in the family file or the project template.

Shared parameters are particularly useful when you want to create a schedule that displays various family categories; without a shared parameter, you cannot do this. If you create a shared parameter and add it to the desired family categories, you can then create a schedule with these categories. This is called creating a multi-category schedule in Revit Architecture.

Shared parameters are stored in a file independent of any family file or Revit Architecture project; this allows you to access the file from different families or projects.

• Click Manage tab /Project Settings panel /Shared Parameters.

The Edit Shared Parameters dialog opens.

• Click Create. 


• In the Create Shared Parameter File dialog, enter a file name, and navigate to the desired location.


• Click Save.

To add groups:

• In the Groups box, click New. 


• Enter a name for the parameter group, and click OK.

To add parameters:

•  From the Parameter group drop-down menu, select a group. 


• In the Parameters group box, click New. 


• 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 Instance or Type Properties dialog.


• Yes/No. A check box appears for the parameter value in the Instance or Type Properties dialog. 


• . 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.

• When finished creating parameters, click OK.

Autodesk Revit Wiki

Be sure to check out the Autodesk Wiki site for Online Revit information.
http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Revit/enu/2012